Loyd: I remember saying to my "Ole Man"; Dad I will never live to be your age; he was 60 and I was 12. I am two and a half months from my 62nd Birthday; there was a few times when I thought it was over; at the age of 20; then again at the age of 37; then at 60 just before my 61st Birthday. Where am I going with this? Oh yes: You didn't know that anyone over 30 is old--or is it 25 now?? Guess that make me a double Ole Man. First thing I got was eyeglasses; at the ripe age of five; got my teeth when I was 34 because the two sets that was given to me as I grew up had not lasted through all my abuse of gritting them when I'm sleeping. Wow; and last but not least I received three metal stents in my heart at the age of 60 just before turning 61 due to generational plaque build up. Almost forgot to say; I've had aches and pains for so long from being careless in my teens to throughout my thirties. Never-mind the ringing in my ears from loud engines and music.
When I get called an Ole Man I say: I'm proud of it! You will say the same if you live to be my age! Learned that saying from my "Ole Man"; said with the same respect as calling him---DAD!
-- Edited by PIEERE on Sunday 28th of April 2013 02:19:06 PM
Loydstuts said
06:15 PM Apr 28, 2013
When did I get old?
I was in my favorite store recently, when a young family was blocking the way. The mother looked up and told her children, “Move over, kids, and let the old man by.”
Old man, indeed!I looked at them and just shook my head in amazement, and drove the power cart around them.Why, I’m not so old, am I? I decided that there must be a test I can take.I mean, you can find anything on the internet, can’t you? But to my dismay, I could find no such thing.So, I did what any young, er, mature guy would do. I made one up. Of course, I knew I had to share it with you. Here goes.
You’re only as old as you feel.
I woke up this morning, feeling pretty good. Then I tried to get up. Let’s see…Back didn’t hurt…too much…knees didn’t lock up – well both of them didn’t.
All your senses are alert.
My wife said something as I was getting up. I put my hearing aids in and asked her to repeat it.She asked me to fix some breakfast, I agreed. When it was ready, I put my teeth in and we enjoyed a good meal.
Your body is firm and youthful.
Hmmm… Hair is grey, skin is wrinkled, I have a spare tire big enough for a semi truck.Doesn’t look good for me.
As you get older, you get wiser.
Score one for older, wiser, not so much. That’s a plus, right?
All this is, of course, in jest. There is no test to determine if you are old. What we need to remember, is, as we age, we owe the next generation, and need to share the values we were raised with. Things like respect, and empathy. We need to instill in them a solid value system. The ten commandments is a good start. I respectfully ask each of you to look at your life, and ask yourself – Am I getting old? Or just feeling that way?
Good thing the test was made up, I was getting worried.
Be blessed, today and everyday.
GENECOP said
06:42 PM Apr 28, 2013
Nice post.....Thankyou.
Alie and Jims Carrilite said
09:47 PM Apr 28, 2013
Could you make the font/text a little larger? I had to get my readers out.... only problem is I forgot where I put them
Lucky Mike said
11:35 PM Apr 28, 2013
The Best part of Age is as you get older.....you get slower.....things may get a little harder to focus on them but you get to really see the beauty of it without rushing past.
you never have to worry about arguments...Either you didnt hear what was said or....after several minutes you forget what it was about anyway!!!!
and the best part is you get to live your second childhood with the grand kids.....nobody will even notice you showed up in the sandbox with pampers on!!!!!!!
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NWescapee said
12:23 AM Apr 29, 2013
Mike - LOL on your comment regarding the grandkids.
Dale figures he never has to worry about his second childhood, he claims he never left his first childhood and that is especially evident when under the influence of grandchildren!!
Bob and Cheri said
12:34 AM Apr 29, 2013
I read some where that the number of years dose not make you old. It is just the number of years that the world has had the honor of your presents. Lets all honor this world for many more.
Terry and Jo said
03:06 AM Apr 29, 2013
Age is relevant. Sometimes relevant to one's health, but always to one's outlook.
