I was on =
campus for an alumni dinner and watched hundreds of students being =
dropped off at registration and dorm lots filled up. It reminded =
me of when my kids left for university.
That was nearly 30 =
years ago. I realized today that I’m no longer =
young.
**All three of MY children dropped off THEIR children at =
university this August
**At the blood =
draw, the young lady said my blood type was now “turbid” and =
may soon be discontinued
**When I go =
into a room and the lights are already on, I have no one to yell =
at
**I think I =
dislocated my jaw yawning
**When the =
football commentator mentioned another Manning playing, I immediately =
recalled looking up to NFL star Archie, his grandfather. Been a couple =
others in between
**My doctor =
scheduled me for a colonoscopy but said at my age, “This will be =
your last . . . one way or the other”
**I wanted to =
outgrow the middle-age blues. Sadly, I did
**I really =
wish I’d opted to pay more for a longer warranty on my =
pacemaker
**And I need =
to cheer up and remember old age doesn’t last =
forever
~~ANSWERS TO =
“BORED GAMES” YESTERDAY~~
LUDO =3D =
PARCHEESI
MANSION OF =
HAPPINESS =3D GAME OF LIFE
TAKARADI =3D =
JENGA
LA CONQUETE DU =
MONDE (CONQUEST OF THE WORLD) =3D RISK
LEXIKO =3D =
SCRABBLE
REVERSI =3D =
OTHELLO
LANDLORD GAME =
=3D MONOPOLY
LIUBO =3D =
CHUTES AND LADDERS
DRAUGHTS =3D =
CHECKERS
THE YACHT GAME =
=3D YAHTZEE
MURDER! =3D =
CLUE
~~
Dr Bob Griffin =
[email protected] =
www.grif.net =
"Jesus =
Knows Me, This I Love!"