{"id":6620,"date":"2021-06-21T10:02:20","date_gmt":"2021-06-21T14:02:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silvercentury.org\/?page_id=6620"},"modified":"2022-02-23T07:16:46","modified_gmt":"2022-02-23T12:16:46","slug":"marc-blesoff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/voicesviews\/blog\/marc-blesoff\/","title":{"rendered":"Marc Blesoff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"bio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-6567 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.silvercentury.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Marc-Blesoff-2-400x533-1-113x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"113\" height=\"150\" data-id=\"234\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Marc-Blesoff-2-400x533-1-113x150.jpg 113w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Marc-Blesoff-2-400x533-1-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Marc-Blesoff-2-400x533-1-100x133.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Marc-Blesoff-2-400x533-1-150x200.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Marc-Blesoff-2-400x533-1-200x267.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Marc-Blesoff-2-400x533-1-300x400.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Marc-Blesoff-2-400x533-1-108x144.jpg 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Marc-Blesoff-2-400x533-1.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 113px) 100vw, 113px\" \/>Marc Blesoff&nbsp;was a criminal defense attorney for 35 years. Eight years ago, he began facilitating Conscious Aging workshops. He says that has helped him melt the armor he\u2019d built up as a defense lawyer. He\u2019s a founding member of Cour<strong>age<\/strong>us (formerly A Tribe Called Aging), which defines itself as a group of \u201cactivists and thinkers trying to understand and change our culture\u2019s outlook, policies and fears about aging and dying.\u201d<\/p>\n<ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/10\/appreciating-so-many-new-things\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Picture3-1-300x197.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Picture3-1-300x197.png 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Picture3-1-150x99.png 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Picture3-1-100x66.png 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Picture3-1-200x131.png 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Picture3-1-450x296.png 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Picture3-1-600x394.png 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Picture3-1-108x71.png 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Picture3-1.png 627w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/10\/appreciating-so-many-new-things\/\">Appreciating So Many \u2018New\u2019 Things<\/a> <span class=\"date\">October 29, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Marc Blesoff<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">In 1954, when I was 5 years old, I huddled alone with my mother as Hurricane Carol raged around us. We were in a small, rickety fisherman\u2019s shack on the shore of a large lake in New England. I\u2019ve been<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/10\/appreciating-so-many-new-things\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Appreciating So Many \u2018New\u2019 Things<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/02\/what-we-actively-participate-in-shaping\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/313171642_499759908875194_3295741841195085643_n-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/313171642_499759908875194_3295741841195085643_n-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/313171642_499759908875194_3295741841195085643_n-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/313171642_499759908875194_3295741841195085643_n-100x100.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/313171642_499759908875194_3295741841195085643_n-200x200.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/313171642_499759908875194_3295741841195085643_n-108x108.jpg 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/313171642_499759908875194_3295741841195085643_n.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/02\/what-we-actively-participate-in-shaping\/\">What We Actively Participate in Shaping<\/a> <span class=\"date\">February 14, 2025<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Marc Blesoff<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">I do most of the shopping at our house. Sometimes, I shop at Costco. Not every week, but when we\u2019re low on paper towels or cans of black beans or maybe granola, I schedule a stop.&nbsp; Last time, I bought<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2025\/02\/what-we-actively-participate-in-shaping\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">What We Actively Participate in Shaping<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2024\/09\/the-few-the-proud-the-older\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"287\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/s-l400-300x287.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/s-l400-300x287.png 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/s-l400-150x143.png 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/s-l400-100x96.png 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/s-l400-200x191.png 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/s-l400-108x103.png 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/s-l400.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2024\/09\/the-few-the-proud-the-older\/\">The Few, the Proud, the Older<\/a> <span class=\"date\">September 17, 2024<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Marc Blesoff<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">I recently had the opportunity to take my 11-year-old granddaughter to her softball tournament in Des Moines, IA. Just me and her for the weekend. Most of the grandparents reading this will know why I am smiling. Because of a<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2024\/09\/the-few-the-proud-the-older\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The Few, the Proud, the Older<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2024\/08\/good-news-disappointing-news\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"194\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/three-generations-men-walking-autumn-1200x776-1-e1665581023962-aspect-ratio-1201-776-1-300x194.