Introduction

I don't know if I'm typical but for most of my life I have resisted taking advice. With the hindsight that flows with age, I now realize that some of it would have been very useful. To be fair, I have been equally reluctant to offer unsolicited advice..until recently. Since I've retired....well, please read on.

Advice in Abundance

Unsolicited advice free and abundant:
So much of it there its often redundant.

When I was a lad and easily impressed:
I listened and nodded at the experts' behest.

Opinions they flaunted on a scale universal:
Expounding at length without forethought or rehearsal.

With style and emotion, each made a case:
Of factual content there was rarely a trace.

Middle age found me as the consummate cynic:
Quick to retort and given to mimic.

With the passage of time I relaxed my position:
Improvised wisdom doesn't require a logician.

In the twilight of life there is time for a chat:
I now render advice at the drop of a hat.

Copyright; Jay
Email: aamori@webtv.net