At 40, on a trip for a week long vacation in our favorite campsite, the day before we were to leave, I finally walked up a four wheel drive trail that had ALWAYS been there. There I discovered another valley with a beautiful pond, partially surrounded by trees. I had forgotten to take my camera, so I informed everyone later that I would walk up there again the next morning before we hooked up and went home. In the two families on this trip, 4 of them were teen-age boys, and they decided that they had to go up with me.
Halfway up the trail, the 4 boys all felt that they had to stop and rest a bit. I stood there in the middle of that trail, looking back at them and said, "Here I am, 40 years old and I smoke, and YOU are the ones wanting to stop and rest?" (Of course, we lived and worked on a farm and ranch, so I got lots of exercise and was in good condition. Not so much anymore.)
Back in 2009, four of us, Jo, Jo's sister, Jo's sister's husband and myself spent a day at Mesa Verde in SW Colorado. We even walked down to some of the ruins, which then required us to walk back up fairly steep grades to get back to the top. Half way up, I paused to take a picture of the area and happened to think.....all three of the people that were with me had had heart issues, so while I am overweight, I decided that if they could do it, then I had no problems at all. (Of course, I had to kid them that I didn't think I was "healthy" enough to carry them back up, so they better not "conk out" on me now.)
Now, I've got the false teeth, so my smiles are "fake" in appearance, but genuine otherwise. I'll soon have two "artificial" lenses in my eyes after the cataract surgery. While I am still apprehensive about the "possibilities," I'm extremely hopeful that new lenses will give me a whole new perspective on the beauty around me. Who knows....I'm likely to have a "new HD TV" without even having to buy one.
Terry
The Bear II said
09:31 AM Apr 29, 2013
My Dad is 94, hard of hearing, has dementia, can't walk and has to have a catheter with a leg bag and yet just yesterday as I was sitting with him while he was eating lunch, something Gene Autry's sidekick did on TV made him laugh.
I hope I can still laugh at silly things when I reach 94.
-- Edited by The Bear II on Monday 29th of April 2013 09:32:46 AM
Loydstuts said
07:50 PM Apr 29, 2013
Pieere, So true. Hope eberything is going well for you.
Racerguy said
08:32 PM Apr 29, 2013
Bear,God bless you for being there for your Dad.
TXRVr said
12:21 AM Apr 30, 2013
If it were me in the store situation, I would have told the caring lady "Thank you, but I have no need to be in a hurry." My grandmother passed away of just plain "old age" at 102. I'm working on surpassing that. One cannot get Senior Discounts without being a senior.
Fergizmo said
03:22 PM Apr 30, 2013
I feel younger already....thanks!
CJSX2fromCT said
09:52 PM May 1, 2013
Old age is when your mind makes a appointment your body can't keep.
MarkS said
07:02 PM May 2, 2013
How old are you if you don't look in a mirror?
I still like Led Zepplin played too loud!
I enjoy a good video game with the kids and grand kids
Although they have passed, I still have the ultimate respect for my parents
Sometimes when I see old friends I think that they are aging (this only works without a mirror)
In fact the only things that may have changed much is that I cherish each day a little more than the one before, every family member and friend a little more than before, and each acquaintance is a little more like a gift.
Racerguy said
08:07 PM May 2, 2013
Well said Mark.My thoughts exactly.
PNV said
01:26 AM May 7, 2013
I'm told that " old age is only in the mind" ! Only wish I had one.
WestWardHo said
01:44 AM May 7, 2013
Go to a reunion and see all the old people there!!!
Sherry
Jim01 said
11:43 AM May 7, 2013
Yeah!! Went to my 50th class reunion a couple years ago. Couldn't believe I had gone to school with all the old people there.
