I am always amused when young people think they are complimenting someone over 50 when it's a backhanded compliment. For instance, last Saturday at the Morningside Farmers’ Market, I paid for a loaf of bread with a flick of my left wrist using Apple Pay on my watch. The 20-something guy who waited on me said, with cheerful earnestness, “I love it when p…
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