When I reached the age of 85 a few months ago, I realized that 85 is a really old age. I would like to share what may or may not happen to you if and when you reach that age (depending on few things like overall health, mental attitudes and other things).

The first thing I noticed is loss of muscle tone, which in my case seems to have disappeared, and it is hard to lift any heavy things or twist open certain lids due to the lack of grip. It is really disheartening not to be able to do such things.

The next thing I noticed is the short term memory diminishes quite a bit. The inability to remember where you put your car keys, glasses, books or whatever you had in your hand few minutes ago is very annoying. Besides these things you forget to close doors, zip your fly, brush your teeth, etc., etc. and many other things I don’t remember at this time.

I tried to find a solution to the short term memory problem, and it works. The solution is – pay attention to every detail of what you’re doing. And it works (for a few seconds).

On the positive side, I am now able to do the crossword puzzle, sudoku, Jumble and other puzzles more easily. And valuable life experiences tend to stay with you, which is what I call “wisdom”.

With regard to health issues, I have had in my life a few more or less serious problems: In 1974 I had my gall bladder removed (genetic influence). Many years later I had to be operated on my bladder (due to my smoking when I was younger according to the urologist). Then when I was 73 years old I had to have my left hip replaced. Then 2 years ago I had my right hip replaced. Right now, so far so good. I do not take any kind of medication for any reason. And I have not visited my primary physician for the last ten years!

To summarize, in order to have a long and healthy life, 1) do some kind of daily exercise; 2) eat healthy foods; 3) have the right mental attitude; 4) stay away from doctors and medications. That’s all.

If you have any thoughts on anything I have said in this post, I would like to hear from you.

This subject is extremely complex, controversial, and difficult. I believe that most people are, in a way, racist. What?! Of course, some people will disagree 100% but it’s not possible not to be racist from 1% to 100%. Why? I believe that it’s human nature.

Starting at kindergarten, even as a child, you do not get along 100% with your peers and people from different places or people of different colors are the foundation of being biased. I will challenge any individual in the world to be 100% unbiased or free of prejudice. In American (the United States, to be specific) which is the melting pot of many races, ethnic groups, natives, aliens, cultures and religions, there is a lot of ammunition to be prejudiced.

Nowadays, with white supremacists and so forth, it seems they spew venom against certain kinds of people. One of the easiest targets to be prejudiced against is black people. Past history has shown ample prejudice towards the black people. They were the victims and in some places they still are. Can this be fixed or cured? Impossible.

Briefly, I would like to point out that in the Bible in the time of Jesus he himself did not associate with Gentiles, Samaritans, Canaanites, and some other kinds of people. I could not say this is an example of prejudice, but our human nature basically has the ability to be prejudice with no major reservations.

Nowadays, illegal immigrants from different countries are now also easy targets of prejudice. There is no solution for being biased or prejudiced in this world. I could also mention that in certain countries in Europe certain religious groups were completely prejudiced against others to the point that they wanted to eliminate them. How do you like that? In the name of God? Any comments? I would love to hear from you. Thank you!

When we are born I believe that our mind is entirely empty, but no one knows for sure if that is true. Our mind starts to learn immediately after birth. The capacity to absorb everything is fantastic. A few months later the baby can recognize the mother or father. By the time they are 5 or 6 months old they can make noises with their mouth as if they would want to say something. Most babies start to talk after a year to a year and a half, and by the time they are two years old they become the Double T’s (TT) – Terrible Twos. At that age they want to control everything. They throw tantrums and they need all the discipline that a parent can muster.

By the time children are 6 or 7 years old, they have examined their bodies very carefully and have discovered that they have some blemishes or other things they don’t like. Fortunately, we have dermatologists and plastic surgeons that will encourage people to make drastic changes and spend the money. Without meaning to sound prejudiced, women are more likely to avail themselves of these services than men.

The point I’m trying to make is this; I believe the hardest thing for any man or woman to accept entirely is the way they are, blemishes, defects, or things that they wish were different. Because no one is born perfect, not even me. 🙂

SMOKERS

People that smoke do not LOVE THEMSELVES .Why? Because one of the basic components of love is to DO THE BEST FOR YOURSELF or the best for the persons you love!

