You're Old, I'm Old . . . Get Used to It! Twenty Reasons Why Growing Old Is Great

by Ironside, Virginia

• ISBN13: 9780452297432
• ISBN10: 0452297435
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-01-18
• Publisher: Plume

Summary

No matter what they say, sixty will never be the new forty. But sixty-five-year-old author Virginia Ironside is determined to convince people that getting old is really not so bad -- even for a Baby Boomer who interviewed the Rolling Stones and Jimi Hendrix early in her career. Here, Virginia Ironside explores the many unsung benefits of aging. There are ailments, but there are also fabulous meds. There are grandchildren -- your reward for not killing your own children. And then there's "wisdom," that random accumulated knowledge you can label as such just because you're old. You're Old, I'm Old . . . Get Used to It! celebrates scattered memory, frequent naps, and mercifully lowered expectations.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
Ailments	p. 11
Memory	p. 31
Confidence	p. 42
Spare Time	p. 55
Death	p. 74
Sex	p. 86
Recession	p. 96
Work	p. 105
Downsizing	p. 109
Looks	p. 113
Young People	p. 126
Travel	p. 132
Funerals	p. 142
Boring for Britain	p. 150
Alone Again	p. 157
Old Friends	p. 175
Time	p. 180
Never Again	p. 189
Wisdom	p. 193
Grandchildren	p. 198
Index	p. 211
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