Download or read book Did You Just Call Me Old Lady written by Lillian Zimmerman and published by Fernwood Publishing. This book was released on 2016-10-20T00:00:00Z with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Did You Just Call Me Old Lady? is an upbeat look at aging and the impacts of Canada’s increasingly aged population through the eyes of a ninety-year-old woman. Far from seeing older citizens as a burden and a strain on our public health care system, Lillian Zimmerman gracefully, and often humourously, argues that long-livers are able to live fulfilling lives and make valuable contributions to society. Zimmerman illustrates how prevalent ageism - the dislike and prejudice against old people - is in society, media and popular culture, showing how language, advertisements for products to alleviate bodily failings, and jokes about memory loss and sexual infirmity are all examples of ageism, inevitably framing and fuelling negative attitudes towards older people. Ageism, much like sexism and racism, needs to be part of the conversations around social justice and anti-oppression. Zimmerman also recognizes that there are huge challenges to aging, some of which she has experienced herself, and that serious illnesses, mental deficiencies, low income and isolation are realities for some seniors. However, Zimmerman’s analysis shows that many of these problems result from inefficient management and poor policies.
Download or read book Retired And Driving My Old Lady Crazy written by Day Writing Journals and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-06-20 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Day Writing Journals the Blank Lined Notebook Writing Journal is ideal Gifts who Love day to day writing Notebooks and Capture Thoughts, Or for everyone who wish to surprise their favorite relative on holidays or all year long, but have no time. Family life Journals provide gift ideas for your relatives or loved ones and lets you make your holiday as a memorable one. Creative Taking Notes Journal Explore Your Inner Gratitude Journaling Perfect Gifts for your Relative on your Favorite Holiday, Father's Day, Mother's Day, Christmas, Birthday, Graduate, Education, School, Special Occasion and Everyday A Memorable and Thoughtful Funny Design on the Cover 104 pages Blank Lined Paper Measures 6" x 9" with Softcover Book Binding Black And White Interior Journal Notebook for Women Men Kids Boys Girls Family Childhood, Youth, Coming Of Age, Death, Loss, Grief, Depression, Family Life, Self Help, Friendship, Love, Marriage, Anniversary, Pregnancy, Spiritual, Travel, Voyage, School, College, University, Career, Workplace, Working, Office, Divorce, Marriage, Parenting, Parent And Children, Dating, Relationships, Singlehood, Single Women, Sister, Wedding, Mom, Dad, Grandpa, Grandma, Brother, Aunt, Daughter, Son, Uncle, Cousin Day Writing Journals provides you year round unique Motivation and Everyday Inspiration Journals, Diaries, Coloring books, Planners, Picture Books, Sketchbooks, Children Activity Books, Comic, Music and Notebooks that are perfect gifts or your own writings. Get creative with us Capture Your Thoughts in This Reflective Writing Notebook that makes your day as a memorable one! Get your copy today ”
Download or read book The Filthy Few written by R.D. Cain and published by ECW Press. This book was released on 2013-11-01 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether it’s cops or criminals, every organization has its filthy few . . . No longer on the force, Karen Grant is now working as a journalist—and one of her two sources has just been murdered in what police have written off as a drug deal gone bad. When Grant and a witness become hunted themselves, she can think of only one person to turn to: her ex-partner, disgraced Toronto detective Steve Nastos. With help from his friend, lawyer Kevin Carscadden, Nastos is about to confront two ambitious rookie cops and some nasty outlaw bikers who have one thing in common: they’ll do anything to serve their own interests . . .
Download or read book Power Under Her Foot written by Chris Lezotte and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2018-07-25 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since their introduction in 1964, American muscle cars have been closely associated with masculinity. In the 21st century, women have been a growing presence in the muscle car world, exhibiting classic cars at automotive events and rumbling to work in modern Mustangs, Camaros and Challengers. Informed by the experiences of 88 female auto enthusiasts, this book highlights women's admiration and passion for American muscle, and reveals how restoring, showing and driving classic and modern cars provides a means to challenge longstanding perceptions of women drivers and advance ideas of identity and gender equality.
Download or read book Sled Driver written by Brian Shul and published by Lickle Pub Incorporated. This book was released on 1991 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No aircraft ever captured the curiosity & fascination of the public like the SR-71 Blackbird. Nicknamed "The Sled" by those few who flew it, the aircraft was shrouded in secrecy from its inception. Entering the U.S. Air Force inventory in 1966, the SR-71 was the fastest, highest flying jet aircraft in the world. Now for the first time, a Blackbird pilot shares his unique experience of what it was like to fly this legend of aviation history. Through the words & photographs of retired Major Brian Shul, we enter the world of the "Sled Driver." Major Shul gives us insight on all phases of flying, including the humbling experience of simulator training, the physiological stresses of wearing a space suit for long hours, & the intensity & magic of flying 80,000 feet above the Earth's surface at 2000 miles per hour. SLED DRIVER takes the reader through riveting accounts of the rigors of initial training, the gamut of emotions experienced while flying over hostile territory, & the sheer joy of displaying the jet at some of the world's largest airshows. Illustrated with rare photographs, seen here for the first time, SLED DRIVER captures the mystique & magnificence of this most unique of all aircraft.
