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cynatnite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 08:35 PM Original message |
How do you feel about aging or just plain getting old? |
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TheFriendlyAnarchist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 08:36 PM Response to Original message |
1. Well, I guess it's better than the alternative. |
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NightWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 08:36 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. 3way jinx |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 10:50 PM Response to Reply #1 |
101. they have found that 74 is biological middle age. I love aging. I |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 10:53 AM Response to Reply #101 |
171. Uh-huh. How many middle-aged people have Alzheimers? |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 12:22 PM Response to Reply #171 |
181. First of all, this is what science considers biological middle age. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 02:08 PM Response to Reply #181 |
184. What scientists? The average person born today has a life expectancy |
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stlsaxman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-12-08 07:59 PM Response to Reply #171 |
204. A gent at my job is over 80, a vital member of the crew. he stays on because |
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Subdivisions (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 04:45 PM Response to Reply #1 |
187. Every now and then it'll hit me like a ton of bricks that |
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bean fidhleir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-12-08 03:29 PM Response to Reply #187 |
195. Have you ever had general anesthesia? |
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The Velveteen Ocelot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 08:36 PM Response to Original message |
2. It sucks, but it's still better than the alternative. |
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papau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 09:27 PM Response to Reply #2 |
67. lol - but true for the moment |
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NightWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 08:36 PM Response to Original message |
3. beats the alternative |
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Triana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 08:36 PM Response to Original message |
4. Well, with NO healthcare and likely NO retirement, NO SS, etc... |
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Crazy Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 08:44 PM Response to Reply #4 |
18. It would be nice to be able to plan your death if you had a terminal illness |
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erinlough (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 09:15 PM Response to Reply #18 |
54. Hi, my father did that..... |
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Triana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 09:24 PM Response to Reply #54 |
61. He did the right thing for himself and all of you. |
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sammythecat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 10:13 PM Response to Reply #54 |
94. Brave indeed. |
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Triana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 09:23 PM Response to Reply #18 |
59. Or when there is no quality of life left... |
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anitar1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 11:40 PM Response to Reply #18 |
119. Dave, you should move to Oregon--death with dignity. n/t |
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Olney Blue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 08:37 PM Response to Original message |
6. I hate it. |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 08:38 PM Response to Original message |
7. It pisses me off. I heard my grandmother and now hear my dad, |
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mahina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 03:51 AM Response to Reply #7 |
134. Right there with you on that sis. |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 08:38 PM Response to Original message |
8. Your mind stays 25 years old, but your knees creak, your fingers ache, and the plumbing starts .... |
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cynatnite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 08:39 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. My grandmother is 86 and said exactly those same words n/t |
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bain_sidhe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 08:53 PM Response to Reply #8 |
35. I figure it averages out |
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Ishoutandscream2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-12-08 04:20 PM Response to Reply #35 |
198. Oh God, the knees |
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anitar1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 11:43 PM Response to Reply #8 |
120. Ah--the plumbing--among other things that crop up each month. |
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MadinMo (519 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 07:51 AM Response to Reply #8 |
151. Totally "spot on" description. |
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Crazy Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 08:39 PM Response to Original message |
9. When I'm 75 I want to go to sleep and not wake up |
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JohnnyLib2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 08:45 PM Response to Reply #9 |
20. LOL, several in my family set an age like that and then "moved the goalposts." |
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Triana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 09:27 PM Response to Reply #9 |
66. That's pretty much my wish too... |
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MuseRider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 08:39 PM Original message |
Not worried about it |
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crim son (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 08:39 PM Response to Original message |
10. I hate it. |
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MuseRider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 08:40 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. RA is no fun. |
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crim son (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 08:54 PM Response to Reply #13 |
37. Mine too, except for my knees |
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Individualist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 08:57 PM Response to Reply #13 |
39. It's the pits! |
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petgoat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 02:07 AM Response to Reply #13 |
132. Chronic pain is nature's way of taking the sting out of death. nt |
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MuseRider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 08:49 AM Response to Reply #132 |
162. Sadly that makes perfect sense. |
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mike_c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 08:40 PM Response to Original message |
12. 'm starting to have some age related health issues.... |
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MrSlayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 08:41 PM Response to Original message |
