[Ttha-potm] re: Childhood among the ferns

[Julian W. Whipple]

Thanks, Betty.  I am much happier being thought of as "senescent" as opposed to senile!
 
Julian
"Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like bananas."

> From: bcortus at hardy-l.com> Subject: Re: RE : [Ttha-potm] re: Childhood among the ferns> Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2008 19:44:01 -0700> To: ttha-potm at coyote.csusm.edu> > > On Apr 12, 2008, at 4:11 PM, Rosemarie Morgan wrote> > It is true Rosemarie and Ilaria, that the connotation of "senility" > has narrowed in recent years from meaning simply of old age. > "Senescence" on the other hand, does not seem to have suffered quite > the same degree of pejorative depreciation.> > Betty (in her dotage).> > > Somehow we have lost touch with celebrating our aged, as with > > celebrating our ancestors. I sense that in the West we lump > > senility in with Alzheimers, insanity and serious degenerative > > diseases generally.> > > _______________________________________________> TTHA-POTM mailing list> TTHA-POTM at coyote.csusm.edu> http://coyote.csusm.edu/mailman/listinfo/ttha-potm
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