I just caught Barry Manilow on a late night show. Second time in the last month or so. Same reaction both times. OMG, he’s so thin! True, it’s been years since I’ve seen him. But still … Then he starts singing and it’s like watching a spindly heron working the shallows. Strangest of all is … Continue reading Time waits for no man … or woman
Dylan Thomas wrote, “Rage, rage against the dying of the light.” He was talking about death and dying. Having just visited my ophthalmologist, I suddenly see a different meaning in Thomas’s words. No pun intended. Bad things are starting to happen to my eyes and I’m not happy about it. Not at all happy. It … Continue reading The dying of the light
Rant Alert!!!! Rant Alert!!!! Rant Alert!!!! This is what’s happening these days to print media employees. “Early” retirement. When you think retirement, what age comes to mind? 65? Maybe a little older now, given the tough economy. So if an employer mentioned early retirement, you might think a couple of years earlier, say, 62 or … Continue reading Bad news brings bad memories for retired editor
Sound familiar? You lose your job and The Man, from his paneled office, says, don’t worry. There are plenty of jobs out there. Just retrain. In my case, as in many, management was missing the point. I didn’t want to retrain. I had thirty years invested in printing and publishing and that’s where I wanted … Continue reading Just retrain, management says