Download or read book The Single Ladies of Jacaranda Retirement Village written by Joanna Nell and published by Hachette Australia. This book was released on 2018-09-25 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Joanna Nell's life-affirming debut is a moving, funny, heartwarming tale of love and community in the spirit of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry and Grace and Frankie The life of 79-year-old pensioner PEGGY SMART is as beige as the décor in her retirement village. Her week revolves around aqua aerobics and appointments with her doctor. Following a very minor traffic accident, things have turned frosty with her grown-up children and she is afraid they are trying to take away her independence. The highlight of Peggy's day is watching her neighbour Brian head out for his morning swim. She dreams of inviting the handsome widower - treasurer of the Residents' Committee and one of the few eligible men in the village - to an intimate dinner. But why would an educated man like Brian, a chartered accountant no less, look twice at Peggy? As a woman of a certain age, she fears she has become invisible, even to men in their eighties. But a chance encounter with an old school friend she hasn't seen in five decades - the glamorous fashionista ANGIE VALENTINE - sets Peggy on an unexpected journey of self-discovery. 'Lively and whimsical ... with some serious points to make about ageing, love, community and friendship' Sydney Morning Herald 'This heartwarming story about growing old gracefully - and disgracefully ... is a funny, witty and thoroughly enjoyable read for all ages' Daily Telegraph 'I haven't been this entranced by a character since Eleanor (Oliphant, of course). This book is a joy - it's a celebration of age instead of an apology for it, and a reminder that life is always an adventure if you let it be. I loved this uniquely endearing book' KELLY RIMMER 'I loved it! I want to be Peggy when I'm older. With many laugh-out-loud moments, this book is sure to make you see "getting old" in a different light. A refreshing, funny, realistic and warm read' FIONA PALMER 'The perfect blend of funny and moving: had me laughing and crying in this ultimately uplifting story' NATASHA LESTER **Contains bonus extract from new novel THE GREAT ESCAPE FROM WOODLANDS NURSING HOME**
Download or read book Just Plain Funny written by Charles Smith and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2012-09-28 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Humor is something that has always been in Charles' life. It helped him cope as a child when he used to stutter. With humor he was able to get himself out of situations and not feel inferior to other kids. It became an important tool that he would use while teaching and coaching high school for thirty-three years. It kept him from ever having to send a student to the office.Charles' favorite times are the holidays when the family gets together to laugh and have fun. Humor is always a big part of communication in his family. The connection and love is primarily there because of God, but it is enhanced because of the humor his family enjoys.Charles has found that humor is important in one's everyday life. He has found that life is not easy and can cripple us in so many ways: physically, mentally, socially, and emotionally. He has found that you should always make time to laugh and when people do this they feel good. He has also found that laughter is strong medicine for a person's well being. He practices what he preaches and tries to smile every day. He spends time with happy people and he has learned to laugh at himself. He says pay attention to children and learn from them, because they are the masters of play and laughter.This book is Charles' attempt to enhance your life with some humor and by doing so he hopes it will make you smile, chuckle, or just laugh out loud. So he wants you to get a cup of coffee, find a comfortable place and just sit back and read some Just Plain Funny stuff.
Download or read book Tales written by Trebbiano and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2021-11-10 with total page 1282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through my professional life, I encountered many situations that prompted storytelling. Encouragement to write these stories in the form of a book was a task I did not thrust upon myself for reasons that English is my second language, and I had never learned it in a structured schooling environment. Life has its own agenda, and with the adversity of the COVID-19 lockdown, I took this idle time to give writing a try. This book is a product of encouragement by my business patrons who had listened to my stories, generated through a dialogue and solicited by curiosity. The stories are based in part on real-life occurrences and laced with fiction. This method does increase the reading and entertainment value and protect those who had been involved in my life from slander or defamation. It was never my intention to cause harm to or hurt anyone personally or a company. It is my hope to open minds and lock up social mentalities held hostage by beliefs or strict upbringing, but do not endeavor to alter basic human values that benefit the peaceful coexistence of the human race, regardless of geographic locations.
Download or read book Driving Her Crazy written by Robin Wood and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2011-07-11 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chrystal Ellis has always been self sufficient and taken care of all necessary repairs to Blue Herron Lodge. Enter Art Brindell; a D.E.A. agent ready to retire. He cant imagine this lodge has had no man, or men to help with the heavy stuff. He appoints himself that man and informs them, hes moving in. Chris goes ballistic at the audacity of the man, but on second thought, thinks he might help with the fourteen year old boy theyve just inherited. They might all drive her crazy, but shes used to persevering. She hopes!
Download or read book A Servant s Diary written by Sharon, a Servant and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2022-02-22 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I wrote this book during COVID-19 to remember all the things God has done for me. I was humbled and full of gratefulness to remember how, over the years, he cared for me, protected me, provided for me, and gave me his direction, for he had a plan for my life, to give me a future and a hope. My hope is that this diary will encourage you to see that no matter your age or position in life, God has a plan for you, and he can use you if you are willing to listen to him and respond. If God calls you, he has already prepared the way.
