Psychology says people over 70 who watch hours of television daily are often managing a specific loss — the loss of being needed at a regular time by a regular person — and the predictable schedule of a soap opera, a game show, or the evening news is filling the slot that work and family used to occupy

Psychology says people over 70 who watch hours of television daily are often managing a specific loss — the loss of being needed at a regular time by a regular person — and the predictable schedule of a soap opera, a game show, or the evening news is filling the slot that work and family used to occupy

Last week, I discovered myself calling my good friend Ruth at precisely 3 PM, proper when her favourite courtroom present begins. “Can I call you back in an hour?” she requested, a bit embarrassed. “Judge Mathis is on.” I hung up fascinated with what number of of my mates over 70 have developed these inflexible…

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