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No, you’re not losing your mind. And you’re definitely not alone. There’s Jimmy Carter, forgetting the nuclear launch codes in a suit at the dry cleaners. Rod Stewart fumbling for the name of the intense first love who inspired “Maggie Mae.” G. K. Chesterton writing a long letter to his mother announcing the good news about his engagement—while his mother is in the room with him. Marilyn Monroe blowing the same line through 52 takes during the filming of Some Like It Hot.
Celebrating history’s greatest mental lapses, is a perfect impulse book in the fine gift format of Famous Last Words. Not just outlandishly funny, it’s also a book of great comfort—after all, having a senior moment puts you in the company of Einstein, Lincoln, Beethoven, Newton, Toscanini, and a whole assortment of presidents, poets, philosophers, popes, and Nobel Prize–winners. Talk about gaffes. Here are best men forgetting to show up at the wedding. Judges staggered by the incompetence of their previous decisions. Senators frozen in front of TV cameras. Olympic officials gazing absently while bewildered runners continue through the finish line. Bono losing the only copy of his lyrics to a new album. Forget to pick up your copy today!
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Don't forget to buy this one!.......2007-09-19
Tom Friedman's humorous and well-researched collection of outrageous moments of forgetfulness in business, theater, politics, and every day life is sure to be a favorite. At least, it will make you feel somewhat better about yourself when you forget the keys, a name, or an appointment.
We are in the immortal company of the forgetful Albert Einstein, Doris Day, and Mark Twain, who claimed to be so deteriorated in his faculties that he "cannot remember any but the things that never happened."
This one's a keeper and you'll find yourself quoting from it often!
Senior Moments.......2006-11-11
The size of the book is exceptionally small especially for us seniors. For a book geared for the older generation, the publisher did not take into consideration that our eye sight is not what it use to be. It would have been more hilarious if this book would have been written in large print. I have to get out my reading glasses or my magnifying glass to be able to read it. The content is great.
this book is funny or i'm getting old (or both).......2006-11-10
This is a painfully funny book. The research is amazing, and the anecdotes of mental lapses by everyone from Archimedes to Mick Jagger are funnier than I wanted them to be, because I recognized myself in them way too often. At least we can get some rueful chuckles as we ride the narrative arc of life.
Funny and Smart.......2006-11-10
Funny and smart. A superb job capturing the quirkiness of human beings. The perfect gift for those moments needing a light touch.
Misleading Title!.......2006-11-06
The book is full of short snippets regarding memory lapses from all ages. It is not a book of anecdotes on Senior Moments at all. There are several funny stories. But if you are purchasing this for a gift for a senior, expecting what the title pronounces, you may be disappointed.
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While growing older certainly has plusses, its downside poses big challenges. Physical decline, loss of spouses, relatives and friends, memory lapses, feelings of inadequacy or uselessness-such things can give us those "senior moments" that sidetrack us with fear and worry. This book brings encouragement to people in their golden years, prompting them to reflect, laugh, play and to take both burdens and joys to the Lord who cares for them.
Each of the 90 short pieces contains a note to God about a topic of special interest to seniors, a word from God in Scripture, a prayer and a place for the reader to write her or his note to God.
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A Peace of Mind.......2007-02-17
This book brought my mom a peace of mind when she reads it. A little laughter goes a long way.
seniors.......2007-01-19
This was worthy buy for my mother in law who likes to read and has a good sense of humor when it comes to senior moments. Would buy this book again.
Help, Lord! I'm Having a Senior Moment: Notes to God on Growing Older.......2006-11-10
I bought this book for my Mother, she said it was one of the best books she had read and she said she could not stop laughing. So, I had to read the book myself and it is great humor and was fun to read.
This Book Hits Home.......2006-08-15
Bought this book for my mother. She read half but put it away because it really hit home and she felt the auther was talking about her. she doesn't want to face the reality of her life or the reality of what the book is saying so she will not finish reading it. I find the book interesting in knowing that all older people go through this and it helps to see the humor and the understanding of aging.