14. I may be getting older but I can be immature forever. |
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leftofcool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 08:41 PM Response to Original message |
15. Enjoying the hell out of it |
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Fireweed247 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 08:44 PM Response to Original message |
16. I feel I have aged 60 years in the last 8 |
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wellstone dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 08:44 PM Response to Original message |
17. My mom is 80 and when I'm her age, I want to be her |
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GoneOffShore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 08:49 PM Response to Reply #17 |
28. Good for them |
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Lars39 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 08:44 PM Response to Original message |
19. Every day above ground is a good one. |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 09:07 PM Response to Reply #19 |
45. Old age isn't so bad when you consider the alternatives. ~ Maurice Chevalier |
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Solly Mack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 08:45 PM Response to Original message |
21. I'm of one mind and my body another |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 08:46 PM Response to Original message |
22. It's interesting. I've never been old before so I am learning as I go along. |
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bain_sidhe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 08:47 PM Response to Original message |
23. Well, I've been trying to quit... |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 08:47 PM Response to Original message |
24. So, have you got new glasses, a new sports car and a new SO yet? |
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cynatnite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 08:53 PM Response to Reply #24 |
34. I have reading glasses now... |
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SalviaBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-12-08 06:45 PM Response to Reply #34 |
201. I just have one piece of advice re the reading glasses: |
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Sal Minella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 09:44 PM Response to Reply #24 |
78. I never bother to look in the mirror because that little old lady in there has nothing to do with me |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 09:45 PM Response to Reply #78 |
81. Good advice.... |
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MuseRider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 12:51 AM Response to Reply #24 |
127. Totally relate to that! |
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Itchinjim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 08:47 PM Response to Original message |
25. 48 and just starting to contemplate being "old" |
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rocktivity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 08:48 PM Response to Original message |
26. I tried the entering middle-age, but it just didn't work |
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glowing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 08:48 PM Response to Original message |
27. I hate looking in the mirror somedays and not recognizing the increased |
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liberalmuse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 08:50 PM Response to Original message |
29. I'm going through the 44 dumps bigtime. |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 09:12 PM Response to Reply #29 |
50. Cheer up, youngster! |
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JeanGrey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 08:50 PM Response to Original message |
30. Well, I'm 53 and I have been fighting death for four years. |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 08:51 PM Response to Reply #30 |
33. Keep on fighting! |
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JeanGrey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 09:24 PM Response to Reply #33 |
60. Thanks! I'm hanging. |
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emilyg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 01:43 AM Response to Reply #30 |
130. Good advice. |
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mahina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 03:56 AM Response to Reply #30 |
135. Good luck with your health JeanGrey, |
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sorrybushisfromtexas (416 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 08:50 PM Response to Original message |
31. I'm 58 and |
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Muttocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 09:43 PM Response to Reply #31 |
77. glad you're still with us |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 10:57 AM Response to Reply #31 |
172. Life is about love and about learning to let go -- both at the same time. |
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muffin1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 08:51 PM Response to Original message |
32. It sucks a big one |
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liberalmuse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 09:02 PM Response to Reply #32 |
41. It's the age we're in, honey. |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 11:27 PM Response to Reply #32 |
113. A little bit of both |
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blues90 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 08:54 PM Response to Original message |
36. never thought about it until I reached 50 |
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angrycarpenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 08:56 PM Response to Original message |
38. Frightening |
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silverweb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 09:01 PM Response to Original message |
40. Mixed feelings, actually. |
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Lint Head (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 09:05 PM Response to Original message |
42. I wake up every morning thankful to be alive and thankful that I |
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bdamomma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 08:34 AM Response to Reply #42 |
158. ........... |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 09:05 PM Response to Original message |
43. 40, piece of cake, 43 still fine, 45... wait, waz up, ... working on 47 oh sheeit. |
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cynatnite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 09:09 PM Response to Reply #43 |
48. I do feel better now than I have in years... |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 09:16 PM Response to Reply #48 |
55. i have like 3 reading glasses thru out house. cause i tend to forget |
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mahina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 04:02 AM Response to Reply #55 |
136. Good for you! |
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cynatnite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 07:36 AM Response to Reply #55 |
148. It took me a while to feel better after quitting... |
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shanti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 10:35 AM Response to Reply #48 |
170. when the eyes go |
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Sal Minella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 09:13 PM Response to Reply #43 |
