American graffiti is taking over
YOU know you are middle-aged when you start to think about the ills of modern society which, to my way of thinking, are getting worse.
YOU know you are middle-aged when you start to think about the ills of modern society which, to my way of thinking, are getting worse.
WHEN the first wave of baby boomers was born they had a life expectancy of 69, which wasn’t too bad considering their parents’ life expectancy was 62.
I AM puzzled by the behaviour of women. Not all, just those in the partnering phase of the life cycle. I am puzzled as to why modern women marry older men.
TO what extent does a natural disaster affect the propensity of people to live in a particular area?
I HAVE a confession. I am a streetist. I like to look at streets or, more properly, plans of streets.
PARISIANS, Romans, Athenians are easily named for the cities in which they live. So too are Berliners, Florentines and Venetians.
DOES recycling offset the environmental cost of all those garbage trucks? Nobody knows.
THE downside of compulsory super is that it leads to complacency about savings.
WITHIN a lifespan at least one decade is devoted to education, another to partnering, several to parenting; there are decades devoted to retirement.
THE baby boomer generation is objectionable. In fact, I would go so far as to say they are revolting.
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