Delightful! Humorous! Touching!.......2002-09-06
Who would have thought having those forgetful, sometimes embarrassing, senior moments could be so much fun--at least when they happen to someone else. I thoroughly enjoyed Karen O'Connor's depiction of the delightful roller coaster ride we take in the process of becoming "blessed with many years." Her humorous and sometimes touching stories provide models of how we can greet our advancing years with a philosophical attitude and a wry smile. Her comments and prayers at the end of each story help us put it all into perspective.
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Senior Moments
Joey Green , and
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You've hit the golden years, but it feels more like the Twilight Zone.
You receive birthday cards from funeral homes. You need three pairs of glasses to get through the morning paper. Your old friends are dropping like flies. On a good day, nothing hurts until your medication wears off. Well, fear not. You're not alone: senior citizens are the fastest-growing segment of the population. You haven't lost your marbles. You're simply having a few Senior Moments.
As a public service comes this book -- in large print for your convenience -- to reassure you that you haven't gone senile. You're simply experiencing a second childhood.
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In this follow–up to her hugely popular Getting’ Old Ain’t for Wimps, speaker and author Karen O’Connor provides stories to hone the humor and wisdom of the post–fifty crowd (and anyone heading that way).
With tales about the blessings of approaching and leaping beyond middle age, O’Connor helps the baby boomers discover vital lessons:
- beauty begins with a good heart
- shaking things up is not just for the young
- lost and found can be a way of life after 50
This charming collection of anecdotes and assurances is for those who still have a working funny bone and for anyone who needs to know what the future holds—a whole lot of hope and joy.
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See the humor and joys of growing older.......2006-10-24
The Bible says that "a merry heart makes a cheerful countenance," but is there anything to be merry about getting older? Karen O'Connor says a resounding "YES," in Gettin' Old Still Ain't for Wimps. From adventures at the grocery store to tales of mistaken identity, and the failures of various body parts to overcoming the offense of senior discounts, O'Connor presents real stories from real people who are facing aging with laughter.
Using a warm and affable style, the author tells each short story with a Bible verse and prayer at the end. She divides the book into seventeen sections, with titles such as: "Lookin' Purdy," "No Laughing Matter," "Lost and Found," "Hands Up!," and "A Little Compromising." Some of the stories leave me laughing, others stir up a few sentimental tears as in the "Daughters Are Dandy" society in the nursing home, and some make me indignantly think, "What's so funny about that? It happened to me yesterday!"
Karen O'Connor is a speaker, author of forty books, and writing consultant. As the author of Gettin' Old Ain't for Wimps and Help, Lord! I'm Having a Senior Moment, she's no stranger to the concerns of aging.
This book would be a great relaxer in doctor's offices, as well as a pleasant book to read just before bed or after a long day at work. The author takes the ordinary bumps on the road of aging to help readers see the humor, rewards, and even joys of growing older. (P.S. This book review would have been done sooner if I hadn't misplaced the book and my glasses!) - Debbie W. Wilson, Christian Book [...]
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- Old News
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Overcoming Senior Moments
Frances Meiser , and
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Break the myth that aging creates memory loss. This book tells us what we need to keep oru brain working properly and guard against diseases such as Alzheimer's. Create a powerful memory, improve concentration and recapture lost thoughts.
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Old News.......2006-10-22
What a disappointment! I should have looked at the original publishing date. Probably at the time it first came out some of this information was new, but there was nothing in this book that hasn't been said in a thousand other places.
Trying to remember?.......2003-06-05
If you or someone you love have ever:
Forgotten where you put your keys, your bank's name.
Misplaced a thought in the middle of a sentence.
Lost a word that was on the tip of your tongue.
Drawn a blank on your best friend's name.
Wondered if something you were eating or any of the drugs you were taking might affect the way your remember--then this basic book will help you identify some of the causes.
A book for your memory.......2001-05-01
Health is something that we create from the inside of our body. The techniques described in this book suggest pathways that can create a healthy brain, and keep our memory sharp.
