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Getting old, gracefully and fitfully
As the fountain of youth dries up, one can cast a bleary eye back
07 February 2025 - 13:00
I recently attended an exhibition at a venue that I'd never been to before. Scanning for signs as I approached the corner that Google Maps had directed me to, I noticed some old geezers lining up outside a door. “That’s it! That’s where it is,” I thought, and I was right. Once I entered the room it was full of grey hair, double chins and balding heads — just like mine. The only youngsters present were the oldies' children and grandchildren. ..
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