51. "Spry" is good. And "creaky but still moving" is good too, if that's where you find yourself.... |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 09:18 PM Response to Reply #51 |
56. creaky but still moving" is good too... lol lol lol. hey it is all good, if we chose |
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Richard Steele (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 09:05 PM Response to Original message |
44. As my Grandpa Steele always said: "It's no sin to get old, it's just damned inconvenient". nm |
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emilyg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 09:09 PM Response to Original message |
46. I'm "old" |
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Renwiick (240 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 09:09 PM Response to Original message |
47. Aging scares me..phyical aging no...mental aging yes. |
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DemoTex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 09:11 PM Response to Original message |
49. 60 |
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Individualist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 09:14 PM Response to Reply #49 |
52. 65 sux worse |
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Lugnut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 09:21 PM Response to Reply #52 |
57. Who coined the term "Golden Years"? |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 09:24 PM Response to Reply #57 |
62. golden as in the sun is going down, .... all the way down. that is how i |
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Individualist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 09:25 PM Response to Reply #57 |
63. I don't know who it was, but I share your sentiment. |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 09:45 PM Response to Reply #57 |
80. I inherited an embroidered fridge magnet from my mother |
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kineneb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 09:14 PM Response to Original message |
53. 49...I'm going to cut loose and become my inner child |
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Sal Minella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 09:59 PM Response to Reply #53 |
87. Good for you. After many years of terrible depression, it's just gone -- and those of us who have |
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kineneb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 01:47 AM Response to Reply #87 |
131. going to be silly on 50th b'day |
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burythehatchet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 07:07 PM Response to Reply #53 |
191. Right with you at 48 (on Monday). Picking up my 1st motorcycle this spring |
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onehandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 09:23 PM Response to Original message |
58. I'm sitting in an emergency room with my very ill elderly mother right now. |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 09:25 PM Response to Reply #58 |
65. ya... i am sorry. and then this is the sad reality of it. take care of you, |
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DemoTex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 09:30 PM Response to Reply #58 |
70. What hospital? |
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onehandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 09:47 PM Response to Reply #70 |
84. Piedmont. nt |
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DemoTex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 09:50 PM Response to Reply #84 |
85. One of the best in ATL .. |
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americanstranger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 11:36 PM Response to Reply #58 |
118. Chin up, 1handle. |
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burythehatchet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 07:08 PM Response to Reply #58 |
192. Good luck. Both my boys were born at Piedmont. |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 09:25 PM Response to Original message |
64. I have no problem with getting old |
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limit18 (261 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 09:27 PM Response to Original message |
68. My ambition in life was... |
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Ichingcarpenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 09:27 PM Response to Original message |
69. At 43 I climbed 7, 14,000 footers in Colorado |
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mahina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 04:08 AM Response to Reply #69 |
137. Just had to say, |
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Blue_In_AK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 09:31 PM Response to Original message |
71. I'm 61 and I feel as good as I've ever felt, |
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Marr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 09:33 PM Response to Original message |
72. It beats decomposing. |
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Muttocracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 09:46 PM Response to Reply #72 |
83. :) |
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JohnnyLib2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 09:35 PM Response to Original message |
73. I just got 2 early birthday cards and a flyer about preplanning my funeral. |
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Connie_Corleone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 09:40 PM Response to Original message |
74. I was 22 yesterday. Woke up today and I'm 36. |
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jzodda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 09:40 PM Response to Original message |
75. I think its all a state of mind |
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Raejeanowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 09:41 PM Response to Original message |
76. The Physical Changes Are Bad Enough |
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pleah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 09:45 PM Response to Original message |
79. I really don't mind. |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 09:46 PM Response to Original message |
82. I love being "old" -- I'm 58. What I love is the length and breadth of my memories. |
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New Dawn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 09:54 PM Response to Original message |
86. Death is the predator that is stalking all of us. |
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NCDem60 (228 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 09:59 PM Response to Original message |
88. Nah |
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w8liftinglady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 10:00 PM Response to Original message |
89. I'm a nurse.There's nothing better than a confident older person |
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burythehatchet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 07:09 PM Response to Reply #89 |
193. Do you work in a LTC facility? |
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AzDar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 10:02 PM Response to Original message |
90. I will be 42 tomorrow (April 11). Being the vain creature that I am, I'm pretty sure |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 11:58 PM Response to Reply #90 |
122. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!! |
