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The golden years ... (Original Post)
In_The_Wind
Sep 2014
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CaliforniaPeggy
(156,297 posts)1. My dear In_The_Wind!
This is hilarious, and I know only too well how true!
Thank you.
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)2. Hey Peg! Nice to see ya.
Getting older does not happen without a few surprises.
NYC_SKP
(68,644 posts)3. Well, I can still do a handful of those things...
...but hell yeah, my list isn't getting any shorter!
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)4. Some of the things on that list haven't kicked in yet.
All I'm willing to admit to is ... trying to decide ? Do I keep my hearing aids in so I can hear sweet nothings or take 'em out so we won't be distracted by feedback.
I smell things (like brewing coffee) that isn't there.
Don't get me started talking about moods.
Art_from_Ark
(27,247 posts)5. So the "Golden Years" are actually going to be made of fool's gold, eh?
Might as well call them the "Pyrite Years", then.
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)6. Fifty years ago I believed I could retire at 66.
panader0
(25,816 posts)7. The "Golden" years are actually the "Rust" years.
Crewleader
(17,005 posts)8. :)


