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It's warm. Warm and hazy. They say this Indian Summer will last a week and temperatures may reach as high as 32.
I had a go at sitting out on the patio but there's no breeze and the heat is clammy. Not very comfortable.
My son wants us to meet up, but trains would be involved, trains and even buses. And a wheelchair to be hoisted on and off. He's disappointed at my lack of enthusiasm but he's not willing to put himself out either.
The selfishness of the old meets the selfishness of the young.
The young don't understand what its like to be old. They think stamina endures. They think afternoon naps are a sorry indulgence. When I was a schoollboy actor I was rather good at playing old men. I put a tremor in my voice and a halt in my step- and never gave a thought to the physiology- and psychology- that might lie behind those symptoms...
I had a go at sitting out on the patio but there's no breeze and the heat is clammy. Not very comfortable.
My son wants us to meet up, but trains would be involved, trains and even buses. And a wheelchair to be hoisted on and off. He's disappointed at my lack of enthusiasm but he's not willing to put himself out either.
The selfishness of the old meets the selfishness of the young.
The young don't understand what its like to be old. They think stamina endures. They think afternoon naps are a sorry indulgence. When I was a schoollboy actor I was rather good at playing old men. I put a tremor in my voice and a halt in my step- and never gave a thought to the physiology- and psychology- that might lie behind those symptoms...
