This is a good one, Norm. I understood all of it, if that makes you feel good. I started to do the groaning when getting in and out of the golf cart and people would say, "what's wrong....did you miss another putt?" Well that was kind of assuming, so I quit groaning in and out of golf carts. I think it is just my skinny legs lifting my a little overweight body....it's all because of that darn ice cream!! So I'm trying to take more walks, but it rains a lot, then it's too hot, then I'm too tired, or I have Olympics to watch or football or something....writing my substack....playing solitare on my computer, things that give me more pleasure than walking these days. that bothers me because I used to be pretty active by landscaping the yard and planting flowers and such. Now it's a job. Or worse yet, a "project". Then it's not fun anymore. Here's one. Friends invited us over for dinner and to watch the game tonight....and they are going to pick us up. They live 17 miles away and it's a pretty straight drive, off the expressways, I might add, but she and husband agreed to pick us up. This kind of thing is happening more and more and I am an imbiber of Capt Morgan, so maybe they are just being sure I can get home. Plus men, and women, hold the door for me now, or let me enter the restaurant ahead of them. It's so kind. a side of people I have missed as a regular middle aged woman. I love chivalry and by golly, it's back! And more people call me dear and honey when they wait on me. I'm happy to be called that by someone, even if it is a stranger with a nice smile. I'd say, at least for women, there are some advantages. Even golf gives discounts for seniors. Hang in there. I so agree with you. I refuse to let a number dictate how old I am or how old I should be or feel. And I feel like every TV ad is directed at me these days by the gazillions of Drug Lords out there. I can be as old as I damn well please, thank you. And, yes, Plexiderm is a part of my makeup supply. It takes ten years off my smile lines, but you have to give something up to gain something, right?
Thank you, Kate. We cannot allow ourselves to be defined by a number. And, we cannot allow others to define us. We’ve earned the right to define ourselves. So, do what you enjoy, Kate, you’ve earned it.
You crack me up :D
Time. What a concept! I'm the oldest person in my workplace but I still feel like I'm 7. :D
How you feel about yourself is all that really matters. Thanks for reading, tecolote42.
This is a good one, Norm. I understood all of it, if that makes you feel good. I started to do the groaning when getting in and out of the golf cart and people would say, "what's wrong....did you miss another putt?" Well that was kind of assuming, so I quit groaning in and out of golf carts. I think it is just my skinny legs lifting my a little overweight body....it's all because of that darn ice cream!! So I'm trying to take more walks, but it rains a lot, then it's too hot, then I'm too tired, or I have Olympics to watch or football or something....writing my substack....playing solitare on my computer, things that give me more pleasure than walking these days. that bothers me because I used to be pretty active by landscaping the yard and planting flowers and such. Now it's a job. Or worse yet, a "project". Then it's not fun anymore. Here's one. Friends invited us over for dinner and to watch the game tonight....and they are going to pick us up. They live 17 miles away and it's a pretty straight drive, off the expressways, I might add, but she and husband agreed to pick us up. This kind of thing is happening more and more and I am an imbiber of Capt Morgan, so maybe they are just being sure I can get home. Plus men, and women, hold the door for me now, or let me enter the restaurant ahead of them. It's so kind. a side of people I have missed as a regular middle aged woman. I love chivalry and by golly, it's back! And more people call me dear and honey when they wait on me. I'm happy to be called that by someone, even if it is a stranger with a nice smile. I'd say, at least for women, there are some advantages. Even golf gives discounts for seniors. Hang in there. I so agree with you. I refuse to let a number dictate how old I am or how old I should be or feel. And I feel like every TV ad is directed at me these days by the gazillions of Drug Lords out there. I can be as old as I damn well please, thank you. And, yes, Plexiderm is a part of my makeup supply. It takes ten years off my smile lines, but you have to give something up to gain something, right?
Thank you, Kate. We cannot allow ourselves to be defined by a number. And, we cannot allow others to define us. We’ve earned the right to define ourselves. So, do what you enjoy, Kate, you’ve earned it.