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Senior Moments
Seaborn L Varnado
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In this madcap romp through the life of a typical senior citizen, author S. L. Varnado discusses his problems with telephone menus that fail to connect him with a living person, computers that refuse to compute, and HMOs that motivate him to seek assisted suicide. Although never one to take things lightly, Varnado leaves you with the feeling that even though "life can't be beautiful," a little cleverness can make it "tolerable."
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This comprehensive and clearly written book for "Seniors and those who love them" is based on weekly "Senior Moments" columns originally written for publication in the BOwie Blade-News of Bowie, Maryland. A unique combination of practicality and warmth, the book offers specific and useful advice for the post-50 crowd and those who may be called upon to care for them. It is a treasure chest of indispensable tips, an exhaustive listing of available resources, and a wise and compassionate look at issues such as faith and personal courage as they relate to growing older.
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An Elder Law Attorney and Columnist's Advice to Seniors and their Caregivers.......2006-08-05
"Senior Moments," subtitled "A book for seniors and those who love them," by Jacqueline D. Byrd (Byrd & Byrd, 2005), is based on the author's weekly "Senior Moments" column, originally written for two Maryland newspapers. Mrs. Byrd is more Baby Boomer than Senior Citizen, but as an attorney specializing in Elder Law, she is eminently qualified to advise seniors and caregivers on various issues such as estate planning, health care, senior housing, and other challenges ranging from how to tell when it's time to stop driving, how to avoid scams and frauds, and how to recognize and deal with elder abuse to how to remain active and stay happy into old age.
This book is full of valuable information; the author cites and quotes various experts on aging and legal issues, and includes a detailed table of contents that makes finding specific topics and resources easy.
The final chapter is more personal as Byrd discusses her own "extraordinary" mother and grandchildren and her coming sixtieth birthday. There, she contemplates "the realities and the mystery and blessing of growing older."
There are many opportunities for seniors, but, writes Jackie Byrd, some seniors won't consider volunteering at a senior center, moving to assisted living when it's needed, or joining senior activity groups because "old people are there.. . . So, unneeded, they waste away, full of sadness and regret, feeling misunderstood and unloved." Anyone who reads Byrd's book carefully and heeds her advice can avoid such a fate.
Senior Moments by Debbie Byrd.......2006-06-09
I own this book and have read it. It is a wonderful resource for us older Americans, as well as their children and other relatives.
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The Book of Senior Moments (Humour)
Shelley Klein
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Do you need different glasses to find your other two pairs? Do you refer to your oldest and closest friend as "Thingy"? Has your car mysteriously parked itself on the other side of the road? Congratulations -or commiserations- you are now joining the ranks of people afflicted by "senior moments," those mental blips that are liable to waylay us at the most inconvenient times. Suddenly previously effortless tasks such as locating your car keys and remembering your children's names become Olympic-like feats, calculated to frustrate and amuse in equal measure. Fear not for help is at hand. The Book of Senior Moments is the essential guide to dealing with your dotage, drawing on the experiences of politicians, poets, composers and comedians. Discover diet and recreation tips for how to keep your mind and body in tip-top condition. Crammed full of advice, examples, anecdotes, confessions and excuses, this is required reading for anyone interested in... er... whatever it is.
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- Forgive Us Our Senior Moments
- It Was Simply A Way Of Life
- AN INSPIRING BOOK FOR THOSE WHO REMEMBER A GENTLER TIME
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Forgive Us Our Senior Moments
Walter A. Atkinson
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What is a senior moment? Merely a pause, a mental hiatus, a backward glance to the heavenly days far removed from this oft phony, plastic, cordless world we call modern times. It?
