Hello I'm 90. Can I Tell You Something?
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I’m ninety. I’ve written this book to celebrate the event and to tell you how I feel about my life at this stage. Much of what I say is unadulterated opinion. I don’t claim to be the last word in anything. However, you may consider some of what I say to be of interest. You may even be inspired by some of what I say. Can I tell you something?
Mario V. Farina
Mario V Farina has worked all his life, from age 18 to 90. He worked for the American Locomotive Company, served in the U. S. Army during WWII, was employed at General Electric. He taught computers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. After leaving his position with RPI, he became employed with the State Labor Department of New York. He’s a car buff, a pun creator, and a computer enthusiast. He wrote textbooks for the programming languages COBOL and FORTRAN and wrote a book of puns and short stories called, “A Little Light Reading,” as well as over 20 other books. Several of his books were translated into other languages. This is his first foray into the world of digital publishing, with the help of his computer tutor (william.rl.dickie@gmail.com).
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Hello I'm 90. Can I Tell You Something? - Mario V. Farina
Hello, I’m 90.
Can I Tell You Something?
Mario V. Farina
Copyright 2014 by Mario V. Farina
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No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without prior written permission of the author.
Correspondence may be directed to:
Mario V Farina
Email: mario@mariofarina.com
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Farina, Mario V.
Hello I’m Ninety - Can I Tell You Something? / Mario V. Farina
ISBN: 978-0-9888440-1-8
First Printing: 2013
Dedicated to our newest great grandson,
Grayson Thomas Merante,
12/07/12.
Table of Contents
Hello, I’m Ninety
Eight Good Reasons for Not Retiring
Investing in Stocks for the Future
Think for Yourself
Arithmetic You Need to Know
Avoiding the Credit Card Trap
Purchasing a Home as Soon as You Can
On Being a Smart Shopper
Education, Education, Education
Budgeting
Weight Control
In the Job Interview
Maintaining Your Health
Your Credit Rating
A Few Words About Laugh Tracks
Learning Inline Skating
The Spelling Problem
A Person’s Name
Ten Good Rules for Teachers
Your Work Ethic
Dependability
A Fan of English
A New Way to Fund a College Education
Selling on Ebay
The Art of Being Gracious
The Threat of Hackers
Retirement Considerations
Our Marvelous Brain
My Military Service
Puzzling Things That People Do
A Computer Tutor
The Birth of our Technological Age
Moving Forward
About the Author
Other Titles
Contact The Author
Hello, I’m Ninety
Can I Tell You Something?
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Hello, I’m Ninety
Some people feel that when a person has reached the age of ninety, he or she should be considered old. I don’t agree with that. Just because a person has reached an advanced age, doesn’t necessarily mean that the person has reached old age!
It’s been said that a person’s age is only a number. Yes! Remaining a viable member of society has nothing to do with numbers. It has more to do with how a person feels about himself or herself. Are people required to behave differently when they are thirty from when they were twenty-nine? Are they required to behave differently when they are forty from when they were thirty-nine? Not at all! Are people required to behave differently when they are any age from when they were at any other age? I don’t believe so!
It’s absolutely possible for a person at any age to be as capable of contributing to the welfare of society as any other person regardless of age. Age is not mandated to be a limiting factor. It’s my opinion that, barring health issues, the only limitations that persons place on their abilities to lead a useful life at any age, are imposed by the individuals themselves.
Some people feel that various stages of life call for different manners of behaving. That may be true to a limited extent. When one reaches middle age, one should behave befittingly; when one reaches old age, a person’s behavior should moderate accordingly. But what is middle age? What is old age? There is nothing on any calendar that determines this.
Are you sixty-five or older? Do you feel it’s time to retire? No? Then don’t do it! Do you feel it is time to stop being of service to humankind? No? Then, don’t do it! Do you feel it is time to stop savoring the pleasures that life offers? No? Then, by all means don’t do it! There is no law, written or unwritten, that decrees you cannot follow your yearnings.
I’m ninety. I’ve written this book to celebrate the event and to tell you how I feel about my life at this stage. Much of what I say is unadulterated opinion. I don’t claim to be the last word in anything. However, you may consider some of what I say to be of interest. You may even be inspired by some of what I say. Can I tell you something?
Eight Good Reasons for Not Retiring
Most of us look forward to retirement, but not all of us agree on what is the best time is to do so. For some, the day of retirement cannot come soon enough. Even