Jim
SnowGypsy said
05:39 PM May 17, 2013
My husband and I both turn 59 this summer. I have to wrestle the bag boy to let me take out my own groceries and/or they look at me, size me up and don't put more than 3 items in each bag. I just hauled in a 30 bag of dog food from the car, up the stairs! The other thing that I just view with humor is discussions about creams for wrinkles because I think, boy, I should check out that thread only to find that these "girls" are in their 30's and I think "You ain't seen nothin' yet!" I'm taking the aging thing well, my husband not so much but he denies it. I have to admit though that I was thinking of getting a puppy for my birthday since I have two senior dogs and when I did the math, 59 + 15, I thought "That can't be right?" It was. I don't still want to be a pet owner at that age IF I make it! If you can stay busy, age doesn't seem to consume one. We lived in a county where the fastest growing age group was 80+ so I learned a lot. I learned that I don't want to end up an old lady with a cat or 12 cats (or more in some cases) and I don't want to just sit and wait for the Grim Reaper, I'm going to run and he'll have his/her work cutout for him/her. You do start to realize and question as to what you want to do with the rest of your life as the clock ticks. Dump the house and hit the road! I got to get off the computer and get the house ready for market!
Loydstuts said
05:44 PM May 17, 2013
Looking forward to see you out here. Good luck on the house sale.
FLCoastalChick said
12:02 PM Jun 6, 2013
Old is however you feel for the day. I thought turning 40 would be rough on me...I still felt 29!! Heck now I am 46 and seeing a whole different side of it. 1. My optomitrist this year just told me that now that I am over 40 I should get bifocals. (is he in my house when I have the magazine on the floor to read it?) 2. In my 20's I could go out dancing and partying all night then get up for work 3 hours later to function well at my job. Today if I am out past 9pm and have more than a 6 pack: takes me 3 days to recover. 3. Living in the south for 15 years I have just developed the "sweetie" and "hun" slang when addressing people. The young boy at the register (who is always there when I get off of work) looked at me and stated: "Mam" even though you are pretty I dont go for old people, so I dont know why you are flirting with me. 4. Years ago when I went to the doc for a check up I could pawn off the statement, "your blood pressure is up" to: good looking doc, nervous about being in the office. Now I just say: are you going to up my meds?
Now on the other side, being a hairdresser I see it all and go through the emotions of both sides. 1. young kids coming in for the Justin Bieber or Rhianna haircut, more body jewelry in their eyebrows than I have in my ears. Earlobes that have a 1" hole in them (and want to slap them and tell them their lobes will not grow back to normal) 2. My normal Sat ladies come in for their color and set. Consultation is easy: same blue hue color and betty white style? (for those who have ever been in Naples, FL ya'll can understand that one)
Does this make me old?
PIEERE said
02:28 PM Jun 6, 2013
FLCoastalChick wrote:
Old is however you feel for the day. I thought turning 40 would be rough on me...I still felt 29!! Heck now I am 46 and seeing a whole different side of it. 1. My optomitrist this year just told me that now that I am over 40 I should get bifocals. (is he in my house when I have the magazine on the floor to read it?) 2. In my 20's I could go out dancing and partying all night then get up for work 3 hours later to function well at my job. Today if I am out past 9pm and have more than a 6 pack: takes me 3 days to recover. 3. Living in the south for 15 years I have just developed the "sweetie" and "hun" slang when addressing people. The young boy at the register (who is always there when I get off of work) looked at me and stated: "Mam" even though you are pretty I dont go for old people, so I dont know why you are flirting with me. 4. Years ago when I went to the doc for a check up I could pawn off the statement, "your blood pressure is up" to: good looking doc, nervous about being in the office. Now I just say: are you going to up my meds?
Now on the other side, being a hairdresser I see it all and go through the emotions of both sides. 1. young kids coming in for the Justin Bieber or Rhianna haircut, more body jewelry in their eyebrows than I have in my ears. Earlobes that have a 1" hole in them (and want to slap them and tell them their lobes will not grow back to normal) 2. My normal Sat ladies come in for their color and set. Consultation is easy: same blue hue color and betty white style? (for those who have ever been in Naples, FL ya'll can understand that one)
Does this make me old?
