{"id":162,"date":"2025-12-07T03:23:56","date_gmt":"2025-12-07T08:23:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/codgerstv.com\/?p=162"},"modified":"2025-12-07T03:30:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T08:30:13","slug":"the-six-tenets-of-codgerism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/codgerstv.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/07\/the-six-tenets-of-codgerism\/","title":{"rendered":"THE SIX TENETS OF CODGERISM"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>THE SIX TENETS OF CODGERISM<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-163 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/codgerstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/no-way-3955912_640-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/codgerstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/no-way-3955912_640-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/codgerstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/no-way-3955912_640.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><em><strong>1. We Persist.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Pain, setbacks, lost parts, broken bones, broken hearts \u2014<\/p>\n<p>we keep going, one step or shuffle at a time.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>2. We Adapt.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-164\" src=\"https:\/\/codgerstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/change-4039486_640-300x134.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/codgerstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/change-4039486_640-300x134.jpg 300w, https:\/\/codgerstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/change-4039486_640.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Can\u2019t stand? Sit.<\/p>\n<p>Can\u2019t remember? Improvise.<\/p>\n<p>Can\u2019t do it the old way? Invent a new one and pretend that was the plan all along.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>3. We Build Community.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-165\" src=\"https:\/\/codgerstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/team-spirit-2448837_640-300x250.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" \/>We gather people around the table,<\/p>\n<p>around the couch,<\/p>\n<p>around the camera.<\/p>\n<p>Nobody gets left behind.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>4. We Share Our Craft.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Recipes, music, stories, tricks of the trade \u2014<\/p>\n<p>we don\u2019t hoard wisdom.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-166\" src=\"https:\/\/codgerstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/woman-4779156_640-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/codgerstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/woman-4779156_640-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/codgerstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/woman-4779156_640.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>We pass it on like fresh bread.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>5. We Laugh at Calamity.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-167 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/codgerstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/cigar-362183_640-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"281\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/codgerstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/cigar-362183_640-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/codgerstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/cigar-362183_640.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 281px) 100vw, 281px\" \/>A codger doesn\u2019t whine \u2014<\/p>\n<p>we chuckle, we grumble, we tell the story better each time.<\/p>\n<p>Humor is our armor.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>6. We Dream Forward.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-168 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/codgerstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/elderly-6806996_6401-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"263\" height=\"175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/codgerstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/elderly-6806996_6401-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/codgerstv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/elderly-6806996_6401.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 263px) 100vw, 263px\" \/>We don\u2019t live in yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>We make today, and we plot tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>A Codger\u2019s future is always under construction.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE SIX TENETS OF CODGERISM 1. We Persist. Pain, setbacks, lost parts, broken bones, broken hearts \u2014 we keep going, one step or shuffle at a time. 2. We Adapt. Can\u2019t stand? Sit. Can\u2019t remember? Improvise. Can\u2019t do it the old way? 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