March 2009 Issue [Article] Curtain calls Download PDF Adjust Share The fever called "living" is conquered at last by Edward Hoagland, This article is only available as a PDF to subscribers. Download PDF Tags 21st century Aging Attitudes Death Dreams Family relationships Global warming Older men Psychological aspects Social aspects United States More from Edward Hoagland On the Skids What do most of us do when we notice a hungry, disoriented person slumped on the street in obvious despair? Why, we pass quickly by, averting our eyes toward an… Last call Old age and the end of nature Endgame Meditations on a diminishing world Adjust Share