Hello (fellow) seniors!! I've come here hoping to get some pretty basic info and advice, and I'm looking forward to not being the oldest guy in the room for a change! I'm a lifelong New Englander wrapping up a career in wireless telecom. My wife of 31 years, an executive at a global construction/development company, has recently started to talk about when she might be ready to wrap it up and get on with a new chapter. Our daughter has settled in Denver where she will likely/hopefully soon marry and supplying grandchildren. I ran a marathon once and while I'm not exactly sure what metaphorical mile-marker I'm at, I feel like the finish line is close and I'm still running strong. Tired, yes, but strong!
Welcome Eddie, from an Old Englander, (that's the little Island of the coast of Europe,) here's some things to expect as you head into "old age."
No one expects you to run.....................................................anywhere.
Your eyes won’t get too much worse.
Things that you buy now won’t wear out.
Hopefully, you and your teeth might still sleep together.
You are no longer viewed as a hypochondriac.
People call you at 8 p.m. and ask, “Did I wake you?”
Your joints make the same noises as your coffee maker.
Your supply of brain cells is finally down to a manageable size.
You try to straighten out the wrinkles in your socks and discover you aren’t wearing any.
Your secrets are safe with your friends because they can’t remember them either.
You get called old fart, but that's an endearment. You will find that flatulence is a way of life in old age.
Don't worry about any of the above................it doesn't last long!
