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Arithmetic in old age

May 26, 2023

Are you getting worse at arithmetic as you get older? It’s a simple cognitive task that I struggle with now.

“The Secret Lives of Extremely Old People” — a new stage play

May 25, 2023

So, maybe you will live well into your 90s. If you do, you may feel lucky, lucky, lucky, like the characters in “The Secret Lives of Extremely Old People.”

Courage in old age

May 9, 2023

Why are my nonagenarian characters like the splendid tecomanthe speciosa? Multiple reasons.

A tiny brain game: decoding number plates

April 24, 2023

Here’s a tiny brain game you can play any time you’re driving or walking in a city: decoding the mystery of number plates.

Yay for New Zealand’s Plain Language Act!

April 21, 2023

In praise of New Zealand’s Plain Language Act 2022. Plus some personal meanderings, because I am old.