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The following pieces from my yearlong, weekly column (retained as originally written), were previously published every Thursday, in Java Talk, a two-paged community newsletter distributed to restaurants and coffee shops in and around Victoria, British Columbia.

These short articles (around 300 words each, and less than 35 KB) are intended to be read as a complete collection, in the order written, but also individually.

Every Age is the Best Age

1. Old Mr. Jennings and His Sheep (April 26 to May 2, 2007)
2. The Way of the Oak Trees (May 3 to May 9, 2007)
3. The Great Silent Grandmother Gathering (May 10 to May 16, 2007)
4. Arnarluk's Story (May 17 to May 23, 2007)
5. Happy (fill in the blank) Birthday (May 24 to May 30, 2007)
6. The World's Oldest Graduate (May 31 to June 6, 2007)
7. Don't Mess with the Elders (June 7 to June 13, 2007)
8. Fostering Dads (June 14 to June 20, 2007)
9. Olive's Blob Story (June 21 to June 27, 2007)
10. One Hundred and Forty Years Young (June 28 to July 4, 2007)
11. Great Expectations (July 5 to July 11, 2007)
12. For Twins, Too (July 12 to July 18, 2007)
13. Harry and Conrad (July 19 to July 25, 2007)
14. Off to See the Wizard (July 26 to August 1, 2007)
15. Family Reunions (August 2, 2007 to August 8, 2007)
16. When Nobody Said No (August 9, 2007 to August 15, 2007)
17. Elder Tellers (August 16, 2007 to August 22, 2007)
18. Sun Yat Fai Lok, (Happy Birthday), Philip Chan! (August 23, 2007 to August 29, 2007)
19. There and Then, Here and Now (August 30, 2007 to September 5, 2007)
20. For Grandpeoples Day (September 6, 2007 to September 12, 2007)
21. What is Old is New Again! (September 13, 2007 to September 19, 2007)
22. Growing Elders (September 20, 2007 to September 26, 2007)
23. International Day for the Elderly (September 27, 2007 to October 3, 2007)
24. The Bear Necessities (October 4, 2007 to October 10, 2007)
25. The Contrarians (October 11, 2007 to October 17, 2007)
26. Magic Realism and Candy (October 18, 2007 to October 24, 2007)
27. Facing the Midterms (October 25, 2007 to October 31, 2007)
28. Who Will I Be and What Will I Write: The Five Ws (November 1, 2007 to November 7, 2007)
29. To Every Thing There is a Season (November 8, 2007 to November 14, 2007)
30. A Time to Weep, and a Time to Laugh (November 15, 2007 to November 21, 2007)
31. The Essay: The Full Moon in November (November 22, 2007 to November 28, 2007)
32. Very Nice Men (November 29, 2007 to December 5, 2007)
33. The Story About Your Name (December 6, 2007 to December 12, 2007)
34. A Step Here, a Step There, until it All Comes Together (December 13, 2007 to December 19, 2007)
35. Sluicing the Pay Dirt (December 20 to January 2, 2008)
36. Engrossed? Definitely! Preoccupied? Yes! Obsessed? No! (January 3 to January 9, 2008)
37. A Diet of Books (January 10 to January 16, 2008)
38. The Season of Suppositious Endings and Beginnings (January 17 to January 23, 2008)
39. The Good Enough Wild Mother and Other Mentors (January 24 to January 30, 2008)
40. Seize the Day! (January 31 to February 6, 2008)
41. Scattered Seeds (February 7 to February 13, 2008)
42. For Goodness Sakes, Snakes (February 14 to February 20, 2008)
43. Good Neighbours (February 21 to February 27, 2008)
44. Lasting Impressions (February 28 to March 5, 2008)
45. A Choice to Choose Choicer Choices (March 6 to March 12, 2008)
46. To Get from the Bad Side to the Good Side (March 13 to March 19, 2008)
47. A Spring Story (March 20 to March 26, 2008)
48. Who's That Hammering at My Window? (March 27 to April 2, 2008)
49. What Gives with My Garden (April 3 to April 9, 2008)
50. Getting Ready and Set to Go! (April 10 to April 16, 2008)
51. Happy Earth Day! (April 17 to April 23, 2008)
52. A New Look (April 24 to April 30, 2008)