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calimary

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116. Neither am I! What's the point?
Fri Aug 9, 2013, 11:55 AM
Aug 2013

You get onto a downward slope as droopy as your jowls, and you just can't fight Mother Nature for long. No way to hold back those floodwaters! What's the point? Besides, I can think of tons of ways to use that money better and in much more long-term satisfying ways! Hell, I'd probably just channel it into my son's band.

On growing older: [View all] leftyladyfrommo Aug 2013 OP
Don't look back pscot Aug 2013 #1
Yes, Death. BlueToTheBone Aug 2013 #3
My Saying is liberalmike27 Aug 2013 #47
Yes, because ultimately, we give up everything BlueToTheBone Aug 2013 #50
I look back. Reckless tailgaters are always there. nt valerief Aug 2013 #27
Reminds me of the saying yesphan Aug 2013 #2
And here's my thought for the morning. leftyladyfrommo Aug 2013 #108
Time flies like an arrow.... Wounded Bear Aug 2013 #4
The disparity gets worse as you get older. RC Aug 2013 #5
This thread is useless without pictures. Scuba Aug 2013 #6
you're right Voice for Peace Aug 2013 #20
Good book: Neoma Aug 2013 #7
And get a good-looking young stud to ..... take you out or something... monmouth3 Aug 2013 #8
...I'm married. Neoma Aug 2013 #13
Oh yeah MuseRider Aug 2013 #31
You Know a Guys Solution to Anything? liberalmike27 Aug 2013 #49
Me, too. leftyladyfrommo Aug 2013 #89
I second that. I like men, but haven't been in a relationship for a long time. raccoon Aug 2013 #111
I'm 59 and wondering what the hell happened 90-percent Aug 2013 #9
Please share if you find that way. MuseRider Aug 2013 #11
Getting ready to turn 60 in December. MuseRider Aug 2013 #10
A step ahead of both of you. I turned 60 a few months ago. calimary Aug 2013 #62
:-) MuseRider Aug 2013 #64
I think it was on the "M*A*S*H" TV show that one of the characters was talking about a woman with calimary Aug 2013 #71
If my hair went to a nice relatively uniform silvery white, that would be fine eridani Aug 2013 #68
Well, I live under my own personal white haystack! calimary Aug 2013 #70
Great post malaise Aug 2013 #83
Yeah, I know what you mean about "simply letting gravity take charge." calimary Aug 2013 #104
I'm not lifting a damn thing malaise Aug 2013 #109
Neither am I! What's the point? calimary Aug 2013 #116
I hear you! ananda Aug 2013 #12
i'm with ya... spanone Aug 2013 #14
Advantage plans or supplements lins the liberal Aug 2013 #25
Trees seem to grow faster these days. MindPilot Aug 2013 #15
you made it to 65 riverbendviewgal Aug 2013 #16
Lovely response MissDeeds Aug 2013 #21
Jonathan Winters once said - "sure beats the ol' dirt nap!" calimary Aug 2013 #63
LOL thanks what a fantastic quote! n/t DebJ Aug 2013 #114
As one gets older, a year becomes an increasingly small percentage of total life experience Thor_MN Aug 2013 #17
Exactly. When you're 5, a year is 20% of your entire life. raccoon Aug 2013 #112
As we grow older The Wizard Aug 2013 #18
I turned 50 this year, so I can relate B2G Aug 2013 #19
Good suggestions, I do all of those things. SalviaBlue Aug 2013 #32
I live in a town full of gals with the money for cosmetic procedures Skittles Aug 2013 #81
well, and something else. leftyladyfrommo Aug 2013 #86
I'll take a wrinkled smile over a frozen pillow face any f***ing day Skittles Aug 2013 #88
They certainly look stiff. leftyladyfrommo Aug 2013 #90
Happy to you! Borchkins Aug 2013 #45
I'm right there with you MissDeeds Aug 2013 #22
Aw. Fuck em! leftyladyfrommo Aug 2013 #38
Thanks MissDeeds Aug 2013 #39
I'll turn 60 on mischief night... magical thyme Aug 2013 #23
There was a Time- ruffburr Aug 2013 #24
I have the greatest role models imaginable The Blue Flower Aug 2013 #26
That is beautiful and great advice. MuseRider Aug 2013 #33
DING DING DING!!! We have a winner! tblue Aug 2013 #56
Still pictures abelenkpe Aug 2013 #28
For me, having a child planted a stake in the ground Flatulo Aug 2013 #29
I'm in a similar position. You have my sympathies. I'm 62, have been healthy all my Nay Aug 2013 #59