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/three-generations-men-walking-autumn-1200x776-1-e1665581023962-aspect-ratio-1201-776-1-300x194.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/three-generations-men-walking-autumn-1200x776-1-e1665581023962-aspect-ratio-1201-776-1-150x97.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/three-generations-men-walking-autumn-1200x776-1-e1665581023962-aspect-ratio-1201-776-1-768x496.jpg 768w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/three-generations-men-walking-autumn-1200x776-1-e1665581023962-aspect-ratio-1201-776-1-100x65.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/three-generations-men-walking-autumn-1200x776-1-e1665581023962-aspect-ratio-1201-776-1-200x129.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/three-generations-men-walking-autumn-1200x776-1-e1665581023962-aspect-ratio-1201-776-1-450x290.jpg 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/three-generations-men-walking-autumn-1200x776-1-e1665581023962-aspect-ratio-1201-776-1-600x387.jpg 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/three-generations-men-walking-autumn-1200x776-1-e1665581023962-aspect-ratio-1201-776-1-108x70.jpg 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/three-generations-men-walking-autumn-1200x776-1-e1665581023962-aspect-ratio-1201-776-1.jpg 829w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2024\/08\/good-news-disappointing-news\/\">Good News That&#8217;s Also Disappointing<\/a> <span class=\"date\">August 28, 2024<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Marc Blesoff<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently released a report titled \u201cAging in the United States: A Strategic Framework for a National Plan on Aging.\u201d The report outlines steps to create a national effort to foster positive<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2024\/08\/good-news-disappointing-news\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Good News That&#8217;s Also Disappointing<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2024\/06\/othering-other-people\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/unconscious-bias-blog-image-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/unconscious-bias-blog-image-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/unconscious-bias-blog-image-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/unconscious-bias-blog-image-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/unconscious-bias-blog-image-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/unconscious-bias-blog-image-100x67.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/unconscious-bias-blog-image-200x133.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/unconscious-bias-blog-image-450x300.jpg 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/unconscious-bias-blog-image-600x400.jpg 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/unconscious-bias-blog-image-900x600.jpg 900w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/unconscious-bias-blog-image-108x72.jpg 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/unconscious-bias-blog-image.jpg 1254w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2024\/06\/othering-other-people\/\">\u2018Othering\u2019 Other People<\/a> <span class=\"date\">June 25, 2024<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Marc Blesoff<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">My friend Jack called me a few weeks ago to share an experience.&nbsp; He\u2019d been at a public meeting at the library, seated at a table with three forward-facing chairs. He was sitting in the chair on the left, a<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2024\/06\/othering-other-people\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">\u2018Othering\u2019 Other People<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2024\/01\/three-ages\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/O3OQKVIGR5AWJO2DA232SVNAKI-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/O3OQKVIGR5AWJO2DA232SVNAKI-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/O3OQKVIGR5AWJO2DA232SVNAKI-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/O3OQKVIGR5AWJO2DA232SVNAKI-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/O3OQKVIGR5AWJO2DA232SVNAKI-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/O3OQKVIGR5AWJO2DA232SVNAKI-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/O3OQKVIGR5AWJO2DA232SVNAKI-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/O3OQKVIGR5AWJO2DA232SVNAKI-100x67.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/O3OQKVIGR5AWJO2DA232SVNAKI-200x133.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/O3OQKVIGR5AWJO2DA232SVNAKI-450x300.jpg 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/O3OQKVIGR5AWJO2DA232SVNAKI-600x400.jpg 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/O3OQKVIGR5AWJO2DA232SVNAKI-900x600.jpg 900w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/O3OQKVIGR5AWJO2DA232SVNAKI-108x72.jpg 108w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2024\/01\/three-ages\/\">Three Ages<\/a> <span class=\"date\">January 31, 2024<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Marc Blesoff<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">I think I am three ages; my chronological age, the age that I feel, and the age that I look.&nbsp; Of these, chronology is the objective one. It\u2019s just math, right? But what does the number of the Earth\u2019s revolutions<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2024\/01\/three-ages\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Three Ages<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2023\/10\/my-own-ageism-and-ableism\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"275\" height=\"183\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/biased.