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[By Merlin Lessler] <\/span><\/p>\n

I was putting some books on a shelf in my office the other day and noticed that the actual book covers were drab – title and author, and that\u2019s it, a plain wrapper. But the slick removable cover the publisher put over it was colorful, eye-catching and exciting. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cDon\u2019t judge a book by its cover,\u201d used to be a common saying, extrapolating that advice to, \u201cWe shouldn\u2019t judge people by how they look.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

Hardly anyone follows that adage; it\u2019s in exile. People, and books, as publishers well know, are commonly judged by how they look. <\/span><\/p>\n

Take the news, weather, and commentary people on TV. Producers certainly think, in fact know, that their looks are important. It\u2019s human nature. And, it affects a lot more than TV hiring; most companies do the same, consciously or unconsciously. <\/span><\/p>\n

The saying, \u201che has a face for radio,\u201d says it all.<\/p>\n

One of the lessons that we old people learn, starting about when we get our first Social Security check, is that we\u2019re judged, or ignored, by how old our \u201ccover\u201d looks. <\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019m well acquainted with the judgment, but I use it. \u201cWould you let me go ahead of you in line? I\u2019m in my 80\u2019s?\u201d It gets me through TSA in the fast lane without taking off my shoes, jacket, or belt and onto the plane ahead of the line, especially when I use a cane, which I really need in a slow-moving line or on an excessively long and hurried race from one gate to another. <\/span><\/p>\n

And, I get senior discounts automatically. I don\u2019t have to ask. My \u201ccover\u201d does it for me. It\u2019s not all bad, this being an old coot thing.<\/p>\n

Comments? Send to mlessler7@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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