(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
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…
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!
I have to give Mark Twain credit for the quote in the title above. Something happened recently to make this quote “How did I get inside this old body” jump in front of me. In my youth, when I visited my grandmother the thing I noticed first was the line of pill bottles that were on her dresser. She seemed to always be taking her … Continue reading How did I get inside this old body
This and the next few posts are to honor of the new header above about Will’s quote on old age. I don’t know quite what the definition of “old age” is but I kinda think I might be getting there. I just don’t understand how I got all the way to this point in my life? It seems like yesterday that I was in college working … Continue reading Bragging About It…
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