I think it was the Capitol Steps, a DC based singing group, who in a satirical redo of some Bob Dylan suggested that a whole generation had turned 'its weed in for weed whackers.' Well, yesterday I visited a NORC ... I think it stands for Naturally Occurring Retirement Community. A township group is thinking of looking in to opening one in my Town. NORCS provide limited and idiosyncratic assistance to older folk ... Last Quarter players.
A lady who had been married for 67 years and just two months ago lost her husband, handyman and bulb-changer warmly explained how these little bits of help ... well ... helped. An Elder Lawyer, 'Elder' both chronologically and by her chosen work, was trying to help her understand when the optimal time was for moving into a Continuum of Care facility ... "Now ... while you can make lots of friends to help you later, if necessary."
Some box lunches were available and some speakers talked of reconnoitering through the local Voter Id Act. Held in a Presbyterian Church, their programs move around to other churches and synagogues and get support from both Catholoic and Jewish organizations.
Nice change from listening to the pundits talk of this year in politics ... as Tom Lehrer years ago sang about National Brotherhood Week ... a time when "All of my folks hate all of your folks."
Am a bit fatigued by the level of vitriol and venom on the air ... My Old Confreres were a pleasant change for a quick lunch.
Make love, not War, Old Friends!
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