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/biased.jpg 275w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/biased-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/biased-100x67.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/biased-200x133.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/biased-108x72.jpg 108w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 275px) 100vw, 275px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2023\/10\/my-own-ageism-and-ableism\/\">My Own Ageism and Ableism<\/a> <span class=\"date\">October 20, 2023<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Marc Blesoff<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">These days, I see my possible future self everywhere. Most of the time, it\u2019s the possibilities I\u2019m dreading that jump out at me first. At the gym, there are always some people moving very deliberately and with much more effort<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2023\/10\/my-own-ageism-and-ableism\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">My Own Ageism and Ableism<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2023\/07\/the-beauty-of-our-own-impermanence\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Dandelion-540x540-1-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Dandelion-540x540-1-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Dandelion-540x540-1-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Dandelion-540x540-1-100x100.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Dandelion-540x540-1-200x200.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Dandelion-540x540-1-450x450.jpg 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Dandelion-540x540-1-108x108.jpg 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Dandelion-540x540-1.jpg 540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2023\/07\/the-beauty-of-our-own-impermanence\/\">The Beauty of Our Own Impermanence<\/a> <span class=\"date\">July 14, 2023<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Marc Blesoff<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Since my heart surgery last year, I\u2019ve lost weight, I exercise daily and I am energetic and forward-looking. A few weeks ago, working out with a trainer, I did full squats on a balance ball, something I never even knew<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2023\/07\/the-beauty-of-our-own-impermanence\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The Beauty of Our Own Impermanence<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2023\/03\/i-think-aging-with-intention-saved-my-life\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/images-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/images-2.jpg 259w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/images-2-150x112.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/images-2-100x75.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/images-2-200x150.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/images-2-108x81.jpg 108w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 259px) 100vw, 259px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2023\/03\/i-think-aging-with-intention-saved-my-life\/\">I Think Aging with Intention Saved My Life<\/a> <span class=\"date\">March 3, 2023<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Marc Blesoff<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">We have a Berkey water filter in our kitchen, and it seems to be empty whenever I\u2019m thirsty, so I\u2019m used to filling it back up. It takes three full blender pitchers to fill it, and it\u2019s just one of<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2023\/03\/i-think-aging-with-intention-saved-my-life\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">I Think Aging with Intention Saved My Life<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2023\/01\/never-too-late-for-a-good-shave\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/istock_000002618011small-4baf716edbad968655888192151a8142a07b551d-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/istock_000002618011small-4baf716edbad968655888192151a8142a07b551d-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/istock_000002618011small-4baf716edbad968655888192151a8142a07b551d-150x112.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/istock_000002618011small-4baf716edbad968655888192151a8142a07b551d-100x75.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/istock_000002618011small-4baf716edbad968655888192151a8142a07b551d-200x150.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/istock_000002618011small-4baf716edbad968655888192151a8142a07b551d-450x337.jpg 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/istock_000002618011small-4baf716edbad968655888192151a8142a07b551d-600x450.jpg 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/istock_000002618011small-4baf716edbad968655888192151a8142a07b551d-108x81.jpg 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/istock_000002618011small-4baf716edbad968655888192151a8142a07b551d.jpg 754w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2023\/01\/never-too-late-for-a-good-shave\/\">Never Too Late for a Good Shave<\/a> <span class=\"date\">January 26, 2023<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Marc Blesoff<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Last week I noticed that I was running really low on shaving cream and I made a mental note to buy some more. That reminded me of when and how I bought the almost-empty tube in the first place. It<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2023\/01\/never-too-late-for-a-good-shave\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Never Too Late for a Good Shave<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2022\/12\/ageism-a-public-health-issue\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/l-intro-1645194092-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/l-intro-1645194092-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/l-intro-1645194092-1024x575.