Bear Paw Meanderings

On reaching the remarkable age of 75 there may be some thoughts I could share with you.

It has been a long and bumpy road fraught with danger along the way. Disease, insolvency, unhappiness and depression can rear their ugly heads any time.

Some say they feel like spring chickens at 75. I am not one of them. I feel my age in every step I take. In every twist and turn I make from dressing in the morning to just getting through the day unscathed.

But remember I have been more or less ill for a long, long time. That seems to have taken a toll on me.

This might sound like I am complaining. I am no...