Curmudgeon |
Monday Oct 01 2007
Princeton University’s definition of curmudgeon
is “a crusty, irascible, cantankerous old person full of stubborn
ideas”. My friend Dan takes some pride in owning this distinction: he
is enjoying his retirement years a lot—naturally living each day on his
own terms, having a lot of fun and to heck with the rest of the world.
He wears this mantle with a twinkle in his eye and is actually very
committed and connected to what’s going on in the world, although not
optimistic about our collective prospects. Today I am thinking of becoming a curmudgeon myself.[Read More]
Written by Jim Selman at Fearless Aging
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