It’s time to leave the man alone. He’s getting old, his wife says. He’s really slowing down. He’s always been a man occupied with one thing

If America is lucky it might still happen. That lawsuit about the university accused of bilking students might go to trial and the accused

A friend in England rings me up and we talk about this and that. He asks if my president’s in touch with all that’s going on and I say he should be in touch, going to

Memories never go away. They’re visitors from yesterday arriving unannounced often to a mixed reception. Faces aren’t clear but

Standing in line behind a father and his little boy waiting to reach the register

For years Willie has saved his mo… investing it in stocks and bonds, waiting to sit in his recliner each quarter with a martini reviewing his profits.

He often got bored with her hobby… but this weekend he looks forward… hours of cooking shows on televisi… while he talks with her about her… He finally accepts that she is dyi…

Let’s not worry about it, Dearie, life gets better, life gets worse. We’re no different than the seasons of the year except we’re luckier than most having

They’re getting older, five brothers and sisters, all with degrees, jobs, families, nice homes, good lives, happier than most except when they must

You’re an old man in a nice suit and tie out with your wife at a fancy function with nice people

Drive around almost any city and you will find the homeless napping on a bench. Folks who drive to church on Sund… often view the homeless as litter

After World War II before television, before women had tattoos before men wore earrings, I was a child in a world

Willie in his 80s now hadn’t made sense in years. His wife understood his grunts from the recliner where she propped him up

Each morning I step from the train and march with the others leaving the station. The weatherman’s warned of rain