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AzDar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 12:01 AM Response to Reply #122 |
123. Thanks!! |
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bdamomma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 08:42 AM Response to Reply #90 |
159. Happy Birthday, ummm. |
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sammythecat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 10:10 PM Response to Original message |
91. It's mostly a pain, literally, but you do get used to it. |
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Fox Mulder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 10:10 PM Response to Original message |
92. It scares the hell out of me. |
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Dervill Crow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 10:11 PM Response to Original message |
93. So far, so good. |
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Grey (933 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 10:23 PM Response to Original message |
95. Hey, I'm all for it. |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 10:29 PM Response to Original message |
96. Just turned 58 |
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Missy Vixen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 10:42 PM Response to Original message |
97. I'm 47 |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 11:30 PM Response to Reply #97 |
115. Hey, when you do find out who came up with that cosmic joke |
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Liberal In Texas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 10:42 PM Response to Original message |
98. 58 here, youngster. |
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msedano (682 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 11:03 PM Response to Reply #98 |
106. 1964, 1965. laborer in a steel mill, 16 hour shifts doubling over, |
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Liberal In Texas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 11:35 PM Response to Reply #106 |
117. I must say. That description makes me feel like a slacker. |
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msedano (682 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 11:01 AM Response to Reply #117 |
174. long time ago that was, galaxy far, far... |
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Diclotican (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 10:45 PM Response to Original message |
99. cynatnite |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 10:47 PM Response to Original message |
100. What I find interesting is that I |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 11:34 PM Response to Reply #100 |
116. Well, I've always thought that you sounded like a young woman of 32 or so |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 12:10 AM Response to Reply #116 |
124. Awww....thanks! nt |
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bdamomma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 08:49 AM Response to Reply #100 |
161. I'm surprised also when I hear "ma'am" too, I say oh jeez, |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 10:52 PM Response to Original message |
102. Yesterday, I found a gray pubic hair |
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Hardrada (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 10:57 PM Response to Original message |
103. I'm 63 and I have too many projects to get done |
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Jim Lane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 10:58 PM Response to Original message |
104. This 54-year-old has only one question about aging.... |
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bluesmail (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 10:59 PM Response to Original message |
105. I tire easily, not as spunky as I was 10 years ago |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 11:04 PM Response to Original message |
107. I've found that it sure beats the alternative |
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KillCapitalism (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 11:05 PM Response to Original message |
108. I don't feel very good about it. |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 11:14 PM Response to Original message |
109. i'm 47, but mentally i still feel 24...physically i feel about 72, due to a chronic spinal condition |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 11:23 PM Response to Reply #109 |
111. I'm sorry you're in such awful pain... and |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 11:20 PM Response to Original message |
110. I turned 43 less than two weeks ago, and I hate it |
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mopinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 11:24 PM Response to Original message |
112. i thought i would have plenty of time once my kids were grown for a life |
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americanstranger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 11:29 PM Response to Original message |
114. I'm 54, and I dig it. |
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undergroundpanther (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-10-08 11:55 PM Response to Original message |
121. I am 42 |
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historian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 12:36 AM Response to Original message |
125. well.... |
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otohara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 12:38 AM Response to Original message |
126. Lately I Feel Old |
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hayu_lol (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 01:28 AM Response to Reply #126 |
129. Getting old is just another phase of life... |
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Mari3333 (158 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 01:15 AM Response to Original message |
128. being old is wonderful |
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Nicole (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 02:20 AM Response to Original message |
133. Old age ain't no place for sissies. ~Bette Davis |
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El Pinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 04:22 AM Response to Original message |
138. I don't care so much about appearances, wrinkles, etc... |
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mahina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 04:31 AM Response to Original message |
139. Great thread! |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 04:40 AM Response to Original message |
140. Just turned the big 60 and I love getting old |
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DFW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 04:43 AM Response to Original message |
141. Hey, I just turned 56, and I'm cool with it. Are you 20 and wondering why? Check this out: |
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bklyncowgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 05:31 AM Response to Original message |
142. I'm not going to worry about something I can't change. |
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deutsey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 05:56 AM Response to Original message |
143. Deeply mixed feelings |
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OmmmSweetOmmm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 05:59 AM Response to Original message |
144. I never grew up but my body doesn't know that, rebellious thing that it is. |
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Perry Logan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 06:03 AM Response to Original message |
