Old Agers are Senior Citizens, too.

The other day a young person asked me how I felt about being old. I was taken aback, for I do not think of myself as old. Upon seeing my reaction, she was immediately embarrassed, but I explained that it was an interesting question, and I would ponder it, and let her know.

Old Age, I decided, is a gift.

I a m now, probably for the first time in my life, the person I have always wanted to be. Oh, not my body! I sometime despair over my body, the wrinkles, the baggy eyes, and the sagging butt. And often I am taken aback by that old person that lives in my mirror (who looks like my mother!), but I don’t agonize over those things for long.

I would never trade my amazing friends, my wonderful life, my loving family for less gray hair or a flatter belly. As I’ve aged, I’ve become more kind to myself, and less critical of myself. I’ve become my own friend. Read the rest…

Old age consists of ages nearing the average lifespan of human beings, and thus the end of the human life cycle. Euphemisms for older people include advanced adult, elderly, and senior or senior citizen. Older people have limited regenerative abilities and are more prone to disease, syndromes, and sickness than other adults. So, they tend to take better care of themselves than they did in their earlier years.

In Western societies, adults are assumed to be “old” when they reach the ages of 65-75, and secure their pension entitlement. Some governments offer Old Age pensions, and redeemable Retirement Savings Plans.

From a recent email (actually we got this from several people, so thought we should share) - If anyone knows that this is copyrighted somewhere, please let us know and we will remove it.

Think About This One!

• A car company can move its factories to Mexico and claim it’s a free market.
• A toy company can out source to a Chinese subcontractor and claim it’s a free market .
• A shoe company can produce its shoes in south east Asia and claim it’s a free market.
• A major bank can incorporate in Bermuda to avoid taxes and claim it’s a free market.
• We can buy HP Printers made in Mexico.
• We can buy shirts made in Bangladesh.
• We can purchase almost anything we want from many, many different countries.

BUT, heaven help the Old Agers/Senior Citizens who dare to buy their prescription drugs from a Canadian or Mexican pharmacy. That’s called un-American! And you think the pharmaceutical companies don’t have a powerful lobby? Think again!

Copy and send this to every person you know over age 50. It is an interesting thought. Maybe this is an issue that should come up in the next election! On second thought, forget the age 50 group - send it to everyone! We ‘re all in this boat together! Even if you aren’t in the boat now, you’re standing on the pier.

Black and White TV…and More…
(Under age 40? You won’t understand.)

You could hardly see for all the snow, spread those rabbit ears as far as they go. Pull a chair up to the TV set, “Good Night, David. Good Night, Chet.”

My Mom used to cut chicken, chop eggs and spread mayo on the same cutting board with the same knife and no bleach, but we didn’t seem to get food poisoning.

My Mom used to defrost hamburger on the counter AND I used to eat it raw sometimes, too. Our school sandwiches were wrapped in wax paper in a brown paper bag, not in icepack coolers, b ut I c an’t remember getting e.coli.

Almost all of us would have rather gone swimming in the lake instead of a pristine pool (talk about boring), no beach closures then. Read the rest…