Author Archives: john graham

“Same Old, Same Old – Loneliness”

Posted on June 21, 2015 by john graham

Here is another theme from the “Repetitive News Headlines” about older people in the news over the last 12 months.  (Click in the TAG CLOUD on “Same Old Same Old” for other posts on the theme). Loneliness and isolation has been … Continue reading →

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“Same Old, Same Old – Technology Age Gap”

Posted on June 14, 2015 by john graham

This is a follow-up to the last blog – “Repetitive News Headlines” and picks up on the theme of how the introduction of new technology is moving faster than older people’s’ ability to keep up.  (Click in the TAG CLOUD on “Same … Continue reading →

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“Same Old, Same Old – Repetitive News Headlines”

Posted on June 7, 2015 by john graham

I used to follow the news avidly to keep me in touch with the ever-changing world.  I don’t do it so keenly now because standing back in retirement the news doesn’t seem to change that much.  The 24-hour news reporting … Continue reading →

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“Fruit, fruit and more fruit”

Posted on May 31, 2015 by john graham

Another regular cartoon theme that I have been writing about, is the virtues of eating fruit.  Government advice started with the recommendation of eating 5 a day which is impossible enough.  More recently this has been increased to 7 a … Continue reading →

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Fruity Research and Rainbows

Posted on May 24, 2015 by john graham

Another regular cartoon theme that I have been writing about, relates to research discoveries that help with the ravages of ageing.  Surprising potential cures for dementia, diabetes and strokes are all something I have written about in the last three … Continue reading →

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“No more pills”

Posted on May 17, 2015 by john graham

This is the 500th post since I first started writing this blog in 2010.  Obviously now with my thousands of followers, my writing has become much more influential.  Nothing bears this out more than over the last two weeks.  At … Continue reading →

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Smallprint loses trust

Posted on May 10, 2015 by john graham

Another common theme that I have been writing about regularly since 2010 is the subject of “small print”. This might seem like a relatively significant issue.   However a very high proportion of older people wear glasses and over 50% of them … Continue reading →

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Pills

Posted on May 3, 2015 by john graham

Ever since I have been writing this blog, “pills” have been a regularly recurring theme and Pilly Galore has been a character that has featured in many of my posts.  Pills are a daily feature of many older people’s lives … Continue reading →

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“Old Paper Boys”

Posted on April 19, 2015 by john graham

A rattle of the letterbox caused me to look out of the front window, only to see a smart new car parked outside our door.  Two older gentlemen were walking off in opposite directions delivering the local free newspaper to … Continue reading →

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“Same Old, Same Old 1”

Posted on April 14, 2015 by john graham

My blog posts have thinned out in the last few months because it is hard to think of new things to say about the same old issues.  It seems like no-one is listening, or if they do hear, perhaps no-one … Continue reading →

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