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Aurelia grew up in Pennsylvania, the wife of a telephone repairman. I spotted her walking with her big glasses, big earrings, and big hair. But, the first thing I spotted was that hair. I wish I backed up a little bit more so everyone can see what I did.

Aurelia moved to LA because her husband was sick of climbing telephone poles in the harsh weather on the East Coast. She took a job working for the phone company and then later for the department store, Robinsons-May in Beverly Hills, until they went out of business.

Retired, Aurelia's not sure what to do with herself. She wants to work but said, "No one wants to hire an 80-year-old to work for them." I asked her if she needed the money, and she said she didn't - "I just like working." So, I gave her some advice and recommended that she find some kind of volunteer work and start keeping herself busy. We talked for awhile about all her options and she thanked me before she left. My friend, Neil who was with me when I ran into her, turned to me and said, "I thought it was called Life Advice From Old People!"

Aurelia, age 80.