“Perhaps Sony geeks are so young that they think us older folks wouldn’t have the foggiest notion how to operate their systems. I doubt if these younger geeks, using under 40 as an example, could even fix or have any knowledge of the older systems. Our group does. We’ve “Been There, Done That.” Wonder who they think bought these “toys” for the younger generation and taught them how to use it.
Microsoft and Wii market to us because they are smart enough to know we’ve used every version of operating systems and electronic games since they came out. We not only use these but buy them for our grands and great-grands, and yes entertain them by playing with them. It may take a little longer for us to defrag our brains, but we do like and have the latest greatest toys.

Contrary to the “younger generations” notion of us, we do not sit in a chair all day and watch the bunnies hump on NatGeo. Bingo is not a favorite here in our community, too passé. You would more likely find our group using Wii with their friends after their 4 p.m. cocktail get together and dinner out. We didn’t have time to be interact with our friends that much before we retired but do now.

Dlyrius can attest to the fact that these groups are “party animals” and go from early a.m. to late p.m.”

She is right about that last statement. I was there visiting during the busy season and they had a party at the dance hall next door that kept me up until 4 a.m. with loud music and laughter. I figured they would be sleeping in the next day, nope, not a chance. They were out bright and early cruising around, walking dogs, playing horse shoes, swimming, etc… I don’t thing retired is a good term for these folks, I think they are simply recycling life