Congrats on beating the cancer. There's a lot of diabetes in my family history, so I'm Flatulo Aug 2013 #66
It happens ... Koios Aug 2013 #30
Warning: Do not view yourself on your computer's camera spooky3 Aug 2013 #34
ain't that the truth! shanti Aug 2013 #65
This is a nice thread. MuseRider Aug 2013 #35
It's just a given that life leftyladyfrommo Aug 2013 #97
It is indeed. :-) MuseRider Aug 2013 #103
are you old enough to remember Pong? hfojvt Aug 2013 #36
Bah, I hated Pong. malthaussen Aug 2013 #42
everybody hated pong hfojvt Aug 2013 #44
I'm 45 and remember Pong well. arely staircase Aug 2013 #105
I turned 65 this year, and it just about did me in. Laurian Aug 2013 #37
i stopped looking in the mirror 30 years ago olddots Aug 2013 #40
Really. I'm much happier now than I have ever been. leftyladyfrommo Aug 2013 #85
I just think time is such a weird thing. leftyladyfrommo Aug 2013 #41
I just got back into the house. MuseRider Aug 2013 #61
That happened to me about in my mid 50's. raccoon Aug 2013 #113
the trick for me is trekbiker Aug 2013 #43
Hey! All Right. leftyladyfrommo Aug 2013 #74
Life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer you get to the end, the faster it goes. CrispyQ Aug 2013 #46
We are privileged to grow old while many never achieve that status DainBramaged Aug 2013 #48
Young people just don't understand that, on the inside, we're the same as we Egalitarian Thug Aug 2013 #51
Absolutely. I was on a sailing excursion while on vacation LibDemAlways Aug 2013 #55
I never felt that way about older people but leftyladyfrommo Aug 2013 #76
you want I should kick some bad angle photo ass, leftyladyfrommo? Skittles Aug 2013 #52
It was such a bad picture. leftyladyfrommo Aug 2013 #77
what's with your friend posting that pic? Skittles Aug 2013 #79
I know. What was she really thinking? leftyladyfrommo Aug 2013 #84
I turned 60 last year and avoid cameras at all costs. LibDemAlways Aug 2013 #53
"Who the hell is that old bat in the mirror?" The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2013 #54
This thread reminds me of a favorite song by Stan Rogers.... thecrow Aug 2013 #99
Worst inventions? The2ndWheel Aug 2013 #57
I agree with everyone who said to keep moving. WCLinolVir Aug 2013 #58
I just hit the half century mile stone... Javaman Aug 2013 #60
I really believe in reincarnation. leftyladyfrommo Aug 2013 #78
What a beautiful post, Javaman thecrow Aug 2013 #101
It's a little disheartening Warpy Aug 2013 #67
Oh. Go on out there. leftyladyfrommo Aug 2013 #80
I am in my late 40s TBF Aug 2013 #69
I wonder where used up time goes? leftyladyfrommo Aug 2013 #82
My Mother-in-Law and her sister both in their Mid-80's KoKo Aug 2013 #72
I take off my glasses when I look in the mirror young_at_heart Aug 2013 #73
I am 74 and am amazed that I have made to this age. RebelOne Aug 2013 #75
At 64, I don't care a lot anymore.. SoCalDem Aug 2013 #87
Really. Other people don't even notice. leftyladyfrommo Aug 2013 #91
Gravity is a beast SoCalDem Aug 2013 #92
In my case its just kind of floppy. leftyladyfrommo Aug 2013 #93
scary when hubby still has a pic of my 19 yr old self in a bikini in his wallet SoCalDem Aug 2013 #94
Trust me in this, that's how he still sees you. n/t lumberjack_jeff Aug 2013 #117
I really love this thread, it really helps to read from life long demo Aug 2013 #95
Wow! leftyladyfrommo Aug 2013 #96
I saw myself on a webcam today. LWolf Aug 2013 #98
It's all in your mind's eye. leftyladyfrommo Aug 2013 #107
I turned 60 in January... KansDem Aug 2013 #100
I'm old enough to have been your babysitter. virgogal Aug 2013 #102
I think what's remarkable about this thread is that I would have never guessed Anyones age. adirondacker Aug 2013 #106
Some days I look as I feel, which B Calm Aug 2013 #110
Yes. Everybody just get stoned. leftyladyfrommo Aug 2013 #121
Here are two funny stories about aging from my husband and my parents. DebJ Aug 2013 #115
Mortality catches up with all of us... kentuck Aug 2013 #118
Reading this thread has been very helpful.. SiobhanClancy Aug 2013 #119
You might as well have a positive outlook. leftyladyfrommo Aug 2013 #120
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