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Right-Wing Geezers Unite!

By Robert Stacy McCain on 8.18.09 @ 6:16PM

Smart-alecky young whippersnappers need an occasional reminder about showing proper respect to their elders. Having embraced my inner curmudgeon, I was pleased to see that nice young lad. John Hawkins, kindly correcting the myth "that old people can't figure out new technology":

Many people believe, erroneously, that old people can't figure out new technology. This was something that came up while I was at RightOnline.
Does this really make any sense? While there may be SOME physiological changes that make it harder to "teach an old dog new tricks," they can't be too significant given the number of older, tech savvy people that are out there.
Personally, having done technical support, I have come to this conclusion: Old people tend to be bad at learning new technology because they believe that they're supposed to be bad at learning new technology. That's it. . . .  

Read the whole thing. Despite my advanced age, incipient senescence hasn't prevented me from learning basic HTML and a few other tricks with these computer gizmos and Internet contraptions. And because I recently made the acquaintance of Barbara Espinosa (my new "BFF," as the kids say), I thought I should offer young Hawkins some old-fashioned advice about addressing ladyfolks:

Oh, and being a married geezer of 49 myself, I don't mind being called "old." Ms. Espinosa, on the other hand, lists her Facebook status as "single," and she would probably prefer that a handsome bachelor like Mr. Hawkins call her "darling." Or "sweetheart." Just not "old."

You youngsters will have to excuse me now, but this blogging stuff gets me so plumb tuckered out I need a nap.