You’re Getting Old!
Do you think time is catching up with you? Perhaps it’s already overtaken you and left you in the dust. Do the years seem to be going ridiculously quickly now? There’s a reason for it. You’re getting old.
No one over 40 likes to be reminded that they’re getting old. For instance, let’s use EB as an example of youth gone wrong. I happen to know, for example, that’s she’s taken (as of this second) she has sucked in 500+ million breaths of air, her cold heart has beaten over 2 billion times, she’s seen the moon circle the Earth more than 800 times. In short, she’s old.
My dear departed dad would always respond to the question, “How are you doing” by saying “I’m still breathing; it beats the alternative.” He was old when he said that. As old as EB is now. She’s still taking in air, and it beats the alternative, but she’s still OLD.
She’s so old, in fact, that:
April 26th, 1986: A catastrophic nuclear accident occurs at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine. Over half her life ago!
- She was 14 when Bobby Fischer defeated Boris Spassky in a chess match in Reykjavík, Iceland
- She was 16 when the war in Vietnam ended.
- She was 20 when then-president Jimmy Carter was attacked by a swamp rabbit while fishing in his hometown of Plains, Georgia. I mention this because EB is a Southern girl.
You’re probably thinking I spent a great deal of time looking up all this stuff about EB (and yes, all of it is true). But it only took me a few seconds to dig into her ancient past and dredge up all these goodies.
By now you’re probably puffing out your cheeks, getting ready to explode into a frenzy of expletives, and close your browser in disgust because you think I’m ranting and raving just to tell you how really OLD EB is — but of course, you’d be wrong, because, like most of the time, I have a point, but love to build up the suspenders before I get to it. I like the hissing sound you make while you read this wondering if I have a point, and if I do, am I ever going to get to it.
HERE’S THE POINT
Yes, my friend, I am. And the point is that there is an interesting website where you can type in your date of birth and get a full list of interesting facts about your age– and more importantly – remind you just how old you really are. You can also do this for (to) a friend.
While it may make you wince to see how many days old you are, or how many breaths you’ve taken, how many miles you’ve traveled, some of the history-making things that have happened during your lifetime, and much more, you can also run a report on your friends, especially those who are older than you — if there are any 🙂 — and send them a link to their “age report” just to remind them how old they are.
The site is called You’re Getting Old and you can learn some interesting facts and be reminded repeatedly of just how old you really are. So, muster up some courage and come along with me and let’s make sure you know that YOU’RE GETTING OLD!
And if you feel really depressed after visiting this site, just remember your old friends EB and TC.
I’m even older than EB!
I think that possibly I am older than you also, but it is only the outside that gives that secret away I am young on the inside and try very hard never to be a burden to my family as with the grace of god it is they that keep me young. Come on TC pruce yourself up on the inside and on the outside if it is needed and you are only as old as you feel and with a brain like yours and EB you certainly have the world by the throat so go for it. Live it up, be young at heart, and as for the wrinkles who cares. I once was told that a beautiful young lady was an accident of nature, a beautiful old woman is a work of art. I try to live up to that I never go out without my make-up on as it hides a multitude of sins and never without my earrings on as I feel that I am only half-dressed. It works for me and I am sure that it works for many more people also who take the time to smell the roses, put their feet on the floor in the morning and greet another day. Knees up Mother Brown has not gone away but perhaps occasionally takes a longer nap than usual. Good luck, take care and stay safe.
Kindest regards,
Maggie.
We were speakling to friends at a funeral luncheon last year. Our friend aging is like a roll of toilet paper the closer to the end you go the faster it gets. At 83 I say that ie very trues.
I am reminded an incident years ago, when I was about 9 years old, My mom was busy pealing potatoes for a luncheon, following the death of a friend. I told my mom that I would not die, but live to be 100 or200 years old. Without skipping a beat, my mom told me that might be a wonderful goal, but to learn two things. That is, learn to make new friends and to be compassionate. Then I did not understand her words, but now I understand and pass that thought onto my children, grandchildren and great grand children.
age is only a number enjoy it don,t let it get you down
Ralph