At
every stage of life there are challenges. (Thankfully we don’t have to worry
about pimples anymore!) But there is always something to laugh about - although
it is often hard to find jokes and anecdotes about older adults that don’t reinforce
negative stereotypes.
But as
I was surfing the Internet looking for a topic for this week’s column, I came
across an article by Greg Daugherty on the Next Avenue website where he
interviewed Andy Landorf and John Colquhoun the creators of a new comic strip titled
“The New 60”. They both had worked for the same advertising agency and started
the comic after the agency was bought and started downsizing. In the comic, they
poke fun at themselves and the everyday experiences they and their sixty-something
friends encounter.
As
Landorf explains, “I think in general we’re trying to look at the universality
of what it means to be at this stage of life — what’s alike about all of us, as
opposed to what’s different.
And Colquhoun
adds, “So it’s not all ‘Gee, we’re getting old, our bodies don’t work like they
used to.’ We wanted it to be more upbeat about the possibilities, what you can
do now that the kids are out of the house and you have some time and you can
travel. Or you’re reaching the end of one career and possibly starting another.
We had one of our characters looking into a new franchise we invented called
Pizza on a Stick.”
Landorf
and Colquhoun show you can reinvent yourself at any age by following your
passions whether it is growing a fantastic vegetable garden, making walking
sticks or creating a comic strip. They believe it is easier today than ever to
start your own thing; and if you have a passion you want to explore, go for it.
You
can find their comics at https://www.thenew60comic.com/ or on
Facebook; and enjoy a few laughs we can all relate to.
If you
interested in changing jobs are looking for a new one, AARP is offering a Flexible
Work Online Expo where you can explore the possibilities of flexible work
options such as telework, seasonal, part-time and more. The online expo is Tuesday,
September 24, 2019 from 11:00 – 2:00 pm PST. You can learn more and register by
googling “flexible work online expo”.
Before
you call, the Center is working with RiteAid to schedule a Flu Shot clinic at
the Center. I should know a date by next week.
Last
week, I forgot to mention the Mid-Columbia Community Concert Association’s (MCCCA)
2019-2020 season and their first performance by the Alley Cats last
Friday. But you can still purchase a season pass for the four remaining
concerts. In addition, you can purchase tickets for the always popular “Dancing
with The Gorge Stars” which is their fundraiser and not included in the season pass.
MCCCA has been around since 1937 and is an all-volunteer, nonprofit
organization which has brought outstanding, on-stage entertainment to the
Mid-Columbia area at affordable prices. For more information and to purchase
tickets visit their website at http://midcolumbiacommunityconcerts.org.
Tom Graff
is back! He has been traveling during the month of August but is now once again
singing on Thursdays from 11:00 – 12:00 before the Meals-on-Wheels dinner. Stop
by and enjoy some good old country music.
On
November 29, 1948 this sport debuted on television and during the late 1950s
and 1960s was broadcast on several networks becoming so popular the Bay Bombers
sold out arenas from coast to coast. For this week’s “Remember When” question,
what was the name of this sport that consisted of two teams competing on an oval track and each
fielding five members that included jammers, blockers and a pivot for two
minute periods called "jams"? Email your answer to
mcseniorcenter@gmail.com, leave a message at 541-296-4788 or write it on the
back of a photograph of the Gorge’s own amateur women’s team.
I knew
last week’s question would be tough since it was about local lore. But the
Mosier swimming hole popular during the 60’s and 70’s was called by many “16
Hole” although Ruth Radcliff remembered it as the “Pocket”. I did receive
correct answers from Cheri Brent and Tammy Berthold who is this week’s winner
of a quilt raffle ticket.
Well,
it’s been another week, swinging from limb to limb. Until
we meet again,
I know
I’m getting older when the hardest part of my swim workout is taking off my swimsuit
while standing in the shower!
“It is
better to be approximately right than precisely wrong.” Warren Buffett
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