Download or read book Storytellin Muni Drivers written by Alan Allen and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2008-01-24 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (2007) Storytellin' Muni Drivers, vol 1-6: 20th Anniversary Edition Edited by Alan Allen, Foreword by Studs Terkel. 154 pgs, 82 photos by Richard Panse. Reviews of volume 1: "Urban oral history ... our urbs ...our history ...worth reading!" - Jon Carroll, San Francisco Chronicle./pp"Too strange not to be true" - Harre Demore, San Francisco Chronicle./ip"Funny, obscene, nerve-wracking, dangerous" - Walt Gibbs, iSan Francisco Examiner. /ip"Sex, violence, humor" - . "Full of horror" - KGO Radio. Over 275 on-the-job true stories collected by reporter Alan Allen over 20 years by San Francisco municipal railway drivers of cable cars, diesel buses, streetcars, trolleys & trams. (This is an abridged version of A Noah's Ark of Recurring Celebration, with just the Muni stories & photos of working cable cars, diesel buses, streetcars, trolleys & trams in it. In San Francisco, the Muni drivers enjoy a mythic quality. One of the few blue collar jobs left in a city that was once dominated by working class prople, Muni drivers are the heartthrob of their riders and the scapegoat of the press and upper management. The Muni driver is blamed if the vehicles run late; but the management determines their schedules, not the drivers. Victims of their own union, the driveres and their friends know their union is only a paper tiger that can not be trusted. At the same time, each Muni driver is awash in a sea of what is commonly referred to, as, the public. The public may be drunk, happy, sad, armed and dangerous, stoned, flirtatious, helpful, threatening, wild or sedate for any reason at any time with or without provocation. Some drivers illegally carry guns to protect themselves from thugs. Other drivers are given cookies, casual glances and flirtatious smiles. Accidents occur. Drivers are followed and tailed by supervisors eager to complete the transition from driver, to supervisor, to union management then to city management of the Municipal Railway -- which is accomplished by getting as many drivers in trouble as possible. All this drama and melodrama is as routine as getting stuck in traffic, it's all part of the job for San Francisco's Storytellin' Muni Drivers.
Download or read book Early Retirement Extreme written by Jacob Lund Fisker and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "How to retire in your 20s and 30s (without winning the lottery). This book provides a robust strategy that makes it possible to stop working for money in less than a decade."--Page 4 of cover.
Download or read book Coping with Your Difficult Older Parent written by Grace Lebow and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2011-08-02 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do You Have An Aging Parent Who -- Blames you for everything that goes wrong? Cannot tolerate being alone, wants you all the time? Is obsessed with health problems, real, or imagined? Make unreasonable and/or irrational demands of you? Is hostile, negative and critical? Coping with these traits in parents is an endless high-stress battle for their children. Though there's no medical defination for "difficult" parents, you know when you have one. While it's rare for adults to change their ways late in life, you can stop the vicious merry-go-round of anger, blame, guilt and frustration. For the first time, here's a common-sense guide from professionals, with more than two decades in the field, on how to smooth communications with a challenging parent. Filled with practical tips for handling contentious behaviors and sample dialogues for some of the most troubling situations, this book addresses many hard issues, including: How to tell your parent he or she cannot live with you. How to avoid the cycle of nagging and recriminations How to prevent your parent's negativity from overwhelming you. How to deal with an impaired parent who refuses to stop driving. How to asses the risk factors in deciding whether a parent is still able to live alone.
Download or read book No Way to Kill a Lady written by Nancy Martin and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-08-06 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Not much is going right these days for once rich, now impoverished Nora Blackbird—what with her lover under house arrest and her best friend in the slammer. Then Nora and her sisters receive word of a million-dollar inheritance.... Great-aunt Madeleine Blackbird has died in a volcanic eruption on an Indonesian island and left her fabulous Bucks County estate to the three Blackbird sisters. But when Nora and her scandal-ridden sisters, Libby and Emma, go to claim their windfall, they find the house in decay and all of their aunt’s to-die-for treasures gone. They also find a woman’s body.... Nora feels compelled to seek out the truth, but even with help from her mobster boyfriend, Mick Abruzzo, who provides distractions both dark and delightful, solving this case proves challenging. Relatives are circling to claim a share of Madeleine’s property, the suspect list is growing, and Nora’s wild and wacky sisters are adding one surprise after another. It’s enough to put Nora’s couture undies in a serious twist!
Download or read book The Funny Bone Companion written by Carl Middione and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2011-12-17 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of funny jokes and stories designed to entertain and make you laugh or cry.
Download or read book Aging with Grace and Purpose written by Lois Berry and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2011-12-19 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the result of my desire to share what I have learned from the experiences of a long life. I have tried to be realistic about reaching old age and making good decisions about my life. So many of my contemporaries seem to be in a state of denial as they age. They do not want to admit that their physical capabilities have diminished. I hope this book will help them realize that they need to plan ahead. It makes it so much easier if your families know your desires. None of us wants to be a burden to our loved ones. Hopefully, we can live a healthy old age and enjoy what strengths we have left. I am particularly grateful that even though my body doesnt work too well, I still have my mind.
