Someone to Sit in the Foxhole: A Grandfather’s Speech That Changed Everything

tells you about getting old. It’s not the joint pain that kills you; it’s the invisibility. You walk through the grocery store, and people look right through you like you’re a ghost that hasn’t realized it’s dead yet.

I looked at these kids, and I realized something terrifying. They looked exactly like I feel.

Isolated.

So I tore the index cards in half.continue reading …