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Zvi Civins

Diet craze or crazy?

Zvi Civins

Zvi is a 60-something retired educator who is now enjoying the time to read, garden, exercise, volunteer and travel. He is looking forward to sharing his stories with the Starts at 60 community and all of the discussions around them.

My priceless photo album collection

My priceless photo album collection

My priceless photo album collection

Photo albums are still wonderful mementos.

Gardening helps us to reconnect with real life

Gardening helps us to reconnect with real life

Gardening helps us to reconnect with real life

Do you get into your garden?

I have seen the future

I have seen the future

I have seen the future

What Pisses Me Off: Loud music in cafes

What Pisses Me Off: Loud music in cafes

What Pisses Me Off: Loud music in cafes

My wife and I attended our first Starts at Sixty coffee get together and were looking forward to meeting fellow readers. But what pissed me and the others off was the noise of the place: loud, blaring music which no one could hear anyway! See what happened and tell us, does this annoy you too?

Being sixty four is nothing like The Beatles made it out to be!

Being sixty four is nothing like The Beatles made it out to be!

Being sixty four is nothing like The Beatles made it out to be!

Ever since hearing the Beatles sing When I'm Sixty Four back when I was fifteen, that age has held great meaning. I heard the song and wondered: what will it be like being that old? Will I really get there?

I’m a loser, I admit it.

I’m a loser, I admit it.

I’m a loser, I admit it.

I’m a loser. I admit it. I’m a loser and the record speaks for itself.

What Pisses Me Off: Aussie tennis stars

What Pisses Me Off: Aussie tennis stars

What Pisses Me Off: Aussie tennis stars

What is it about Australia's current tennis ‘stars’ which makes them think that they are God’s gift to the nation?

Left of centre: Living with a condition only 10 per cent of the world has

Left of centre: Living with a condition only 10 per cent of the world has

Left of centre: Living with a condition only 10 per cent of the world has

I am one of a minority of people who have been feared, rejected or regarded as undesirable due to a genetic condition – I'm left-handed.

Law and order: When is too much, too much?

Law and order: When is too much, too much?

Law and order: When is too much, too much?

I respect the police, but I am worried. If this is the level of force used to subdue one man, what will we see when there is a more threatening situation?

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