Happy belated 78th birthday to my father! For us here it was celebrated relatively on time, October 7, but for those of you friends and relatives this is coming a little later. The first photo is the birthday candle, first things first. The second photo is of the seafood dinner we ate...sashimi, giant clams, toasted black cod prawns, steamed vegetables and noodles

Cultures that marginalize the elderly waste so much social capital. Kids naturally love being around the older generation (in part because they can be spoiled by them) and the older generation generally seems to love children. It also works as a system. Grandparents can share
their heritage with the little ones and feel a useful part of the next generation.