One good thing about getting old — and there aren’t many — is that you can blame a whole lot of things on your age:
Miss your aim at the toilet …
Forget to pay at the gas pump …
Tell the cop you’re staggering because of “the shakes” …
And some things are just a gift, like:
Looking at your wife and honestly thinking she’s beautiful.
Tell her so and she says, “Thanks, Love. Failing eyesight is a blessing sometimes …”
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About the Author: RD Blakeslee is an octogenarian from West Virginia who built his net worth by only investing in that which can be enjoyed during acquisition and throughout life, as opposed to papers in a drawer, like stocks and bonds. You can read more about him here.
Original oil painting by: Grandfather’s wife
Well, at 61 I’m sitting on the back porch this beautiful morning while it rains lightly thinking about my sore foot that wasn’t helped by the record pace five mile run my 62 year old wife drug me through at 5:30 this morning wondering if it will dry off enough for some really hard singles tennis this afternoon with one of the top players in the state. So I’m guessing this post is about really old guys like maybe 90’s?
Grandfather says thinking about your day has made him too tired to answer ..
The best thing about being 60,70,80, 90 etc is that you’ve got that far. Anyone younger doesn’t know if they ever will.
Grandfather says amen!
In his opinion, Jean-Paul Sartres philosophy Existentialism boils down to: The meaning of life is what you make of it.
Also, Grandfather says he believes Woody Allens pronouncement Eighty percent of success is showing up.
So, now Grandfather says he just shows up and makes meaning.