What's the best thing about getting older? Tonight, I was feeling bummed out over things that have

[debm55]

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gone on for the last 2 months. I will and have closed the book on the people and the situation. I posted this knowing you folks would make me see the light and cheer me up. I love you all. Yes, I'm getting older and I don't give a shit

[Ocelot II]

1. Not giving a crap about a whole lot of things I used to actually care about.

[FalloutShelter]

4. Beat me to it.

Not having any fucks left.
That is the upside.

[debm55]

10. Yes, my friend that is so true. When I was teaching, I had to wear the perfect outfit, make-up, hair

style, shoes. Now I don't give a fuck about the shoes matching my outfit. Who cares?

[FalloutShelter]

26. LOL

Yep...freedom.

[debm55]

5. Oh that is so true, so true.

[OAITW r.2.0]

7. I third that emotion! nt

[debm55]

12. As we used to say "Right On"

[debm55]

13. As we used to say "Right On"

[OAITW r.2.0]

17. I never said that,

but it was so good, you said it twice!

[debm55]

20. It's my age creeping up to me.

[consider_this]

2. It requires no effort whatsoever!

[debm55]

21. Right and it comes naturally.

[madaboutharry]

3. What Ocelot II said.

[bahboo]

6. not a fuck to be found in our house....except for important matters...

also, just being kinder, wiser, less prone to emotional reactions.....

[debm55]

14. I still have the emotional reactions though. But now I can see better when I am being lied to.

[BOSSHOG]

8. Memories

Good and Bad. Young folk don’t have the volume.

Your body insisting you get out of bed and move.

Young folk having no idea why you have a CD player in your truck, while you long for your old 8 track.

Picture albums chock full of 70 years.

Okay Deb I cheated, 4 reasons.

Okay, one more.

Getting up tomorrow morning and “walking” in a Labor Day weekend 5K with my wonderful wife of almost 50 years. She will kick my butt, no doubt. She’s a gym rat. And she’s older than me.

Okay, one more. The best thing about getting older is getting older.

[debm55]

16. Thanks BOSSHOG.

[BOSSHOG]

40. My pleasure deb. My Wife kicked My Butt

By 7 minutes in the 5K, but with my wife’s intervention with the race coordinators I had a beer waiting for me at the finish line. That’s love.

What’s bad about getting old? Waking up and finding out the performer who has brought joy to your life for more than 50 years has died. It’s Margaritas for us tonight.

[Walleye]

9. It takes an awful lot for you to be embarrassed when you're old

[debm55]

19. Yep

[Captain Zero]

25. This one. Compression socks feel damn good.

Who cares what they look like.

If someone stays away from me because of them, screw 'em.

[debm55]

27. My husband wears them. They are expensive. but you got the right attitude

[NBachers]

11. Making it this far means that all the people who pounded their own negative shit into me were wrong.

[debm55]

18. I know, and it's an absolutely great feeling.

[Effete Snob]

15. Every now and then, you outlive an asshole

I know I give a lot of people a reason to hang in there.

[debm55]

22. Effete-Love it.

[Mr.Bill]

23. I'm just happy to have a partner to

share it all with.

[debm55]

24. Me too. Mr Bill.

[Emile]

28. Afternoon naps.

[debm55]

29. Oh yes. delightful.

[AnotherMother4Peace]

30. I'm a swimmer, always have been. I wear a liberal coat of white zinc sunscreen on my

face, neck and the back of my hands. And a long sleeved rash guard when I swim (cap, goggles). Some of my fellow senior swimmers wear full body rash guards. A lot of us have white zinc sunscreen faces because we don’t care. We’re there for that workout that sets us straight. Our swim gear is a little baggy from a lot of chlorine exposure and our bodies don’t quite fill out our Speedos like they use to. Oh well.

funny story: a couple was sitting in the bleachers waiting for a boys’ water polo game. I heard one of them say “some of these old people can swim pretty good.” Hell yeah we can. There’s a couple of elites among us, including a couple of former Olympians (old but gold).

The beauty of getting old is we just don’t care.

[debm55]

34. You should be very proud of yourself for the swimming. I just doggie paddle and jump up and down.

[Prairie_Seagull]

31. Having enough to buy shit I used to care about,

but not caring enough to buy it.

[debm55]

37. So true Prairie, so true.

[usonian]

32. Piano and photography get better. YAY!

And unless I leave the Ponderosa Ranch here, wearing any damn thing I feel like wearing.

I miss work only for the free air-conditioning.
And casual Fridays.

[debm55]

35. Though I loved teaching, I spent a heck of alot of my money on things that the school would not

provide. Also, we had no air conditioning in the classrooms here in PA.

[Prairie_Seagull]

38. Teachers having to buy supplies is one of those things that hits my personal 'TILT' button.

Not what this thread is about so now I will shut up.

[debm55]

39. No but I have extra money that I can use for what I want or need,

[MOMFUDSKI]

33. Had dinner last nite with my 2 best high school girlfriends.

We are all pushing 76 and we rehashed old memories and shared life's stories and laughed and laughed. Decided it was great to have 75 years of crazy-stuff-we-did memories. And how sad to end up in a nursing home with NO memories of any fun. Our lives have been trippy as hell and we are grateful. And we don't care if our clothes are cool or not. Whatever is comfortable.

[debm55]

36. Memories will last forever. I am glad you have your friends to share.

[soldierant]

41. Being able to sleep and wake

according to my own body clock, as opposed to the rest of the world's schedule.

[Mr.Bill]

46. +1.

That's a really big thing to me. I think one of the most unhealthy things in life is an alarm clock.

[soldierant]

47. I still use one occasionally, but almost exclusively

for things I want to do, not have to do.

[malthaussen]

42. It's socially acceptable to be an asshole.

See, now you're allowed to not give a shit.

-- Mal

[Different Drummer]

43. My time being my own and being able to do...

what I want to do and not having to do what they want me to do.

[Aristus]

44. As George Burns once said:

“You don’t have to worry about dying young.”

[GoodRaisin]

45. Not having my life or schedule dictated by the working world.

I’ve already paid my dues.