Antiquity

This is an unusual word in a sense. It means old, ancient, historical period, artifact according to my computer thesaurus (a synonym finder) which means (an equivalent word). Since I have been writing Senior Moments for many years, theoretically I should be running out of moments, especially senior ones. Right?

So, how can I justify these moments which are not ancient, historical except that some of them are old (if we can justify something approaching let's say twenty years old but not ancient. But then, maybe Senior means the author. Then I do qualify except these are not always my moments but more reflections or observations or questioning which is what they are.

My web page also contained earlier Spontaneous Reflections and then just Reflections (musings, observations, contemplation). Consequently most of my writing is just that. Not particularly scholarly, nor historical, nor a brief dissertation (thesis, treatise). At times I have considered penning blogs (diary, journal, communication, web log). In a sense it is all these except as I understand it, a blog is to be answered and can become a dialogue. And this dialogue can be harmonious, controversial or both.

In earlier times, I used a smaller type and tried to get about 600 words on a 8-1/2 x 11” sheet of paper but was encouraged to make them even shorter to about 400 words. That has some advantages, both for the writer and the reader especially in the sound bite era in which we live. Now this includes many professional applications such as lectures and sermons, laws and amendments, advertisements and instructions and so on. Yes, brevity has its virtue as well as essential inclusion, both of which are not always well deployed.

Yes, I have considered retiring my Senior Moments at the end of the year or when I reach 90 in 2017 but will continue in the interim. Just thought you might be wondering . . .