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Orrin Onken

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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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Jun 5

It’s Always the Writing That Fails

Why narrative dies.

It’s Always the Writing That Fails

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Crow’s Feet: Life As We Age

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May 8

My Continuing Quest to Create a Social Support System for Retired Men

An update at the start of Year Three

My Continuing Quest to Create a Social Support System for Retired Men

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Tastyble

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Apr 28

Cooking and Meal Planning with Artificial Intelligence

My New Little Know-it-All Buddy

Cooking and Meal Planning with Artificial Intelligence

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Crow’s Feet: Life As We Age

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Mar 16

Accomplices Assist Old Man in Daring Escape from Costa Rica’s Manuel Antonio Park

When shade and a park bench are not enough

Accomplices Assist Old Man in Daring Escape from Costa Rica’s Manuel Antonio Park

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Crow’s Feet: Life As We Age

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Jan 24

Eating Sushi in Mexico

The culinary lies I tell myself

Eating Sushi in Mexico

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Crow’s Feet: Life As We Age

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Oct 12, 2025

Gritty from a Safe Distance

At a Lucinda Williams show, we confronted the reality of aging — hers and ours.

Gritty from a Safe Distance

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Crow’s Feet: Life As We Age

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Oct 2, 2025

It’s Time We Talked About Your Cable Subscription

I was paying for service I didn’t need out of habit. Here’s how I stopped.

It’s Time We Talked About Your Cable Subscription

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Crow’s Feet: Life As We Age

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Sep 21, 2025

Tidying Up the Detritus of a Career

Reflections on Identity After Law

Tidying Up the Detritus of a Career

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Crow’s Feet: Life As We Age

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Sep 12, 2025

The Death of Bob

Musings on a dog, dogs, and getting old.

The Death of Bob

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Sep 5, 2025

Retiring My Hedge Trimmer: Pride, Aging and Paying for Help

Another milestone in aging

Retiring My Hedge Trimmer: Pride, Aging and Paying for Help

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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