The Upside to Aging

ok you can have the donut

Got used it that since ten years (paid by the health from 55 onwards) ...

dale, I have no grandkids. Enjoy yours. I always have a list of my meds with me. It gets longer and longer.

Ragman, Believing what you want about yourself isn't a delusion. It's an illusion. And a good one. I never had fears about health problems. They just arrived.

Trollpatrol, I have no idea what people playing online games are talking about. Are they insulting me? What's pwn?

Hey, Frank. The mirrors aren't lying. Who do you think you are? Snow White? Mirror, mirror on the wall, . . .

Foofie, Ten years ago, I wouldn't have said, "I'm not going out in that." Now I do.

Romeo, I didn't have to get older to realize that people don't know what they're talking about. I think I was about three when I figured this out. Grown-ups. What a bunch of joiks.

edgar, There are still a few people older than me. I treat them with respect. Everybody else? Feh.

chai, You're happy? Outstanding. I don't think there are age requirements for this.

bobsal, Part of what deal? I didn't make any deals.

Linkat, Hey, down in front! Sure, a free donut in a place that's too far for me to walk to. What a racket.

George, I think a day off is always good. The colonoscopy, not so much. I think the upside and downside balance out. Just side.

Deb, More off is good. Something else will surely come along that has an upside. Keep us posted.

Hang in there, Rob

Indeed

Mine too. Go to the heart doctor and he prescribes something for your heart; kidney, then kidney; GP, hypertension and cholesterol etc ad infinitum

The day I turn 30 I’m buying myself a rocking chair. Of course I’ll still get up at 5:00AM for my morning cardio only reaching 30 minutes but pushing for 40.

Yeah, my parents swore blind there was a Santa but soon after my 21st birthday I decided for myself he didn't exist..

I wouldn't get a Barcolounger until I turned 50. Now at 64 I don't know how I lived without one for that long.

Rap

On the downside was yesterday's body X-ray and tomorrow morning's ultrasound

…not to mention any dolorous meds that might ensue

Spot on.

I don't focus too much on what I can't do that I once could, because I'm just glad I can do anything. One of the hallmarks of getting "old" is the frequency with which you learn that people who are your contemporaries are dead.

Increase awareness of my mortality is not something I hate or even dislike about getting old, but's more of a kick in the pants for me than having trouble climbing stairs.

Except for that pesky deteriorating and dying thing, I like getting "old."

I'm a lot more laid back than I was when I was younger. I do that "stopping and smelling the flowers" thing like I'm making up for lost time. I'm more patient.

I can give up on expectations and relax into a moment. These things alone have made my basic enjoyment of life astronomically improved. I feel more settled in my skin.

The older I get, the faster I was.

As a lifelong cyclist in my 60's I have gotten used to being passed in the peloton. I can hold on for a few minutes, but the young boys and girls have newer parts and I'm soon left with consoling myself with memories of my faster days.

Rap

My personal best for a 10-mile Timetrial is 25 mins 17 secs back in my glory days in a local cycling club in the 1970's.
Hey I just turned 66!
My mugshots over the years-