Ah, life is bitter-sweet. I thought 70 was the new 30 (okay, 40). I suppose I will have to adjust. Everybody tends to take themselves too seriously, irrespective of age. But as I approach 70, I know I dont need to impress anybody and therefore I should not worry about potential embarrassment by making a joke at my own expense. But inhibitions stick with me like barnacles on a ship. I need to scrape them off the hull.
Ah, life is bitter-sweet. I thought 70 was the new 30 (okay, 40). I suppose I will have to adjust. Everybody tends to take themselves too seriously, irrespective of age. But as I approach 70, I know I dont need to impress anybody and therefore I should not worry about potential embarrassment by making a joke at my own expense. But inhibitions stick with me like barnacles on a ship. I need to scrape them off the hull.
We all age in our own ways. Some old people have no boundaries, and I often wish my family were somewhat more inhibited. Retain a few barnacles!
I found the last joke the funniest!
Yes, me too. Jackie told me this, making it longer and droller. But it’s a cruel joke, too, as are so many.
And then there’s that friend of ours who introduces himself like this, “Hi! My name is So and So and I have prostate cancer!”
i think this piece is...uh, i forgot.
Do we know each other? I forget!
no, i'm a fictional character from one of your books.
Fun Cathy...thank you...as always... love and hugs...t and gang
Thank you, Catherine, for putting a smile on my face. I can always use a good joke ... or two ...
The worst thing is the contemptuous names I sling at myself (in private moments)eg. “Move it you old biddy”!
Or “it’s time to cover the mirrors, Scarface”
Oh, no! That doesn't sound so funny, my silver fox cousin!