Where Did My Day Go?
When I was in my forties, I routinely worked 55-hour weeks (commuting an hour each way), taxied my kids to soccer practices and dance recitals, mowed the yard, paid the bills, and worked out five […]
Tag: getting old
Getting older leads to sleepless night
I was going to bed late, had to get up early for work—probably should’ve skipped that cup of coffee—and I was getting old. Wow, my son turned 15! I am old. I lay in bed […]
A 20-Year-Old in a 70-Year-Old Body
It creeps up on you, like a mugger on a dark street. One minute you are dancing down the sidewalk of life with energy and confidence, the next minute – WHAM! You’re on the ground, […]
One Shade of Grey
The fact I am aging has not escaped me. I can see it happening. I can feel it happening. Heck, I can even hear it happening. Clearly, there a few lines at the side of […]
I’ve Got the Three Days From Now I’ll Be 69 Next Year I’ll Be 70 and Where Did My Life Go Blues
CUE: Piano, jazz trumpeter and torch singer, performing the sad song of all sad songs. This song makes other sad songs feel bad about themselves. Pretty good, the way I set the scene, huh? ME: […]
How to Live in a Gated Community – for FREE!
The older I get the more I realize how much time I have left to live, or, more accurately, how much time I don’t have left to live. I wasn’t worried about dying when I […]
Regrets Regarding the Alec Baldwin Paparazzi Incident
My only regret about Alec Baldwin’s latest confrontation with the paparazzi, is that I wish Baldwin had been wearing calf length black nylon socks with his short pants in order to take the pressure off […]
The Top 5 Good Things About Getting Old
Nobody looks forward to getting old. That would be like looking forward to your next root canal. The aging process is not inherently fun. It isn’t all walkers and hearing aids, though. There are some […]