The Nonsense I Won't Do When I Get Old

Even as a teenager — a journalist and writer, author of numerous columns in the New York Times and Washington Post — he began to compile a list of "things he won't do when he gets old" — mainly a... list of everything that, in his opinion, his parents did wrong. Let's face it, we don't want to age the way previous generations did. We don't want to give up "age-inappropriate" clothing, jostle in public transport, or turn into an eternally discontented and irritable old man, at odds with youth, fashion, and — oh my goodness — technology. "The Nonsense I Won't Do When I Get Old" is a candid book about the fears, disappointments, and stereotypes that accompany aging. It is a plan for new old age and an understanding that aging is not a disease. Growing older is a privilege to be embraced. Honest, personal, and full of sparkling humor, this story helps the younger generation to be more tolerant, while encouraging adults to see themselves from the outside.