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Thursday, October 13

Some thoughts about aging

I received this in my email today and it was too clever not to share.
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Do you realize that the only time in our lives when we like to get old is when we're kids? If you're less than 10 years old, you're so excited about aging that you think in fractions.

“How old are you?" "I'm four and a half!" You're never thirty-six and a half. You're four and a half, going on five!

That's the key.

You get into your teens, now they can't hold you back. You jump to the next number, or even a few ahead.

How old are you?" "I'm gonna be 16!" You could be 13, but hey, you're gonna be 16! And then the greatest day of your life…you become 21. Even the words sound like a ceremony…YOU BECOME 21. YESSSS!!!

But then you turn 30. Oooohh, what happened there? Makes you sound like bad milk! He TURNED; we had to throw him out. There's no fun now, you're Just a sour-dumpling. What's wrong? What's changed?

You BECOME 21, you TURN 30, then you're PUSHING 40.

Whoa! Put on the brakes, it's all slipping away. Before you know it, you REACH 50 and your dreams are gone.

But wait!!! You MAKE it to 60. You didn't think you would!

So you BECOME 21, TURN 30, PUSH 40, REACH 50 and MAKE it to 60.

You've built up so much speed that you HIT 70! After that it's a day-by-day thing; you HIT Wednesday!

You get into your 80s and every day is a complete cycle; you HIT lunch; you TURN 4:30; you REACH bedtime.

And it doesn't end there. Into the 90s, you start going backwards. "I was JUST 92."

Then a strange thing happens. If you make it over 100, you become a little kid again. "I'm 100 and a half!"

May you all make it to a healthy 100 and a half!!

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Kira mentioned that I should give an update on Paul’s Virtuous Bitch. I lost the bet. She is clearly not pregnant. She may, in fact, be virtuous! Who cares? That bitch still cost me the price of a meal at Olive Garden!!

6 Comments:

Blogger Kira said...

LOL! Yes, that's the excellent update I wanted to see!

Speaking of ages, I'm always ten years younger than you, so that makes me 29. Forever. I'm thrilled!

6:58 PM

 
Blogger bornfool said...

They probably just used protection. The dog is not as much virtuous as intelligent.

11:06 PM

 
Blogger Paige said...

You know what makes you feel young again?


VEGAS BABY!

1:11 AM

 
Blogger Peter said...

Ooops, next birthday I HIT 70, can hardly wait to rattle of the next 10.

9:35 AM

 
Blogger OldHorsetailSnake said...

I often thought about putting in for a second childhood, now that I am 75 14/365ths. But now I guess they call it Azheimer's. Who needs THAT?

11:23 AM

 
Blogger Canoes under my shoes said...

I need to send this to my 92 year old aunt!

9:14 PM

 

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