PinnedMember-onlyWelcome To My eBook!My first eBook at 60+ — YAY! My eBook is finally published. It is now available on Amazon. 60 +? Who Cares? 60 +? Who Cares? — Kindle edition by Venkatesan, Ranjan. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones…www.amazon.com Young and old will enjoy the collection of stories written with a tongue-in-cheek sense of humor that runs through each story. The underlying theme seeks to emphasize that age is just a number. …Ebook Publishing3 min readEbook Publishing3 min read
Published inCrow’s Feet·May 11Member-onlyIt’s a Hard Life Being OldWhat has old age done to me? — My fingerprints have faded away. Biometric sensors installed at airports and offices fail to recognize me. I jab away at numerous terminals with all ten fingers and with varying force but to no avail. I look at my fingers. They are as smooth as a baby’s bottom. No ridges, whorls…Aging4 min readAging4 min read
Published inCrow’s Feet·May 10Member-onlySlow Down After 70Do not disregard age or speed limits — As time moves on, we become painfully aware that we are growing old. Joints start aching, the knees become wobbly, and our sense of balance evaporates when we try to stand up. There is an overall stiffness that is maximum early in the morning. This slowly dissipates as we go…Seniors7 min readSeniors7 min read
Published inCrow’s Feet·Apr 30Member-onlyFive Benefits Of Working After RetirementIt’s not all over till the Fat Lady sings — Your paperwork is done. The farewell party is over. You pick up your belongings and head home for a well-earned rest. You are happy to get rid of the daily stressful drive to office. You can wake up late. You can laze around. You are unmindful of time. Eat, sleep…Retirement6 min readRetirement6 min read
Published inCrow’s Feet·Apr 27Member-onlyHow To Get The Job You Want At Any AgeEven if you are 70+ !! — Retired? Still want to continue working but facing a blank wall of resistance? Unable to get a job because of your age? Read on ……………………………….. There seems to be a belief amongst employers that if you are over 60 or have retired from service, you are no longer useful to either their company…Life8 min readLife8 min read
Published inCrow’s Feet·Apr 22Member-onlyGrowing OldIt can be a great feeling — The other day I got an email from a magazine asking me to to pen a story for the elderly. While that is fine, I am unable to define the word — ELDERLY. Who do you call as an elder or older person? Someone who has crossed 60? Or 70…Life6 min readLife6 min read
Published inCrow’s Feet·Apr 11Member-onlyLooking Back At 70Be grateful for the privilege of growing old — As a child, I couldn’t wait to grow up. I wanted to be an adult, have my own money, and make my own decisions. I thought being grown up would be amazing, but now that I am old — in fact really old — I realize it’s not all it’s…Life6 min readLife6 min read
Published inCrow’s Feet·Apr 5Member-onlyAfter 70, We Grow YoungerIt is a question of mind over matter — We all grow older day by day. Every passing day is a day gone from our lives. BUT — Old does not mean that we have become worthless Old does not mean we cannot do things that we enjoyed doing when we were younger Old does not mean that we…Life3 min readLife3 min read
Apr 3Member-onlyAs You Grow Older, Take the Middle PathExcess of anything is bad — In the last few years, I have lost at least six people known to me personally who were in their 50s and 60s and who died because of doing too much to be “fit.” All of them looked fit. One was a retired colonel. At age 64, he used to…Food5 min readFood5 min read
Published inCrow’s Feet·Mar 27Member-onlyWhat To Expect When You Reach 70Things you can and cannot do — As we age, the lights start to dim and everything gets progressively foggier and darker. Even if we have made ourselves financially secure, we still panic, not knowing what will happen and when. None of us have a clue as to what to expect when we grow old. Many of…Life7 min readLife7 min read
