Author:
Virginia Cornell
104 pages
18
illustrations from the highway of life — bizarre signs that Cornell has snapped
during her travels
ISBN 0-962786-3-1
paperback
$9.95
To order, see
the faxable
order form.
It's all about attitude. And about being enriched. You
read Wrinkle and nod in recognition or react with total surprise to Virginia
Cornell's hilarious, slightly skewed interpretation of everything that life
throws at us.
— Fran Halpern
Los Angeles Times;
columnist
|
From the author of — DOC Susie: The True Story of a Country Physician in the Colorado
Rockies
She laughs
in the face of aging!
When she found herself careening down the road of life
toward the Big 60, Virginia Cornell wanted to slam on the brakes, swerve, slow
down, stop — anything except exit. Sixty loomed, closer and closer. When she
finally accepted there was no other route, she decided the best plan of action
was to speed on past 60, step on the gas and head for 70. But she also decided
it was time to gather some of her thoughts about aging, family and community
and to share them.
Is there anything amusing about planning your own
obituary? In Cornell's hands, there definitely is. She urges readers to get
busy with their genealogy — because families are breaking up so fast and
breeding in such peculiar ways that the family tree may soon resemble a
rambling vine. She has downhome, sensible advice on such problems as finding a
mate later in life, gum disease, curmudgeonly husbands, emptying the nest and
even Chia Pets.
|
