I am getting =
older. But I’ve heard having birthdays beats the =
alternative. I know many grif.net readers might not realize I turn =
69 today. And how could you guess it when I look so young? =
(My pictures at the Post Office make me look 20 pounds =
heavier.)
Here are some =
random thoughts on my birthday:
**When I was a child my family =
was so poor that the only thing I got on my birthday was a year =
older
**I think my =
skin is starting to show its age, but I can’t tell because of all the =
wrinkles.
**I found that =
I am in the seventh of the ages of man: spills, drills, thrills, =
bills, ills, pills and wills
**Age is a =
relative term. All my relatives keep reminding me how old I =
am
**I thought I =
might start =
feeling like I’m “old”, but then I remembered I was =
old 7 years ago when I started Social Security.
**I now =
save all my important reading for the bathroom.
**It’s not =
the cop, it’s the doctor who’s telling me to slow =
down.
**I’ve added new words to my vocabulary. Like, =
“little shaver,” “teenybopper,” =
“whippersnapper,” “wet behind the ears,” and =
“snot-nosed punk.”
**Other people say I look great, =
but then always add, “for your age.”
**My new power =
lift recliner has more controls than my car.
**Turning 69 =
reminded me that practically a third of my life is =
over.
So (seriously) =
how old would you be if you didn’t know how old you =
were?
~~
Dr Bob Griffin
[email protected] www.grif.net
"Jesus Knows Me, This I =
Love!"