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…
