Pimp My Walker

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A Guide For Growing Old With StyleGot a computerCan’t use it yet, but it looksGood on the tableOccasionally a rare book comes along that approaches the matter of aging with sympathy, understanding, and sobriety. This book is not one of them. On the contrary, Pimp My Walker: The Official Book of Old Age Haiku by Mike Slosberg accepts aging with the solemnity of slipping on a banana peel. As the subtitle indicates, the author has taken the age-old art form of haiku and turned it into an art form for old age – or at least aging. Each of the 73 poems is a gem of wit, wisdom, and cantankerousness. Witness his take on life’s little pleasures:I can rememberWhen sex was better than foodNow vice is versaMike maintains that old age really sucks, and one has to be philosophical and poetic to survive. Humor is the only defense – with the exception, perhaps, of copious amounts of surgery.

The perfect gift for a once macho man with a sense of humor who is incapacitated and forced to use a Walker. The haiku’s are not always in the best of taste but the book’s title is a conversation starter!

Hilarious comments on aging and its problems by a talented writer and cartoonist. Recommended for anyone over fifty or anyone who intends to get there. Will make the process easier.

Poetry is the song of life and my favorite poetic form is Japanese haiku. I have read, reviewed and have written many books over the years on haiku. Being a senior the title of this book (Pimp my walker: the official book of old age haiku by Mike Slosberg) caught my attention. This little 96 page hardcover volume has 73 haiku along with numerous cartoons to spice up the book. The last page encourages you to write your own haiku, which consists of 17 syllables, with a three line poem of 5 syllables on the first and third lines and 7 syllables on the middle like. A few of the amusing old age poems in this volume include the following: “I can remember “High school reunion When sex was better than food Everyone looks so ancient Now vice is versa” Except yours truly”

What's the perfect gift for an aging Boomer (or even a long-in-tooth Gen-Xer) who might have a walker lurking in their future? Author-illustrator Mike Slosberg has the perfect answer—his "Pimp My Walker" is a witty clutch of cartoons and haiku that will have you thinking about—and laffing about—the quirky challenges (and sometimes silly opportunities) that come along with becoming a fully licensed Walker Owner & Operator. Anyone over 50 will enjoy discovering Slosberg's handy manual poking out of their holiday stocking. (After that, leave them alone while they spin through page after page of age-appropriate chuckles.)

I actually bought this last Christmas for my favorite old guy (Me!) It doesn't pretend to be great literature, but it's one hell of a laugh when you reach the age when (to quote the book) "Food is better than Sex" Keep soldiering On! Cheers! Jed

"Pimp My Walker" is a collection of 73 hilarious -- and by hilarious I mean laugh out loud -- haiku about aging by ad exec/novelist Mike Slosberg. I'm a fan of humorous verse: the best funny poetry is a whirlwind of formality with a core of savage wisdom. Slosberg's haiku rank up there with the comic verse of Roy Blount Jr., Dorothy Parker and Philip Larkin. A couple of my personal favorites are "I'm incontinent./ That is, in America/ And not traveling." And "Sailing on cruise ship./ Bored to distraction./ Eating continuously." In addition to the haiku, "Pimp My Walker" includes Slosberg's deliciously satirical cartoons and illustrations. This is a perfect gift book -- sure the people you give it to will give you that "so you think I'm old, thanks a lot" look -- but as soon as they start reading it, they'll be laughing with recognition. And no matter what age you are, you'll want a copy for yourself.

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