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Tierra_y_Libertad

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14. "Old age isn't for sissies." Bette Davis

Reply to hamsterjill (Original post)

Tue Jul 1, 2014, 12:54 PM

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As I've gotten older, I'm becoming a wimp, and I don't like that! [View all] hamsterjill Jul 2014 OP

I think the endless 7x24 hr. crap that goes on with "social media, 24-hour news, etc., etc." can RKP5637 Jul 2014 #1

Hormonal changes? Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2014 #2

Excellent analysis/synopsis IMO!!! RKP5637 Jul 2014 #4

Yes, most definitely playing a part. hamsterjill Jul 2014 #9

I used to get all fired up about issues.... femmocrat Jul 2014 #3

Have you checked your testosterone levels? IronLionZion Jul 2014 #5

Dear hamster, NCTraveler Jul 2014 #6

I think your post must've hit a nerve. hamsterjill Jul 2014 #7

We don't get enough time to do these things. NCTraveler Jul 2014 #11

I have to do this too PasadenaTrudy Jul 2014 #13

I hope you attain your dream! hamsterjill Jul 2014 #16

Thank you... PasadenaTrudy Jul 2014 #17

Dude, I hit my 30s and I am nowhere near as brave as I once was. Xyzse Jul 2014 #8

As I have gotten older awoke_in_2003 Jul 2014 #10

I think we become more risk-averse as we age. Brigid Jul 2014 #12

Great points PasadenaTrudy Jul 2014 #15

"Old age isn't for sissies." Bette Davis Tierra_y_Libertad Jul 2014 #14

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