When men age long enough to be true and real geezers, they must have had work creative and rewarding enough to allow them to reach geezerhood—or close to it. Some (Orrin Pilkey and Roy Schmidt) have written books about their journeys through multiple life experiences. As you read this post and know of, or have had occupations that need publication, we’ll do a supplement with all the details. So read on with wonder and admiration. Working one’s way toward an …
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What’s Your HEALTH SPAN? Men who have made it to “geezer hood” probably ate what their mothers told them during their youth and may have continued down that nutritional path long into maturity. However, more than likely they developed other tastes, some of very questionable value, as more tempting options became known. We asked several geezers their favorite foods today, and were told: Sausage Tomato sandwiches Beer (?) Fried chicken Seafood Salmon Ice Cream One exceptional geezer from Arizona, age …
Geezers at War Old men did not fight in the century old wars, but fought when they were younger, likely sent into battle by men much older—likely at least one generation older than the young fighting men—and now, women. Over the centuries of humanity, men have fought and been killed and millions of civilians also have been caught up in these conflicts. Here are several examples: War Military Losses-US Overall Losses American Revolution 25,000 40,733 Civil War 655,000 800,000 WW …
“AND THE WORD WAS GOD” The recent book “God, A Human History” by Reza Aslan provides an excellent introduction to the human ideas of what or who God is. Aslan is a respected academic, author, and student of religion. He is an Iranian/American Islam and a student of Sufism, but also a follower of Jesus Christ. By reading his book he recreates a complex history of God that has been created over the millennium by many people, beginning with cave …