<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" > <channel> <title>old people Archives - ON TAP FOR TODAY</title> <atom:link href="https://ontapfortoday.com/tag/old-people/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>http://ontapfortoday.com/tag/old-people/</link> <description>fun loving, inspired living</description> <lastBuildDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:04:41 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2</generator> <image> <url>https://i0.wp.com/ontapfortoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/cropped-ACS_1560-1.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1</url> <title>old people Archives - ON TAP FOR TODAY</title> <link>http://ontapfortoday.com/tag/old-people/</link> <width>32</width> <height>32</height> </image> <site xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">42026970</site> <item> <title>Today: Remember George</title> <link>https://ontapfortoday.com/2009/07/01/today-remember-george/</link> <comments>https://ontapfortoday.com/2009/07/01/today-remember-george/#comments</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Elizabeth]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:04:41 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Humans]]></category> <category><![CDATA[movies]]></category> <category><![CDATA[old people]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rhode Island]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://ontapfortoday.com/?p=94</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>I was thinking about my (very) old friend George this week and wondered what he was up to these days. During the three years I worked in Rhode Island, George’s frequent visits to the office stood out as definite highlights. We’d talk (or more accurately, he’d talk and I’d listen) for a while and then he’d be off to accomplish any great number of things. And all before noon. A pioneer in the cable television industry, George hosted a weekly show on a very formal set (think studded leather chairs and giant floor plants) where he would interview community members about local events and programs. Toward the end of my tenure in RI, George asked if I would be a guest on the show. I think we were supposed to be talking business, but I found myself talking about my “studies” at BC and what I liked most about working in the historic statehouse that George had been instrumental in restoring. I think, though surely this was not my on-camera answer, what I liked most was spending time with him. And then he asked when I was going to go ahead and get married already. I remember taking a group of school children for a walking tour (they were learning about historic architecture) and when we bumped into George outside the bagel shop, he stayed with the group until every last fourth grader had his autograph. Well into his eighties at the time, his energy rivaled that of the children. A few nights later I would see him, dressed in a tux, holding court at a fund raiser for our building. No one could captivate an audience quite like George. As I approached, he took a step back and bowed deeply. He was an old school gentleman. My last trip down there was to celebrate the courthouse being renamed in George’s honor. I finally wrote that note I’d been meaning to write about how much I appreciated him. He congratulated me and Nick on being engaged. We weren’t (and had only been dating a few months), but he’s not the kind of person you correct. Like Mr. Frederickson in his floating house, George had lived a life. He had wisdom to impart and I was intent on soaking it all in. George passed away this Sunday at the age of eighty-nine, and after such a full, accomplished eighty-nine years, I’m sure he left with few regrets. I only wish I checked up on him sooner. Also On Tap for Today: Convince anyone and everyone to go see Pixar’s Up. How do you toast your friends who have gone ahead? Have you ever been on local television? Do tell! [Photo: www.movietrailertalk.com]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://ontapfortoday.com/2009/07/01/today-remember-george/">Today: Remember George</a> appeared first on <a href="https://ontapfortoday.com">ON TAP FOR TODAY</a>.</p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-150 alignleft" title="old friend" src="http://ontapfortoday.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/old-friend.jpg?w=237&resize=166%2C210" alt="old friend" width="166" height="210" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/ontapfortoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/old-friend.jpg?w=1292&ssl=1 1292w, https://i0.wp.com/ontapfortoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/old-friend.jpg?resize=237%2C300&ssl=1 237w, https://i0.wp.com/ontapfortoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/old-friend.jpg?resize=812%2C1024&ssl=1 812w" sizes="(max-width: 166px) 100vw, 166px" /></p> <p>I was thinking about my (very) old friend George this week and wondered what he was up to these days. During the three years I worked in Rhode Island, George’s frequent visits to the office stood out as definite highlights. We’d talk (or more accurately, he’d talk and I’d listen) for a while and then he’d be off to accomplish any great number of things. And all before noon.</p> <p>A pioneer in the cable television industry, George hosted a weekly show on a very formal set (think studded leather chairs and giant floor plants) where he would interview community members about local events and programs. Toward the end of my tenure in RI, George asked if I would be a guest on the show.</p> <p>I think we were supposed to be talking business, but I found myself talking about my “studies” at BC and what I liked most about working in the historic statehouse that George had been instrumental in restoring. I think, though surely this was not my on-camera answer, what I liked most was spending time with him. And then he asked when I was going to go ahead and get married already.</p> <p>I remember taking a group of school children for a walking tour (they were learning about historic architecture) and when we bumped into George outside the bagel shop, he stayed with the group until every last fourth grader had his autograph. Well into his eighties at the time, his energy rivaled that of the children. A few nights later I would see him, dressed in a tux, holding court at a fund raiser for our building. No one could captivate an audience quite like George. As I approached, he took a step back and bowed deeply. He was an old school gentleman.</p> <p><img data-recalc-dims="1" fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-95" title="carl_fredricksen_600" src="http://ontapfortoday.