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/l-intro-1645194092-150x84.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/l-intro-1645194092-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/l-intro-1645194092-1536x863.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/l-intro-1645194092-100x56.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/l-intro-1645194092-200x112.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/l-intro-1645194092-450x253.jpg 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/l-intro-1645194092-600x337.jpg 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/l-intro-1645194092-900x506.jpg 900w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/l-intro-1645194092-108x61.jpg 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/l-intro-1645194092.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2022\/12\/ageism-a-public-health-issue\/\">Ageism: A Public Health Issue<\/a> <span class=\"date\">December 13, 2022<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Marc Blesoff<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Smoking cigarettes causes cancer. Secondhand smoke does too. Most people read this and think, \u201cDuh. Everybody knows that.\u201d It wasn\u2019t that long ago when people smoked cigarettes on airplanes. Do you remember when the people sitting at the table next<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2022\/12\/ageism-a-public-health-issue\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Ageism: A Public Health Issue<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2022\/11\/cant-see-the-stars-during-the-daytime\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"191\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Creative-Activities-300x191.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Creative-Activities-300x191.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Creative-Activities-1024x653.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Creative-Activities-150x96.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Creative-Activities-768x490.jpg 768w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Creative-Activities-100x64.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Creative-Activities-200x128.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Creative-Activities-450x287.jpg 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Creative-Activities-600x383.jpg 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Creative-Activities-900x574.jpg 900w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Creative-Activities-108x69.jpg 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Creative-Activities.jpg 1250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2022\/11\/cant-see-the-stars-during-the-daytime\/\">Can\u2019t See the Stars During the Daytime<\/a> <span class=\"date\">November 11, 2022<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Marc Blesoff<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">I just finished reading a really good book, entitled Breaking the Age Code: How Your Beliefs About Aging Determine How Long &amp; Well You Live (2022), by Becca Levy, PhD. I recommend it. It is about Levy\u2019s groundbreaking research at<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2022\/11\/cant-see-the-stars-during-the-daytime\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Can\u2019t See the Stars During the Daytime<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2022\/09\/old-is-beautiful\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/rs_1200x1200-220725090313-1200-Joni_Mitchell_2022_Newport_Folk_Festival-gj-300x300.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/rs_1200x1200-220725090313-1200-Joni_Mitchell_2022_Newport_Folk_Festival-gj-300x300.webp 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/rs_1200x1200-220725090313-1200-Joni_Mitchell_2022_Newport_Folk_Festival-gj-1024x1024.webp 1024w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/rs_1200x1200-220725090313-1200-Joni_Mitchell_2022_Newport_Folk_Festival-gj-150x150.webp 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/rs_1200x1200-220725090313-1200-Joni_Mitchell_2022_Newport_Folk_Festival-gj-768x768.webp 768w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/rs_1200x1200-220725090313-1200-Joni_Mitchell_2022_Newport_Folk_Festival-gj-100x100.webp 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/rs_1200x1200-220725090313-1200-Joni_Mitchell_2022_Newport_Folk_Festival-gj-200x200.webp 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/rs_1200x1200-220725090313-1200-Joni_Mitchell_2022_Newport_Folk_Festival-gj-450x450.webp 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/rs_1200x1200-220725090313-1200-Joni_Mitchell_2022_Newport_Folk_Festival-gj-600x600.webp 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/rs_1200x1200-220725090313-1200-Joni_Mitchell_2022_Newport_Folk_Festival-gj-900x900.webp 900w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/rs_1200x1200-220725090313-1200-Joni_Mitchell_2022_Newport_Folk_Festival-gj-108x108.webp 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/rs_1200x1200-220725090313-1200-Joni_Mitchell_2022_Newport_Folk_Festival-gj.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2022\/09\/old-is-beautiful\/\">Old Is Beautiful<\/a> <span class=\"date\">September 9, 2022<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Marc Blesoff<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Last month, Joni Mitchell performed a 13-song set at the Newport Folk Festival. It was her first time back to Newport in 53 years. It was her first, full-length, live set in over 20 years. It was her first public<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2022\/09\/old-is-beautiful\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Old Is Beautiful<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2022\/06\/percolating-conversations\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/older-men-discussion-627x376-1-300x180.