On Feb 27, 2009, at 9:17 AM, Dennis Perrin wrote:
> Going food shopping outside of Ann Arbor is quite depressing. The
> sad expressions on people's faces. The heft. The slo-mo gaits. Death
> seems to have already arrived. Only gravity holds together what's
> left.
It does seem that there's very little for elder citizens other than medical appointments, and careful shopping. But there's always 'hope'.
It would be nice if there were areas in the public space for elders to pursue activities for which they've developed some degree of skill during a lifetime of service. Pursue the activities for a purely personal benefit, or a local public good. A place to bring their lifetime collection of tools, and skills, and use them for the benefit of their community. Maybe even passing on some of their experience.
martin