I am approaching 56 years old, and I have buried two wives.

And, yes, I blog.

I often encounter the assumption that a man of my age should not be technologically savvy.

My first job after graduation from the University of Illinois in 1971 was at the Center for Advanced Computation, where we built one of the first supercomputers, the ILLIAC IV, later sold to NASA. You might remember that HAL, the computer in "2001 a Space Oddesey" was supposedly built in our labs.

I have three and a half decades of experience in the computer biz. In my 40s, I earned a advanced degree from N.Y.U. in multimedia technology. I constantly encounter age discrimination in the marketplace from kids who yammer endlessly about their devotion to "diversity." However, what seems to bother people most about me is that I am not gay.

It is thought to be axiomatic that any male with "designer" in his job title must be gay.

Posted by: Shouting Thomas on December 8, 2005 11:46 AM

Older bloggers at least blog in relatively grammatical, understandable english. That's a big plus for fuddy duddies.

Posted by: ricpic on December 9, 2005 11:40 AM

I'm 57 and I blog. I plan to quit when I grow up and get a real job. In the meantime, I will be having easy going fun while doing my own thing in my own time.

Posted by: Lynn on December 9, 2005 12:28 PM






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