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/older-men-discussion-627x376-1-300x180.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/older-men-discussion-627x376-1-150x90.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/older-men-discussion-627x376-1-100x60.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/older-men-discussion-627x376-1-200x120.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/older-men-discussion-627x376-1-450x270.jpg 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/older-men-discussion-627x376-1-600x360.jpg 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/older-men-discussion-627x376-1-108x65.jpg 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/older-men-discussion-627x376-1.jpg 627w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2022\/06\/percolating-conversations\/\">Percolating Conversations<\/a> <span class=\"date\">June 21, 2022<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Marc Blesoff<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">One of the ongoing workshops that I facilitate is an all-men\u2019s group. For the last several years, once a month, eight of us get together. Camaraderie, angst, disagreement and humor circulate around the general topic of aging. It is a<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2022\/06\/percolating-conversations\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Percolating Conversations<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2022\/04\/aging-behind-bars\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/gettyimages-457461807_16x9-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/gettyimages-457461807_16x9-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/gettyimages-457461807_16x9-150x85.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/gettyimages-457461807_16x9-768x433.jpg 768w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/gettyimages-457461807_16x9-100x56.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/gettyimages-457461807_16x9-200x113.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/gettyimages-457461807_16x9-450x254.jpg 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/gettyimages-457461807_16x9-600x338.jpg 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/gettyimages-457461807_16x9-108x61.jpg 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/gettyimages-457461807_16x9.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2022\/04\/aging-behind-bars\/\">Aging behind Bars<\/a> <span class=\"date\">April 26, 2022<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Marc Blesoff<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The United States has the&nbsp;largest prison population in the world. What\u2019s that got to do with aging? you may ask. Well, people 50 and older are the fastest-growing segment of the US prison population, increasing 25 percent from 2009 to<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2022\/04\/aging-behind-bars\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Aging behind Bars<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2022\/03\/we-can-teach-this-old-dog-new-tricks\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/elderlymangettingmassage-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/elderlymangettingmassage-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/elderlymangettingmassage-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/elderlymangettingmassage-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/elderlymangettingmassage-100x67.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/elderlymangettingmassage-200x133.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/elderlymangettingmassage-450x300.jpg 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/elderlymangettingmassage-600x400.jpg 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/elderlymangettingmassage-900x600.jpg 900w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/elderlymangettingmassage-108x72.jpg 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/elderlymangettingmassage.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2022\/03\/we-can-teach-this-old-dog-new-tricks\/\">We Can Teach This Old Dog New Tricks<\/a> <span class=\"date\">March 11, 2022<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Marc Blesoff<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Over the past several months, I\u2019ve had some tight, lower-back pain that has limited my mobility. Even after consulting my doctor and stretching, I just couldn\u2019t shake it, so I decided to try something new for me. I\u2019ve started to<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2022\/03\/we-can-teach-this-old-dog-new-tricks\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">We Can Teach This Old Dog New Tricks<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2022\/02\/being-with-my-aging\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"210\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Family-birthday-party-300x210.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Family-birthday-party-300x210.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Family-birthday-party-150x105.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Family-birthday-party-100x70.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Family-birthday-party-200x140.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Family-birthday-party-450x315.jpg 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Family-birthday-party-600x420.jpg 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Family-birthday-party-108x76.jpg 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Family-birthday-party.