Mrs Bloggs has been reading that old people can prevent (or at least delay) the onset of senility by doing maths problems. Apparently something as simple as multiplication and division problems. Her mother, a testament to the fact that if you keep your body nimble (she works her vegetable patches every non-rainy day of the year) your mind usually follows, is going out to buy some elementary school maths exercise books just in case her veggie work doesn't do the trick. I was reminded of all this when I learned of the death of Alistair Cooke. He retired from broadcasting just earlier this month on his doctor's advice, but one wonders if it was his deteriorating health that killed him or the fact that he no longer had anything else to live for? Either way, he'll be missed.
Posted by Joe at March 31, 2004 08:52 AM