June 2017 - My New Old Self

Proofreading – is it still a thing? 3

Jun

30

2017

Is proofreading even a thing any more? My New Old Self feels strongly that proofreading should still be a thing. “Is it even a thing?” Look it up! Being a thing is totally a thing now, by the way. The phrase, “Is it even a thing?” recently made it into the Cambridge Dictionary. The definition: ...

UK’s Intergenerational Election

Jun

18

2017

The June 8 poll in the UK has been called “the intergenerational election”. This is because young people came out in record numbers to vote. What’s more, the majority of them voted for the geezer on the ballot. Oldest UK leader wins youth vote The latest British election set a new trend towards political cooperation ...

Elders + Tech = Laughs

Jun

1

2017

Your intrepid correspondent on the Elder Watch beat considers it a key duty to keep you up to date where technology is concerned. Not about the latest technological developments. Forget that, I battle to keep up with the ever-changing tech world like most of us whose lives have straddled the Digital Divide. Besides, youthful tech ...