List: My Stories About Aging | Curated by Orrin Onken

Apr 17, 2022
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My Stories About Aging
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Crow’s Feet: Life As We Age
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Orrin Onken
Why Old People are MeanThere is some truth to the stereotype. But not much.
Apr 14, 2022
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Apr 14, 2022
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Crow’s Feet: Life As We Age
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Orrin Onken
I am an Old Guy and I Don’t Have FriendsBut I have something better
Sep 29, 2021
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Sep 29, 2021
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Crow’s Feet: Life As We Age
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Orrin Onken
I Eat at an Old-People RestaurantAnd I never thought that I would.
Aug 1, 2021
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Aug 1, 2021
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Crow’s Feet: Life As We Age
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Orrin Onken
I’m Retired and I Don’t Want to TravelThere, I’ve said it. I don’t want to travel.
May 13, 2021
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May 13, 2021
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Crow’s Feet: Life As We Age
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Orrin Onken
Please Save Me from a Busy RetirementIn the office where I practiced law, we were not permitted to be busy.
Jun 28, 2021
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Jun 28, 2021
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Crow’s Feet: Life As We Age
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Orrin Onken
The Dark Side of HappinessIt ain’t all rainbows and unicorns.
Jan 16, 2022
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Jan 16, 2022
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Crow’s Feet: Life As We Age
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Orrin Onken
Weather and LunchAn Old Man’s Manifesto
Nov 13, 2021
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Nov 13, 2021
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Crow’s Feet: Life As We Age
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Orrin Onken
I Don’t Know How to Dress for RetirementI want to wear my white linen suit to the farmers’ market.
Jul 24, 2021
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Jul 24, 2021
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Crow’s Feet: Life As We Age
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Orrin Onken
My Neighborhood Turned into a NORCAnd I maybe sort of don’t like it.
Sep 15, 2021
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Sep 15, 2021
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Crow’s Feet: Life As We Age
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Orrin Onken
I’m a Retired Lawyer and I’m Finally Writing My WillThis won’t be pretty.
Nov 2, 2021
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Nov 2, 2021
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Getting Old Makes Cassandras of Us AllWe can predict the future, but no one will believe us
Dec 17, 2020
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Dec 17, 2020
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Crow’s Feet: Life As We Age
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Orrin Onken
I Retired and I Miss My Colleagues from WorkIt feels good to belong to something and hurts to give it up.
Jul 18, 2021
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Jul 18, 2021
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Crow’s Feet: Life As We Age
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Orrin Onken
I Have Only One Key Left on my Key RingAnd I don’t really need that one.
Aug 18, 2021
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Aug 18, 2021
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In
Crow’s Feet: Life As We Age
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Orrin Onken
My Retirement is Like a Zombie MovieWorking people are the zombies
Sep 9, 2021
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Sep 9, 2021
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Crow’s Feet: Life As We Age
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Orrin Onken
Two Retired Middle Managers and a Small DogA Greek Drama in One Act by Domestikes
Jan 27, 2022
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Jan 27, 2022
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In
Crow’s Feet: Life As We Age
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Orrin Onken
I Survived Another Visit to my HMOHere’s how I did it.
Sep 22, 2021
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Sep 22, 2021
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In
Crow’s Feet: Life As We Age
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Orrin Onken
I am Increasingly Afraid of Going PlacesIt’s not other places I mind. It’s getting there.
Jul 12, 2021
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Jul 12, 2021
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I’m Good at Being OldI am old. I am not sure precisely when I got old, but I didn’t fight it. Being old fits me better than any other stage of life.
Jan 16, 2021
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Jan 16, 2021
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In
Crow’s Feet: Life As We Age
by
Orrin Onken
I’m Old. So Where’s My Wisdom?Somebody said there was going to be wisdom.
Jun 18, 2021
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Jun 18, 2021
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In
Crow’s Feet: Life As We Age
by
Orrin Onken
I’m an Old Guy Who’s Buying a TeslaWill a Pony Tail be Far Behind?
Jun 4, 2021
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Jun 4, 2021
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