Living in South Florida means being around lots and lots of retirees. Thankfully, most of them don’t drive during rush hour. If they did, I’d be dead. Motorcycles and older drivers are a poor fit. Instead, there’s a loud bell at 10AM and the gates of all the local retirement communities open and a vast armada of Buicks slowly rolls out, at trolling speed. At 4PM, another bell rings and the Buicks return. As I am firmly middle-aged, my senior years are most definitely on the horizon. I can’t wait.
Being a senior citizen grants certain privileges. My young colleague pointed this out today. He spent the weekend with his parents who have recently moved to a retirement community. “Old people do weird shit” was his observation. This is exactly why I’m looking forward to being an codger. Why do old people do weird shit?
Because they can, dammit.
Here’s a partial list of things I intend to do when the excuse of old age allows me:
Y’all get the idea, I’m sure. Feel free to add more.
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Title | Getting Old… It’s Going To Be Epic! |
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Author | The Private Man |
Date | June 18, 2012 3:24 PM UTC (11 years ago) |
Blog | The Private Man |
Archive Link |
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Original Link | https://theprivateman.wordpress.com/2012/06/18/getting-old-its-going-to-be-epic/ |
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