I chuckled when I read the intended use for the Outlet Mall remaining 60 acres to be developed: “these areas should be targeted for a mix of commercial development that serve as regional draw, such as general retailers, sporting goods stores, restaurants and service uses.” Employment numbers boomed by 263,000 jobs in April, retail declined by 12,000. Retail jobs are shifting to “back of the store” jobs like…warehousing which is just what the developer was proposing. 4 million jobs in retail are now under the employment category of “distributor warehousing” which is booming. Most new general retailing and sporting goods stores look like a warehouse. I don’t want warehouses there either, but I think the plan needs an update. Staying the course is a very good thing for those of us dealing with driving in the area.
Richard Scherer
Sun City resident
Words of wisdom about aging
Depending upon one’s perspective, it can be said that the AGING process begins at birth and concludes with the inevitable. So much has been said about the aging process almost as if it suddenly begins at the age of 50, 60 and all of a sudden it’s upon you.
However, one considers the process every minute, every hour, every day adds another measurement to aging.
Patt Morrison, a Los Angeles Times contributor, interviewed Barbara Ehrenreich, social activist and author, about Ehrenreich’s views on wellness, health, and aging.
The following are some of Ehrenreich’s views as reported in This Week magazine:
Our wellness obsessions and warped attitudes about aging go hand in hand.
“Health is just the absence of disease,” and the truth is that aging can be managed, but not defied. ”It’s a process of increasing disability. Things get harder. Things go wrong. And there’s nothing to do except try to adapt to each new disability that comes along as best you can.”
Words of wisdom for those of us with a few more years of aging under our belts.
* Aging can be managed, but not defied
* It’s a process of increasing disability
* Try to adapt
CARPE DIEM……SEIZE THE DAY
Jim Darrow
Sun City resident
