Over 50 Pay £200,000 Slow Brain

*Over 50 *Pay £200,000 *Slow Brain*No IT Skills*Outdated Education* Must Work In An Office* You are correct in thinking this job description is ludicrous. So what can we do to get the older generation back into work and become a productive part of society? Education is the answer, but our educational systems are not allowing … Continue reading *Over 50 *Pay £200,000 *Slow Brain*

WILL NEW TECH MAKE US JOBLESS?

Living in a future where the concept of a job as we understand it today seems on the brink of extinction may seem like a far-fetched idea however, I look around me and fear that the generation currently enjoying their twilight years might well be the last ones to have experienced what we consider a … Continue reading WILL NEW TECH MAKE US JOBLESS?

TECHNOLOGY IS EXCLUDING GENERATIONS

Today's rapidly advancing technology often overlooks the basic requirements needed for older generations and people with disabilities to engage in society fully. It's increasingly evident that many in our older age, sometimes as young as their fifties and those with disabilities, struggle to use current technology. From eating to banking to healthcare to shopping to … Continue reading TECHNOLOGY IS EXCLUDING GENERATIONS

ALARM BELLS SOUND WHEN YOUR MATURE MOTHER SAYS “SHE IS FINE”

In my experience, when Mother says "she is fine," it is time to start worrying. A combination of my Mother's abnormal lack of complaining and the visual confirmation via today's FaceTime to my 84-year-old Mother, who lives alone in Spain, sets off alarm bells. Mother is usually a robust enigma full of self-opinion and directive … Continue reading ALARM BELLS SOUND WHEN YOUR MATURE MOTHER SAYS “SHE IS FINE”

GETTING OLDER BUT FIBBING SUPERBLY

"The Wombles of Wimbledon Common are We" If you know this song, then you might relate to getting older. I am in my bath, enjoying sitting in my own dirt, singing away merrily and reflecting on the events of last evening through hazy, hung-over eyes. Self note: Drink less as one turns over the years … Continue reading GETTING OLDER BUT FIBBING SUPERBLY