by Barry Phegan | Apr 19, 2021 | Aging, Social comment
What do social issues have to do with 70 and Older? My Answer: Social issues are important to me, and I’m over 70! Furthermore, making a contribution, a desire to give back, is human. Some of us oldies want to share a little wisdom and insights to hopefully...
by Barry Phegan | Apr 2, 2021 | Aging, Living Life
As Covid-19 vaccinations spread, we are each enjoying tentative moves back to normal — and necessary — ordinary relationships. Here are two recent stories from my family. Most weekends I’ll visit my nearby daughter and her family. Now that we’ve all had our...
by Barry Phegan | Mar 21, 2021 | Aging, Living Life
In these Over 70 years, I cherish doing things that make me feel good — simple enjoyment. High on my feel-good list is the intimacy created by openness, closeness, and being vulnerable. Mostly this intimacy is with family and friends through more honest...
by Barry Phegan | Dec 31, 2020 | Aging, Social comment
On Boxing Day, I spoke with my mother-in-law. She is 97. I mentioned that my ongoing New Year project is focusing on how to best spend my remaining years and how acutely aware I am how few they may be. She said, “Tell me about it!” She has increasing aches and...
by Barry Phegan | Dec 2, 2020 | Aging, Living Life
A friend invited me to join an online Zoom panel titled, “My Philosophy”. I demurred because I wasn’t sure I had a philosophy (of life). It turns out that I do. It’s a set of beliefs about what is a Person, and some insights I have on one particular person,...
by Barry Phegan | Oct 31, 2020 | Aging, Social comment
Conflicting cultural norms and expectations can spring up in unexpected places. Spilled movie-popcorn led me to rethink some lifelong assumptions and question my wisdom. Scene (Part I): Conflict in the Lobby It’s pre-COVID. I’m at the movie theater with my...
