Have You Accepted Your Oldness Or Are You In Denial?

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  1. Beth Gallagher

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    Every meme posted on this forum is stolen from somewhere. :D
     
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    I keep thinking about hiking the Appalachian Trail next spring, but I fell down in the driveway a few hours ago, so I am thinking I might never hike the Appalachian Trail.
     
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    I feel sorry for kids who spend so much time online. There is no tonal inflection, there are no facial expressions, there is no immediate feedback/correction loop...there are only [assumed] hard feelings and the anticipatory anxiety of the next [perceived] slight.

    Makes me glad I grew up when I did and easier to accept me "oldness."

    Of course, I assumed your reference to "this generation" is to your daughter and not to this forum's membership. If I assumed incorrectly, then forget what I just said. ;)

    But I still like your joke.
     
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    Did you hurt yourself, or did the fall merely injure your confidence level?
     
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    No, I'm fine. But if I were to fall climbing a mountain, that might not be the case.
     
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    Do you really think we have a choice?
     
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    Oh no, I was referring to the younger generation.

    Have been busy following Twitter on incidents at Capitol hill.
     
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  8. Lon Tanner

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    I accept my Oldness and live with it. What Choice do I have?
     
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    perfectscore.gif

    (Hope you're OK. :D)
     
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    So you have succumbed to the “age old” wisdom of knowing your limitations or, are you just imagining them?
     
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    Ken, you should really have one of those pronged walking sticks if you decide to go hiking alone. Hope you are feeling better.
     
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    I generally do use a walking stick, but it's a regular wooden one.
     
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    Golden years my ASS !
     
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    Fool's Gold
     
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