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/carl_fredricksen_600.jpg?resize=500%2C295" alt="carl_fredricksen_600" width="500" height="295" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/ontapfortoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/carl_fredricksen_600.jpg?w=600&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/ontapfortoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/carl_fredricksen_600.jpg?resize=300%2C177&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/ontapfortoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/carl_fredricksen_600.jpg?resize=500%2C295&ssl=1 500w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" /></p> <p>My last trip down there was to celebrate the courthouse being renamed in George’s honor. I finally wrote that note I’d been meaning to write about how much I appreciated him. He congratulated me and Nick on being engaged. We weren’t (and had only been dating a few months), but he’s not the kind of person you correct. Like <a href="http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/up/">Mr. Frederickson in his floating house</a>, George had lived a life. He had wisdom to impart and I was intent on soaking it all in.</p> <p>George passed away this Sunday at the age of eighty-nine, and after such a full, accomplished eighty-nine years, I’m sure he left with few regrets. I only wish I checked up on him sooner.</p> <p>Also <em>On Tap for Today</em>:</p> <ul> <li>Convince anyone and everyone to go see Pixar’s <em>Up</em>.</li> </ul> <p>How do you toast your friends who have gone ahead? Have you ever been on local television? Do tell!</p> <p>[Photo: <span>www.movietrailertalk.com]</span></p> <p>The post <a href="https://ontapfortoday.com/2009/07/01/today-remember-george/">Today: Remember George</a> appeared first on <a href="https://ontapfortoday.com">ON TAP FOR TODAY</a>.</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://ontapfortoday.com/2009/07/01/today-remember-george/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">94</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Today: Find out who’ll stop the rain.</title> <link>https://ontapfortoday.com/2009/06/24/today-find-out-wholl-stop-the-rain/</link> <comments>https://ontapfortoday.com/2009/06/24/today-find-out-wholl-stop-the-rain/#comments</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Elizabeth]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:37:12 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Humans]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[creepers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mother Nature]]></category> <category><![CDATA[old people]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://ontapfortoday.wordpress.com/?p=14</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>It’s been raining, it’s been pouring. And man, has it been boring. And a little creepy. Today I left a meeting and was walking back to the office. I was wearing sandals, much to the concern of a group of construction professionals. Construction worker 1: Honey, I got a towel. Can I dry off your feet? Construction workers 2-7: [gaggle erupts in giggles, high fives ensue, stereotypes of the construction work break live to die another day.] I suppose, given the lack of a proper shoe, my feet were wet. It’s been raining for 19 of the past 23 days. Everything is wet. The other footwear in my closet is probably wet. I don’t even know. I thought about replying in kind with an offer to shove the aforementioned towel in a place where the sun don’t shine. But on second thought, that place seems to be very much here, so I doubted it would prove any point similar to, Your offer, kind sir, is altogether inappropriate. The weather has succeeded in watering down my snark, and let’s not even talk about my hair. So I played undisturbed and scurried on. In my haste to escape, I nearly lost a sandal. And then I accidentally hip-checked an old man. He looked up, smiling (did I imagine this, or was he impervious to the rain?). “Good morning, miss,” he said. And I felt suddenly sunny. Incidentally, when I was younger, I thought the lyrics were “And I wonder, still I wonder, who’s Doctor Strraaaange.” Can’t win ’em all. Also On Tap For Today: Reschedule MFA visit with my mentee for a sunnier day Read NYT article about running and sleep How are you, fellow Northeasters, coping with the weather? Did you get one of these yet? Would you ever let a stranger dry your feet?</p> <p>The post <a href="https://ontapfortoday.com/2009/06/24/today-find-out-wholl-stop-the-rain/">Today: Find out who’ll stop the rain.</a> appeared first on <a href="https://ontapfortoday.com">ON TAP FOR TODAY</a>.</p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-168 alignleft" title="Rain" src="http://ontapfortoday.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/rain.jpg?w=300&resize=210%2C208" alt="Rain" width="210" height="208" /></p> <p>It’s been raining, it’s been pouring. And man, has it been boring. And a little creepy. Today I left a meeting and was walking back to the office. I was wearing sandals, much to the concern of a group of construction professionals.</p> <p><strong>Construction worker 1:</strong> Honey, I got a towel. Can I dry off your feet? <strong></strong></p> <p><strong>Construction workers 2-7:</strong> [gaggle erupts in giggles, high fives ensue, stereotypes of the construction work break live to die another day.]</p> <p>I suppose, given the lack of a proper shoe, my feet were wet. It’s been raining for 19 of the past 23 days. Everything is wet. The other footwear in my closet is probably wet. I don’t <em>even</em> know.</p> <p>I thought about replying in kind with an offer to shove the aforementioned towel in a place where the sun don’t shine. But on second thought, that place seems to be very much <em>here</em>, so I doubted it would prove any point similar to, <em>Your offer, kind sir, is altogether inappropriate</em>. The weather has succeeded in watering down my snark, and let’s not even talk about my hair.</p> <p>So I played undisturbed and scurried on. In my haste to escape, I nearly lost a sandal. And then I accidentally hip-checked an old man. He looked up, smiling (did I imagine this, or was he impervious to the rain?). “Good morning, miss,” he said. And I felt suddenly sunny. Incidentally, when I was younger, I thought the lyrics were “And I wonder, still I wonder, who’s Doctor Strraaaange.” Can’t win ’em all.</p> <p>Also <em>On Tap For Today</em>:</p> <ul> <li>Reschedule MFA visit with my mentee for a sunnier day</li> <li>Read <a href="http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/17/for-a-better-workout-try-sleep/">NYT article</a> about running and sleep</li> </ul> <p>How are you, fellow Northeasters, coping with the weather? Did you get one of <a title="Rain Bird" href="http://craziestgadgets.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/fck-the-rain-450x683.jpg">these</a> yet? Would you ever let a stranger dry your feet?</p> <p>The post <a href="https://ontapfortoday.com/2009/06/24/today-find-out-wholl-stop-the-rain/">Today: Find out who’ll stop the rain.</a> appeared first on <a href="https://ontapfortoday.com">ON TAP FOR TODAY</a>.</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://ontapfortoday.com/2009/06/24/today-find-out-wholl-stop-the-rain/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>4</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">14</post-id> </item> </channel> </rss>