Ya know… the older I get, the less I crave things I have to stand in line for.
Years ago, when my daughter was dating, she couldnt decide what to get her boyfriend as a birthday present.
Dad? she asked, If you were going to be sixteen this Thursday, what would you want?
Not another thing. I sighed, Not another damn thing.
Trust me on this one – youll always stay young if you live honestly, eat slowly, sleep sufficiently, work industriously, worship faithfully, & of course, lie like hell about your age.
So far, the ones who have been able to get the most out of Mrs JimJrs and my middle-age years have been the Grandchildren.
Social Security agent to applicant: Sir, Im sorry, feeling sixty-five isnt enough; you must actually BE sixty-five.
Weve had a swimming pool for some time, now though I think I watch the Grandkids play more than I do jump in with them. I was wondering just this past summer though, when they stopped making pool chairs that you could get up out of.
Not-quite-so-young single Yuppette to a younger version: At my age, I no longer plan the future, I plot it !