HOW TO BE 60
A FIELD GUIDE TO THE EARLY STAGES OF LATE MIDDLE-AGE The very first thing you need to do is start early. Pack a lunch, some dry socks and maybe something to read. Being sixty doesn't just happen overnight. But, most important of all, don't die. I know this seems terribly obvious but you'd be surprised how many miss this simple but vital step. You have to pay attention. Of course there will always be accidents. True accidents for which you can't be blamed. Great chunks of frozen fish fall out of the sky, there's that random poisoning at a state banquet in Upper Volta, and how were you to know that the man driving the Hyundai that you gave the finger to was the Sergeant-at-Arms for the Bandidos. ( Please do not call these Acts-of-God. I've checked with God about this and he's gets a bit tetchy about the whole thing. He says this sort of stuff should more properly be called Acts-of-Gerry. Gerry is a miserable sod who lives in Melton and has nothing bett...