“I’m not really that old”

Most people over 60 don’t feel as old as the date on their birth certificate suggests. I certainly can’t believe I’m in my 70s and feel sure that I’m really in my early 50s. Most of my friends suffer from similar delusions. It’s not really […]

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Regrets .. I’ve had a few

This is one of the lines from Frank Sinatra’s classic “I did it my way” and it’s one of the most popular songs sung at funerals. It’s certainly true that many people go to their graves with regrets, but if you think about it, it’s […]

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It’s hard to be relaxed

My wife and I recently returned from a visit to Sydney during which we spent a lot of time on the city’s excellent underground train system. Before going to Sydney I read an article about Australians being the second highest users of antidepressants in the […]

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