The blue hue gives them that Marge Simpson look!!! LOL
FLCoastalChick said
03:46 PM Jun 6, 2013
OMG Pieerre...to funny. I never thought about Marge.
charles said
03:33 AM Jun 10, 2013
I was at my internest office a few months back and the assistant asked If I wanted a flu shot, I ans yes, she then asked if I wanted a "double dose shot", my ans was that I did not know about them but if that is what the physician suggested, YES. To this she said, and I quote, "We suggest it for all of our ELDERLY, patients." I told her that I had not decided what I want to do when I grow up but yes the double dose shot would be fine. By the way, I am only in my 70th year.
CCC
telco said
03:59 PM Jun 13, 2013
My wife is 58 and looks about 35. I am 64. 4 or 5 years ago I went to pay for my camping spot and the owner said "your daughter already paid"
Loyd: I remember saying to my "Ole Man"; Dad I will never live to be your age; he was 60 and I was 12. I am two and a half months from my 62nd Birthday; there was a few times when I thought it was over; at the age of 20; then again at the age of 37; then at 60 just before my 61st Birthday.
Where am I going with this? Oh yes: You didn't know that anyone over 30 is old--or is it 25 now?? Guess that make me a double Ole Man. First thing I got was eyeglasses; at the ripe age of five; got my teeth when I was 34 because the two sets that was given to me as I grew up had not lasted through all my abuse of gritting them when I'm sleeping. Wow; and last but not least I received three metal stents in my heart at the age of 60 just before turning 61 due to generational plaque build up. Almost forgot to say; I've had aches and pains for so long from being careless in my teens to throughout my thirties. Never-mind the ringing in my ears from loud engines and music.
When I get called an Ole Man I say: I'm proud of it! You will say the same if you live to be my age! Learned that saying from my "Ole Man"; said with the same respect as calling him---DAD!
-- Edited by PIEERE on Sunday 28th of April 2013 02:19:06 PM
When did I get old?
I was in my favorite store recently, when a young family was blocking the way. The mother looked up and told her children, “Move over, kids, and let the old man by.”
Old man, indeed! I looked at them and just shook my head in amazement, and drove the power cart around them. Why, I’m not so old, am I? I decided that there must be a test I can take. I mean, you can find anything on the internet, can’t you? But to my dismay, I could find no such thing. So, I did what any young, er, mature guy would do. I made one up. Of course, I knew I had to share it with you. Here goes.
You’re only as old as you feel.
I woke up this morning, feeling pretty good. Then I tried to get up. Let’s see…Back didn’t hurt…too much…knees didn’t lock up – well both of them didn’t.
All your senses are alert.
My wife said something as I was getting up. I put my hearing aids in and asked her to repeat it. She asked me to fix some breakfast, I agreed. When it was ready, I put my teeth in and we enjoyed a good meal.
Your body is firm and youthful.
Hmmm… Hair is grey, skin is wrinkled, I have a spare tire big enough for a semi truck. Doesn’t look good for me.
As you get older, you get wiser.
Score one for older, wiser, not so much. That’s a plus, right?
All this is, of course, in jest. There is no test to determine if you are old. What we need to remember, is, as we age, we owe the next generation, and need to share the values we were raised with. Things like respect, and empathy. We need to instill in them a solid value system. The ten commandments is a good start. I respectfully ask each of you to look at your life, and ask yourself – Am I getting old? Or just feeling that way?
Good thing the test was made up, I was getting worried.
Be blessed, today and everyday.
Could you make the font/text a little larger? I had to get my readers out.... only problem is I forgot where I put them
you never have to worry about arguments...Either you didnt hear what was said or....after several minutes you forget what it was about anyway!!!!
and the best part is you get to live your second childhood with the grand kids.....nobody will even notice you showed up in the sandbox with pampers on!!!!!!!
1
Dale figures he never has to worry about his second childhood, he claims he never left his first childhood and that is especially evident when under the influence of grandchildren!!
Age is relevant. Sometimes relevant to one's health, but always to one's outlook.