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2022\/02\/being-with-my-aging\/\">Being with My Aging<\/a> <span class=\"date\">February 18, 2022<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Marc Blesoff<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">It is a poignant time of year and a poignant time of life. Aging can give us the opportunity to be aware of what we may have previously taken for granted. For me, the recent holiday season highlighted relationships and<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2022\/02\/being-with-my-aging\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Being with My Aging<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2021\/12\/life-stories\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/senior-man-sitting-cozy-sofa-with-crossed-leg-reading-newspaper_23-2147901092-200x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/senior-man-sitting-cozy-sofa-with-crossed-leg-reading-newspaper_23-2147901092-200x299.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/senior-man-sitting-cozy-sofa-with-crossed-leg-reading-newspaper_23-2147901092-100x150.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/senior-man-sitting-cozy-sofa-with-crossed-leg-reading-newspaper_23-2147901092-150x225.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/senior-man-sitting-cozy-sofa-with-crossed-leg-reading-newspaper_23-2147901092-300x449.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/senior-man-sitting-cozy-sofa-with-crossed-leg-reading-newspaper_23-2147901092-450x674.jpg 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/senior-man-sitting-cozy-sofa-with-crossed-leg-reading-newspaper_23-2147901092-600x898.jpg 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/senior-man-sitting-cozy-sofa-with-crossed-leg-reading-newspaper_23-2147901092-108x162.jpg 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/senior-man-sitting-cozy-sofa-with-crossed-leg-reading-newspaper_23-2147901092.jpg 626w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2021\/12\/life-stories\/\">Life Stories<\/a> <span class=\"date\">December 27, 2021<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Marc Blesoff<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Five years ago, I scoffed when I heard older people comment about starting to read their local obituary columns. I smirked to myself as I wondered if they had anything better to do with their time. Recently, I was startled<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2021\/12\/life-stories\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Life Stories<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2021\/11\/so-what-if-im-old\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Smart-Parking-Image-300x198.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Smart-Parking-Image-300x198.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Smart-Parking-Image-1024x675.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Smart-Parking-Image-150x99.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Smart-Parking-Image-768x506.jpg 768w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Smart-Parking-Image-100x66.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Smart-Parking-Image-200x132.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Smart-Parking-Image-450x297.jpg 450w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Smart-Parking-Image-600x396.jpg 600w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Smart-Parking-Image-900x593.jpg 900w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Smart-Parking-Image-108x71.jpg 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Smart-Parking-Image.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2021\/11\/so-what-if-im-old\/\">So What If I\u2019m Old<\/a> <span class=\"date\">November 16, 2021<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Marc Blesoff<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Every so often, I have a flash of insight about my own internalized ageism. When it happens, I am both disappointed and pleased. To set the stage: I am driving to a doctor\u2019s appointment at a major downtown medical center.<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2021\/11\/so-what-if-im-old\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">So What If I\u2019m Old<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2021\/10\/in-the-land-of-postadulthood\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"244\" src=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20140923__SJM-OTTERPOP-09241-300x244.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20140923__SJM-OTTERPOP-09241-300x244.jpg 300w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20140923__SJM-OTTERPOP-09241-150x122.jpg 150w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20140923__SJM-OTTERPOP-09241-100x81.jpg 100w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20140923__SJM-OTTERPOP-09241-200x163.jpg 200w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20140923__SJM-OTTERPOP-09241-108x88.jpg 108w, http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20140923__SJM-OTTERPOP-09241.jpg 430w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2021\/10\/in-the-land-of-postadulthood\/\">In the Land of Postadulthood<\/a> <span class=\"date\">October 15, 2021<\/span> <span class=\"author\">by Marc Blesoff<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Last month, I returned to the place where I grew up, to the lake where swimming had been banned earlier this summer. The cyanotoxins had cleared, so every morning I went for a swim and a kayak ride. This year,<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/2021\/10\/in-the-land-of-postadulthood\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">In the Land of Postadulthood<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div><!-- end of .read-more --><\/span><\/li><\/ul><nav class=\"display-posts-pagination\" role=\"navigation\"><h2 class=\"screen-reader-text\">Navigation<\/h2><div class=\"nav-links\"><span aria-current=\"page\" class=\"page-numbers current\">1<\/span>\n<a class=\"page-numbers\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6620\/?dps_paged=2\">2<\/a>\n<a class=\"next page-numbers\" href=\"http:\/\/78.142.243.82\/~silvercentury\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6620\/?dps_paged=2\">Next<\/a><\/div><\/nav>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marc Blesoff&nbsp;was a criminal defense attorney for 35 years. 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