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Lessons from my sixties [1]
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Date: 2022-07-26
In 2020 our CSA had a flower option…
Approaching my 70th birthday seemed a good time to look back and see what lessons if any I gained from the past decade. Here are a few. I would be interested to hear any you have gained recently as well.
Hold the match still and move the striking surface. The match won’t blow out.
You can store ripe avocados in the fridge.
“I am a wimp” and “I’m just getting older” belong at the bottom of the differential diagnosis. I wasn’t getting older when I had trouble climbing the hills: I had anemia. I wasn’t a wimp when I was out of breath: I had asthma. There are often good medical treatments for things that aren’t wimpiness or age. Sometimes something that could not be treated the first time has gained a new treatment on a later visit.
Tall Papa was right. A brisk knock of the egg to the counter is as good a way to break an egg as any other.
Twist in opposite directions when you are opening a screw top. You will suddenly be twice as strong.
Reconciliation is often possible, even after years. What is rebuilt is sometimes better than what was lost.
What wisdom would you like to share?
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