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0 of 3 Premium Clicks used this month SUBSCRIBE Print + Online Subscriber Activation | Register x Forgot Password | Need an Account? subscribe | newsletter | deals Home News Latest Stories New Southern Oregon University board votes to bump tuition nearly 5 percent in the fall Police Reports Schneider Art Museum installation re-imagines Rivera UPDATED: Two lanes open after I-5 truck crash near Siskiyou Summit 10 things to know for Friday Education New Southern Oregon University board votes to bump tuition nearly 5 percent in the fall Why OLLI matters: A personal perspective Southern Oregon University names director of marketing Dianne Williamson: College admissions mania ill-advised Rotary Club of Ashland names Riley O'Sullivan as Student of the Month Environment Mt. Ashland Ski Area to host party March 28 Mt. Ashland hopes coming storm will reopen ski area Wild Side: Selfish and other reasons for saving endangered species Mt. 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Guest Opinion: Ashland council vote on travelers accommodations was less than transparent ... Herb Rothschild Jr: Failing at charity ... Ashland Calendar: Saturday, March 28 ... Guest Opinion: Ashland council vote on travelers accommodations was less than transparent ... Herb Rothschild Jr: Failing at charity ... Dr. Murray Feingold: What's your excuse for being late? Comment By Dr. Murray Feingold More Content Now DailyTidings.com By Dr. Murray Feingold More Content Now Posted Mar. 12, 2015 at 10:38 AM By Dr. Murray Feingold More Content Now Posted Mar. 12, 2015 at 10:38 AM » Social News Many people, as they get older (usually starting in their early 50s), who were once very punctual and always on time, start noticing they are now late for some of their appointments or meetings with friends. This lack of punctuality usually increases as the years go by. There are many reasons for this change and, frequently, preventative actions can help improve the situation. Let’s start with some of the more common reasons for being late. As I relate them to you, they will sound familiar, but you may have not given them too much thought. You know it takes about 40 minutes to go from your house to the restaurant where you are going to meet your friends. So you leave 45 minutes before the meeting time. As you are ready to start the car you realize you have forgotten the car keys and have to go back to the house to retrieve them. Or you have to go back because you forgot to bring your driving glasses. Or back you go because you didn’t bring the directions to the restaurant that took you 45 minutes to finally download. You are now at least 10 minutes behind schedule. Another stumbling block to being on time is, with age, we experience increased difficulty processing information. When you were younger you never gave much thought about driving from destination A to B and before you knew it, without any wrong turns, you arrived at destination B. Now, at age 60, you must concentrate much more on where you are going or you will end up at destination C, the wrong place. To make matters worse your motor skills, reaction time, and vision are usually not what they use to be. At this point, a planned pleasant night out may turn into a mini-battle between the driver, usually an all-knowing male who will never admit he is lost, and the passenger, usually the long suffering wife who has experienced this scenario before. The first thing is to realize that such a process is going to take place and there are steps that can be taken that will help to alleviate their impact. Something as simple as keeping a second pair of glasses in the car. Or giving yourself more time to get to where you are going. Don’t always rely on your GPS. You may have some violent arguments with you GPS person. I have never won any of them. Most importantly, don’t multitask. Concentrate just on your driving to make certain you get to your destination safe and sound. And, in the big picture of life, being a little late is not the worst thing in the world. Massachusetts-based Dr. Murray Feingold is the physician in chief of The Feingold Center for Children and president of the Genesis Fund. The Genesis Fund is a nonprofit organization that funds the care of children born with birth defects, mental retardation and genetic diseases. 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