"The baby boomers are getting older, and will stay older for longer. And they will run right into the dementia firing range. How will a society cope? E...

The public thinks big, sensible, measured thoughts while people run around doing silly things
~ Terry Pratchett ~












The public thinks big, sensible, measured thoughts while people run around doing silly things
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