Mosaic of Life #100 Turning Back The Odometer… And Other Such Things

(An Artsyfiied picture of RJ – wrinkles and gray hair what there is of it) Some people try to turn back their odometers. Not me, I want people to know “why” I look this way. I’ve traveled a long way and some of the roads weren’t paved. ― Will Rogers I recently saw an image of Cher, and it was obvious that she has had dozens … Continue reading Mosaic of Life #100 Turning Back The Odometer… And Other Such Things

When The World No Longer Sees You…

Trotsky, says, “…the biggest surprise in a man’s life is old age.”  Youth and good looks are king. And there’s a sad place, somewhere around middle age, when we realize that we’re beginning to disappear.  I am at the tail end of that time now. I am definitely disappearing now. I see all my old high school classmates’ obituaries, or maybe even more sadly, pictures of … Continue reading When The World No Longer Sees You…

God, Please Don’t Make Me Live To Be 100!

One thing about living in a RetCom (retirement community) is that you know all the “old people” celebration days. A week or so ago, it was “Centenarians Day”. Six people in my RetCom are celebrating being over 100 years of age. I have run across several of them in the hallways during my two years here, and they don’t seem much different than the rest … Continue reading God, Please Don’t Make Me Live To Be 100!