At 40, on a trip for a week long vacation in our favorite campsite, the day before we were to leave, I finally walked up a four wheel drive trail that had ALWAYS been there. There I discovered another valley with a beautiful pond, partially surrounded by trees. I had forgotten to take my camera, so I informed everyone later that I would walk up there again the next morning before we hooked up and went home. In the two families on this trip, 4 of them were teen-age boys, and they decided that they had to go up with me.
Halfway up the trail, the 4 boys all felt that they had to stop and rest a bit. I stood there in the middle of that trail, looking back at them and said, "Here I am, 40 years old and I smoke, and YOU are the ones wanting to stop and rest?" (Of course, we lived and worked on a farm and ranch, so I got lots of exercise and was in good condition. Not so much anymore.)
Back in 2009, four of us, Jo, Jo's sister, Jo's sister's husband and myself spent a day at Mesa Verde in SW Colorado. We even walked down to some of the ruins, which then required us to walk back up fairly steep grades to get back to the top. Half way up, I paused to take a picture of the area and happened to think.....all three of the people that were with me had had heart issues, so while I am overweight, I decided that if they could do it, then I had no problems at all. (Of course, I had to kid them that I didn't think I was "healthy" enough to carry them back up, so they better not "conk out" on me now.)
Now, I've got the false teeth, so my smiles are "fake" in appearance, but genuine otherwise. I'll soon have two "artificial" lenses in my eyes after the cataract surgery. While I am still apprehensive about the "possibilities," I'm extremely hopeful that new lenses will give me a whole new perspective on the beauty around me. Who knows....I'm likely to have a "new HD TV" without even having to buy one.
Terry
My Dad is 94, hard of hearing, has dementia, can't walk and has to have a catheter with a leg bag and yet just yesterday as I was sitting with him while he was eating lunch, something Gene Autry's sidekick did on TV made him laugh.
I hope I can still laugh at silly things when I reach 94.
-- Edited by The Bear II on Monday 29th of April 2013 09:32:46 AM
Pieere, So true. Hope eberything is going well for you.
I still like Led Zepplin played too loud!
I enjoy a good video game with the kids and grand kids
Although they have passed, I still have the ultimate respect for my parents
Sometimes when I see old friends I think that they are aging (this only works without a mirror)
In fact the only things that may have changed much is that I cherish each day a little more than the one before, every family member and friend a little more than before, and each acquaintance is a little more like a gift.
Only wish I had one.
Sherry
Yeah!! Went to my 50th class reunion a couple years ago. Couldn't believe I had gone to school with all the old people there.
Jim
1. My optomitrist this year just told me that now that I am over 40 I should get bifocals. (is he in my house when I have the magazine on the floor to read it?)
2. In my 20's I could go out dancing and partying all night then get up for work 3 hours later to function well at my job. Today if I am out past 9pm and have more than a 6 pack: takes me 3 days to recover.
3. Living in the south for 15 years I have just developed the "sweetie" and "hun" slang when addressing people. The young boy at the register (who is always there when I get off of work) looked at me and stated: "Mam" even though you are pretty I dont go for old people, so I dont know why you are flirting with me.
4. Years ago when I went to the doc for a check up I could pawn off the statement, "your blood pressure is up" to: good looking doc, nervous about being in the office. Now I just say: are you going to up my meds?
Now on the other side, being a hairdresser I see it all and go through the emotions of both sides.
1. young kids coming in for the Justin Bieber or Rhianna haircut, more body jewelry in their eyebrows than I have in my ears.
Earlobes that have a 1" hole in them (and want to slap them and tell them their lobes will not grow back to normal)
2. My normal Sat ladies come in for their color and set. Consultation is easy: same blue hue color and betty white style? (for those who have ever been in Naples, FL ya'll can understand that one)
Does this make me old?
The blue hue gives them that Marge Simpson look!!! LOL
To this she said, and I quote, "We suggest it for all of our ELDERLY, patients."
I told her that I had not decided what I want to do when I grow up but yes the double dose shot would be fine.
By the way, I am only in my 70th year.
CCC