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Forgive Us Our Senior Moments.......2003-09-26
Walter A. Atkinson is brilliant. Not only does he compare the simple life of the 30's, 40's and 50's with wit and the comedic wisdom of a Will Rogers, he makes the comparison with today's society and drives a conservative knive into the heart of the misguided liberal agenda. I loved this book! Atkinson had me rolling on the floor with laughter only to make me stop, reflect and realize that, yes by golly, he's right. How in the world DID we get from there to here? How did it happen in such a short period of time? Even if you can't remember what it was like during a time of elderly respect, manners, REAL movie stars, true heroes, and a grand life style even without credit cards and cell phones, you'll be transported back to those days with many a smile and an occasional grumble. There's another reason I cherish these recollections; BECAUSE I'M IN THEM!
It Was Simply A Way Of Life.......2003-01-07
ýIn the [19]40s we were raised on B flicks about war, espionage and westerns . . .
didnýt care about dialogue or structure. . . . A sub-plot . . . was either a German U-boat
movie, or subsidence at the cemetery. We didnýt know from subtle emotions to
pie-in-the-face. Every spy movie . . . used . . . the same actors to play the same characters.
We never got enough of them.ý Thus writes Walter A. Atkinson railing against the demise
of yet another sub-culture from ýhis good old days of yore.ý Forgive Us Our Senior
Moments is Atkinsonýs first book and he has fun with it. Itýs one manýs interpretation of
America--how it used to be and how it is today. The writing is droll and delightfully
sardonic, with a touch of nostalgic, old-fashioned patriotism thrown in for good measure.
One can almost feel Atkinsonýs perverse glee as he takes his forty year supply of ýprivate
gripes and wisdom pearlsý and just ýlets it rip.ý Truly a volume on senior reflection and
opinionated thought, these essays connect practically every social problem in America
today to a self-proclaimed ýcultural revolutioný of the mid-1960s.
Chapters cover ancestors, retirement, sex, music, sports, religion and lots of
politics. On retirement, and a riveting sense of impending doom, Atkinson states, ý. . . if I
had my druthers, Iýd be shouting the line Anita OýDay was singing with Gene Krupaýs
band in 1941, ý. . . just let me off uptown.ýý He talks of family and friends, and adventures
while growing up in a small Pennsylvania community. A whimsical essay on religion looks
forward to year 3001 and the evolved theology of Presleyanity amid the pomp of a world
class event celebrating the 1,024th anniversary of Elvis Presleyýs death. The religiosity of
all humanity is literally absorbed there in a ceremony of August 16th and a holy pilgrimage
to the sacred city of Graceland, diocese of the Most Holy Apostolic Presleyan Heartbreak
Hotel & Church of America, for the annual observation of Rockabilly Requiem. This
chapter, alone, is worth the price of the book.
The writing is an ýenlightenedý citizenýs wistful return to the Great Depression,
World War II, and the early Fifties--a journey with roots, so to speak--critiquing now . . .
today, relative to more traditional times when America as a different place made a
difference. Atkinsonýs message will hit home with thousands of seniors who are living out
final days balancing sacred moments of joy and sorrow from the authorýs aptly described
blue ribbon years, against his ýinane, do as you please, liberal tripeý of the last several
decades. Most will relate to Atkinsonýs throwback passion for family, country and God,
and his repetitive query, ýHow did America ever get from there to here?ý
Naturally, as any thesis with a political slant will do, folks of another viewpoint
will be totally bent out of shape by much of the authorýs intended wisdom. Liberals will be
particularly upset as Atkinson hammers away with gleeful redundancy on foibles at the
heart of their core beliefs--the first and foremost being: Scare the hell out of old folks, and
keep doing it year after year, after year, after year, ad nauseam. He takes certain notable,
liberal politicians to task, citing, where apropos, their public, decadent personal lifestyles,
as well as their innate inability to fool the people-at-large if ever they should be of a mood
to posture as statesmen in public. As Atkinson states in his preface, ýWhere convictions
differ feel at liberty to consider my view a senior moment.ý
AN INSPIRING BOOK FOR THOSE WHO REMEMBER A GENTLER TIME.......2002-11-07
Atkinson has achieved much with this little book. It's a wonderful collection of essays which harken back to a time when things were different in America. Not for liberals, this book will thrill conservatives of whatever age.
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