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Why Old People Are Mean: Essays on Aging Retirement and Lif

Why Old People Are Mean: Essays on Aging Retirement and Lif

This is a collection of light-hearted essays about aging and retirement.

2022

Stories

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Crow’s Feet

The Second Update on My Lunch-based Efforts to Battle Loneliness among Old Men

All is not lost

Aug 22

The Second Update on My Lunch-based Efforts to Battle Loneliness among Old Men

Aug 22

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Tastyble

How I Cook in a Really Hot Wok on My Back Deck

Dangerous, delicious, and fun.

Aug 10

How I Cook in a Really Hot Wok on My Back Deck

Aug 10

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Crow’s Feet

Days of Inexplicable Joy

Unexpected adventures growing old.

Jul 26

Days of Inexplicable Joy

Jul 26

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Crow’s Feet

My Home Has No Bookshelves

The regrets of an aging Kindle user

Jul 22

My Home Has No Bookshelves

Jul 22

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Tastyble

Reverse Searing a Tri-tip Steak Over Charcoal

Tender beef melts in your mouth, but tough beef tastes good.

Jun 22

Reverse Searing a Tri-tip Steak Over Charcoal

Jun 22

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Crow’s Feet

The First Update on My Lunch-Based Project to Support Old Men

It is not going well

Jun 19

The First Update on My Lunch-Based Project to Support Old Men

Jun 19

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Crow’s Feet

The Man Who Drank Pancake Syrup

And why I am undefeated as a criminal defense lawyer.

Jun 12

The Man Who Drank Pancake Syrup

Jun 12

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Crow’s Feet

I Won’t Be Mean Today

And maybe not tomorrow either

Jun 6

I Won’t Be Mean Today

Jun 6

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Crow’s Feet

I’m Giving Up on Life

One Intentional Step at a Time

Jun 1

I’m Giving Up on Life

Jun 1

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Crow’s Feet

I Asked Some Old Men I Know to my House for Lunch

And the world did not end.

May 13

I Asked Some Old Men I Know to my House for Lunch

May 13

Orrin Onken

Orrin Onken

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I am a retired elder law attorney who lives near Portland, Oregon. I write legal mysteries for Salish Ponds Press and articles about being old.

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