Tag: aging

Birthdays Are Good For Reflection

UNITED STATES—I recently had a birthday, and as I get older, the day of celebrating just doesn’t seem so important anymore. Yes, am I...

“Old” Is An Intriguing Mess

HOLLYWOOD—M. Night Shyamalan, as a director and writer he was a major influence on me as a screenwriter and director because of the amazing,...

San Francisco Zoo’s Oldest, Tallest Giraffe Passed Away

SAN FRANCISCO—Floyd, the oldest and tallest giraffe at the San Francisco Zoo, died at the age of 18 on Friday, July 24 due to...

What Is In A Birthday People?

UNITED STATES─Well, America I aged again this week, as my birthday came around. I used to be big on celebrating my birthday, but as...

What’s In It For A Birthday?

UNITED STATES—I just had a birthday and I turned a milestone to say the least.  It seems the more that you age; the more...

Cottage Chronicles: Deutsches Requiem

HOLLYWOOD—It happens when you get in a cottage courtyard and stick around long enough: somebody dies who's been here forever. It happens while the...

George Clooney Accepts Being Who He Is

HELLO AMERICA!—Ever since the beginning of filmdom, leading men and women dreaded one reality and that was and still is AGE. Hollywood star, George...

It Is Time To Grow Up People!

UNITED STATES—Maturity, it’s something so many people have plenty of trouble fathoming. Life delivers curveballs, and at some point you have to roll with...

Last Man Still Sitting

UNITED STATES—Part of the mystique of Cafe Om was for people to gather at this hole in the wall and know people by face...

Getting Old

UNITED STATES—Getting old must be one of the most misunderstood, least explained, and purposefully ignored, aspect of universal human experience. Getting old sucks. I mean...