My generation wasn’t into Santa. But we didn’t really feel his loss. He’d have been a harder tale for our parents to weave in the tropics; his wooly red outfit alone would have been ridiculous.
I love birthday parties—especially mine. There can never be too many candles on my cake. They say, “Growing old is a privilege denied to many.” So when others get depressed with the passing of the years, I say, “Keep ’em coming!”
Within the day we got a reaction, by text, from Sonny Dominguez. I appreciate hearing from him, but it has very rarely happened since he became Secretary of Finance. He said, “Your call”—whether to quote him or not. I quote:
My Sundays are predictable. I wake up early, have my usual toast, orange marmalade and coffee; shower, get dressed and make the 9:30 church gathering.
We’ve seen this administration bully women, kill impoverished drug victims, push for the lowering of the age of liability for criminal incarceration to nine. So, why should we seniors be spared from discrimination?
I woke up with a dull headache, even after having taken a Decolgen Forte at bedtime to abort a cold. I didn’t feel fit for Black Friday, the day of protest at Luneta. I had gone to bed before 11 o’clock, hoping to conk out before midnight, but it was past 1 when I finally fell asleep. I awoke feeling a sense of malaise bordering on the flu.
VERBANIA, Italy — The Italian woman who is the world’s oldest living person has marked her 117th birthday by blowing out all the candles on her cake.
JERUSALEM — The world’s oldest man has celebrated his bar mitzvah — 100 years late.
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