The Elder Wisdom Circle

Once a webmaster, always a webmaster? Have you ever wondered what you will be doing if you live to be very old? One of my first jobs in high school was working in the kitchen of the local nursing home. Working there gave me a chance to interact with elderly residents, interesting people who were often in the process of being pushed aside by the world. I learned a few lessons about life there that I will never forget.

Being a history enthusiast, I am fascinated to hear stories and wisdom from people who began life a half a century or so earlier than myself. This NPR podcast gives some insight into the Elder Wisdom Circle, a group of “cyber-grandparents” ages 60, 70 and 80, who impart there wisdom to over the Internet by answering all sorts of questions about life. This is one of those golden aspects of the Internet that really make you say, wow, the Internet can have some really positive and unselfish uses!