Any questions?.

It is my observation that when a man looks at a woman he starts with her face. If she is good looking then he looks at her breasts and her rear end and legs. Some men prefer the breasts, others prefer the rear end.

Women, on the other hand, check out other women’s make up, hair, dress, and shoes. For unknown reasons women are critical of the outfits they are wearing. Another thing is if the person is fat, thin or anorexic .

Men usually do not look at each other in any particular way. They don’t care about their appearance in general.

President Trump has the erroneous belief that building a wall that costs, according to him, $5 billion dollars will stop illegal immigrants from coming to this country. Some of his subjects believe that that is the right solution. However, the majority of Americans do not want a wall.

I believe that a better solution would be to bring to a conference the presidents of all the countries whose people want to immigrate here (because they believe there is a better life) and offer them monetary loans to improve the living conditions of their own countries, ie., make new factories, purchase modern farming equipment, decent medical care, and install a working police force that will eliminate any criminal gangs or thieves or any other lawless elements that exist in the country. At least some of the immigrants claim that there is lawlessness in their own countries. Is it real or made up? We don’t know.

But here’s the point I want to make… The presidents of these people’s countries must understand that if their governments would provide for their citizens good living and working conditions and good social security, the people would be happy in their own countries and would not want to leave their families behind and come to the United States, of which they know nothing, not even the language. Why would they come to the States if their own country provided everything they think the United States has to offer?

Every person is aware that there is a thing called Suicide.  Why any person would commit suicide is beyond understanding.  Nevertheless, studies have shown that people who have tried were in a great deal of pain.  Evidently it’s a very difficult subject to explain in simple words.  Older people that are thinking about it should look for help, any place, any where, because death is a permanent solution to a temporary, albeit difficult, situation.

Women are beautiful and people in general think they are a gift to mankind.

One thing is for sure, and no doubt about it, women are smarter than men.

Unfortunately, women also have a higher degree of emotion, and that may be detrimental to their intelligence.

Women in general like to be very good looking with a good figure; unfortunately, all of them are not given the gift of beauty or shapeliness.

Most women have the maternal instinct which is another gift that men don’t know anything about or possess.

On the negative side, it seems that women have a silent competition with other women by the way they look or dress or if they have money or not. One thing for sure, all women are in a way victims of the glamorous fashion and beauty companies that deliberately appeal to women’s vanity in order to sell their products.

And women are more prone to be jealous (silent or otherwise) of other women that seem to be better or have more than they do.

I believe that every woman should have a man because God said no man should be alone, which I believe means he should have a companion, namely, a woman companion.

If we had the smarts to elect an intelligent woman (like Michelle Obama) to the presidency, things would be much different (in a better way).  No wars, no excess military spending, more equal rights and equal pay for all sexes, races, etc.

I believe that women are still at a disadvantage when they reach the age of choosing a mate or adulthood.  Even at the present time women usually wait for a man to make a pass at them or propose to them in a romantic way, so it’s difficult for them to pick the right one.  The man may on the surface look handsome or very debonair but they don’t know how the man really is.  And the problem is due to the fact that you don’t really know a person until you’re with them 24/7 at which time things can change 100%. Some women believe that if they marry somebody with some defects or flaws they can change them after they are married. It never happens. No one can change anybody under any circumstances. That is life!

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I have noticed that when people are talking on their cell phones they seem to be oblivious to the fact that other people near them are also listening to their conversations. The reason being is that psychologically they are not aware that someone else is a participant or audience to their conversations. Is there a solution for this problem? No. It’s hard to be aware that other people are listening. I suggest that when you’re on your cell phone make sure no one is in the vicinity.

Most people in the entire world believe in sunrise and sunset. Well, what appears to our eyes as the sun coming up in the horizon (east) and of course the sun also setting down in the horizon (west).  The fact is: as the earth rotates around the sun the earth goes down to meet the sun but to our senses we believe that the sun comes up.  In the same way, the sunsets appears that the sun goes down.  No such event – the earth rotates away from the sun.

The real problem is that we could not describe the sunrise and sunset in any other way!