145. I've been very lucky so far. Let's face it, being young is no picnic, either. |
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Vinca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 06:51 AM Response to Original message |
146. It doesn't bother me all that much, but I think I'm living in a fantasy world. |
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annabanana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 06:56 AM Response to Original message |
147. Aging? WHO'S aging? I'M not aging! |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 07:46 AM Response to Original message |
149. I'm happier now (mid-50's) than I was as a child and young adult. |
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PRETZEL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 07:49 AM Response to Original message |
150. I'm 49 but don't feel it in the least, |
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Atman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 07:54 AM Response to Original message |
152. I just turned 49 a week ago...and I snowboarded 28 days this winter. |
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madmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 08:10 AM Response to Original message |
153. I just turned 54 in Feb, I have high BP, high cholesterol, and have to watch what I eat |
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bdamomma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 08:12 AM Response to Original message |
154. aging sucks. |
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LanternWaste (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 08:22 AM Response to Original message |
155. I've been 27 for the past fourteen years... |
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DFW (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 09:23 AM Response to Reply #155 |
165. You're lucky to have your friends nearby |
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poppysgal (272 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 08:27 AM Response to Original message |
156. not hunky-dorey |
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susankh4 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 08:29 AM Response to Original message |
157. I am turning fifty in a few months |
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kaiden (811 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 08:47 AM Response to Original message |
160. Since 50 is the new 30, I'm only 35! |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 09:11 AM Response to Original message |
163. when the time comes, i'm just going to "go home", soylent green-style |
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Ohio Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 09:19 AM Response to Original message |
164. I'm 45 and what bothers me the most... |
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AspenRose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 09:41 AM Response to Original message |
166. What a timely thread |
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Caretha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 09:49 AM Response to Original message |
167. Old, schmold! |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-13-08 10:21 PM Response to Reply #167 |
205. happy birthday sister! |
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bikebloke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 09:51 AM Response to Original message |
168. 52 laps around the sun. |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 10:05 AM Response to Original message |
169. Facing one's mortality does tend to put things in perspective. |
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Jennicut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 11:00 AM Response to Original message |
173. I am a diabetic. Every day I get older is a blessing. My life expectancy is naturally shorter. |
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devilgrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 11:19 AM Response to Original message |
175. My parents are turning 70, I'm not worried about it just yet. |
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Forrest Greene (946 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 11:37 AM Response to Original message |
176. I've Never Been This Old Before |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 11:46 AM Response to Original message |
177. Oh man, I'm 44, let me tell you, it gets a lot worse! LOL |
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ensho (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 11:48 AM Response to Original message |
178. old age is OK as long as you don't look into the mirror |
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Iggo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 11:56 AM Response to Original message |
179. It hurts. |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 12:01 PM Response to Original message |
180. Not for sissies. |
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a kennedy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 12:39 PM Response to Reply #180 |
182. WinkyDink, I heard that when I was younger, and would wonder what |
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orleans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 02:03 PM Response to Original message |
183. ugh. n/t |
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onethatcares (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 03:42 PM Response to Original message |
185. 56 here and I feel alot younger than my years |
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Buns_of_Fire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 04:38 PM Response to Original message |
186. I'm 57, and I feel just as good as I did at 29. |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 05:22 PM Response to Original message |
188. Old age isn't the same for everyone |
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mnhtnbb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 06:36 PM Response to Original message |
189. Aging sucks. I'm 57 and had a hip replacement last year at 56. |
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burythehatchet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-11-08 07:04 PM Response to Original message |
190. The day a good crap became more joyful than good sex was the threshold. |
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Iggo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-12-08 02:58 PM Response to Reply #190 |
194. Amen, baby. (n/t) |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-12-08 03:38 PM Response to Original message |
196. I am old but in relatively good health. |
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mbee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-12-08 04:17 PM Response to Original message |
197. About a week ago there was a special on with Barbara |
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kittykitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-12-08 04:58 PM Response to Reply #197 |
199. And one handsome white-haired woman was 100+ and just bought herself a new Cadillac! |
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otherlander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-12-08 05:10 PM Response to Original message |
200. I'm still a teenager |
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Zoigal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-12-08 07:05 PM Response to Original message |
202. Geez, folks...most of you are still quite young |
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meandbobbymcgee (7 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-12-08 07:08 PM Response to Original message |
203. Stress |
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