Joe Nguyen is a digital strategist for The Denver Post. Previously he was the online prep sports editor. Prior to that, he covered Adams County and Aurora in the YourHub section. He has previously covered Colorado’s Asian-American communities as editor for Asian Avenue magazine and AsiaXpress.com.
My wife and I are in our early 70s and live in a suburban neighborhood where every other person has a dog, or so it seems. Consequently, everyone seems to know everyone else.
Last week, I had set up a slowly trickling hose to water a tree that has heat distress from a long hot summer. At some point, someone came into a yard and shut the water off. This happened again yesterday. Now, to the problem. I think the “dog in the air-conditioned car” method might be useful here. You know how sometimes people will leave their dog in their car when they do their shopping but put a sign in the window that reads “the dog has water, is in AC, and is listening to Led Zeppelin”? This is meant to assure passing good Samaritans that they don’t need to break the window and rescue the dog.
Your neighbors’ helpfulness may be ageism. Or it may simply be misguided enthusiasm. The best way to find out might be to talk to them a little more. You can correct any assumptions they have about your acuity. And, as a bonus, you can casually mention that you have an Emmy.My fiancé and I are currently living together and planning on getting married soon. This isn’t our first marriage, and I am crazy about him, which at my age I never thought would happen.
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