TV & ShowbizFootnotes: Where’d the ‘Reading Obituaries’ Joke Really Come From?PatrickAgeHumorLifeTVWhen comic legend Carl Reiner died recently at 98, one of the clips I saw replayed had him telling an old joke about reading obituaries.
FaithReboot Plan has Older Church Members Claiming DiscriminationPatrickAgeChurchDiscriminationFaithYou may have seen stories about leaders asking a group of older church members to worship elsewhere. The church says it didn't happen that way.
LifeTurning 50: Improving on the Orson Welles ApproachPatrickAgeLifeTurning 50Once you reach a certain age, birthdays become the kind of thing you prefer not to discuss. For me, turning 50 is such an occasion.
LifeBaby Boomers? Gen X? Here’s a List of Generation NamesPatrickAgeDictionaryFamilyLifeThe list of generations names just grew as 'Generation Z' was added to Dictionary.com. But that's not the only name for our youngest generation.
LifeThoughts on the 49th BirthdayPatrickAgeLifeNormally, Fridays are faith-related posts, but on my 49th birthday, I'm going to break with tradition for this particular week.
Life10 Great Quotes About Getting OlderPatrickAgeLifeListsAs I contemplate another birthday in a few days — and one more step towards the big 5-0, I compiled this list of quotes about getting older.
LifeMan Fights to Change Age on Birth CertificatePatrickAgeDiscriminationGenderGovernmentLifeTransgenderShould your birth certificate show your true age or how old you claim you feel? That’s the focus of a new court case.
LifeWant Fewer Wrinkles? Stop Smiling! (Are They Kidding?)PatrickAgeHealthHumorLifeThey say laughter is the best medicine, but if you hope to have fewer wrinkles, you may need to plan on having a humorless life.
LifeWith Increasing Life Expectancy, How Old is Old Enough?PatrickAgeHealthLifeWhat kind of life expectancy could humans one day expect as medicine and technology continue to improve? Doctors think they know.
FaithIs There an Age Limit for Usefulness in a Church?PatrickAgeChurchFaithI ran across a church's ad for leadership training with an interesting age limit. According to the Bible, Abraham lived...
LifeGetting Older Sometimes Means Inconvenient TruthsPatrickAgeLifeIt's funny how easy day-to-day life can make it easy to forget the fact that we're getting older. It's not...
Hot TopicsOddSo What Do We Call Older Folks This Week?PatrickAgeOddTalkersThere was a time when the word elderly applied to people over 65, no one got offended, and life went...
JournalismOld GuysPatrickAgeCBSJournalismObitPersonalTVI just watched Sunday night’s edition of 60 Minutes once again. The whole hour, in case you missed it, was...
New TricksPatrickAgeDiscriminationHealthMoviesNewspapersTVThe other day, a few of us “older” folks in the newsroom, those who’ve been in the business for, say, 15...