[A few more =
thoughts on ‘this getting-old-is-getting-old’ time of life =
as I tune up to sing Auld Lang Syne]
YOU KNOW =
YOU’RE GETTING OLD WHEN . . .
. . . your =
head makes promises your body can’t possibly =
keep.
. . . you had =
so many stones at your last surgery the doctor called in a =
geologist.
. . . your =
joints sound like a celebration of the 4th of =
July.
. . . you wear =
a Jack Armstrong Hike-o-Meter while =
mall-walking.
. . . a game =
of backgammon feels like a stress test.
. . . a =
woman’s hair starts turning from gray to =
black.
. . . =
you’ve whittled so much off your age that it makes all your =
children illegitimate.
. . . =
you’ve turned 70 and still wonder what you will be when you grow =
up.
. . . the =
older you get, the smarter you were as a kid.
~~
Dr Bob Griffin =
[email protected] =
www.grif.net
"Jesus =
Knows Me, This I Love!"