Old Age
No sex
No alcohol
No smoking
No drugs
No greasy food
No walking
No standing
No breathing
No living
Old Age
No sex
No alcohol
No smoking
No drugs
No greasy food
No walking
No standing
No breathing
No living
Futile musings of an old ghost
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Jerry Brotherton 
You must ignore this bad advice :)
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I certainly shall do just that my friend.
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oh what fun!
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Perhaps age is not all doom and gloom. It does give us time. Time to laugh, time to cry, time to live, no time to die. Have a great day my friend.
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The golden years, huh? Sounds not fun at all.
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Exactly…in the words of Neil Young, “It’s better to burn out than to fade away”
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No problem
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LOL! Exactly! No point! 😊
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And what do we get in return for giving these things up. A few more years of mundane existence…Go for the gusto.
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Agreed!
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. . . but there is poetry here, Jerry.
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You are correct, my friend.
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No fun
AW :-( and Ha :-D
Just do what you feel like doing every day and I know you will find the joys!
HUGS!!! :-)
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Thanks my friend. If I did what I felt like doing, I would just sit on the couch, watch TV, and eat jelly donuts all day. Now that does sound like fun.
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HA! That DOES sound like fun. Well, if you can’t do that…schedule in a few things you can do, to relax and have fun. :-D
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Jerry, that sounds too dreary and I don’t believe it is true.
You just go on living ….maybe slower but you are not an invalid.😊
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I would definitely like to hit the brakes. Life seems to be speeding by way too fast.
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No regrets.
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Perhaps just ‘No memory’.
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Not for sissies, then
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For sure
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Just think of the money you are saving Jerry :)
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So true
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Ha! This is too funny! Sounds like healthy living comes a’calling. LOL! I agree with Davy. It does same a lot of money. “Growing old is not for Sissys”. I really loved this post but now you really need to look at the flip side and write about the pluses of being older. Every age has it’s down sides.
The nice thing that I’ve found about being older is that Finally, I have choices about how to spend my time. If I’m bored it’s my own damn fault. I still play racquetball and pickleball, digital keyboards and WP. I don’t commute. I don’t have a boss (according to the Bible my wife is a “Helpmate”), she helps me see what she wants me to do! Ha! I don’t have to suffer fools, I can tell them what I really think, but politely so it goes over their head. I’ve learned that everything is relative. A quadriplegic may think they have the life you described above and not be very happy until they see someone who is almost flatline and on a ventilator.
Here is a great video on being happy. Thanks for this great post, Jerry!
Chuck
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Thanks for the insight. I need to start taking advantage of age instead of rejecting it. Like when standing in a crowded line, I can just rip a big one and people will just walk away assuming senility. Instant express lane.
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Hey, I’m only allowed so many minutes of laughter a day and you’ve pushed me over the line! Ha!
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just watched your video and realize I totally misunderstood the point of your comment. Some times, ‘The Lunatic is on the Grass’ and I am grateful to have good friends like you too keep me on the path.
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I will expect a yank on my chain when appropriate! LOL! Hope you enjoyed it. It helps me keep focused on my blessings!!
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That last line sounds patently untrue. I’ve lived more since I turned 60 [14 years ago] than I managed to do a good many decades of the earlier times. Good poem though.
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Very true. The point is, if you give up all the others, the last line becomes true.
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Reblogged this on raynotbradbury and commented:
A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams…
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I am 67. I haven’t smoked since I was 28, had an alcoholic beverage since I was 31, and don’t need any drugs, though I LOVE my coffee. Everything else remains on the table.
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Thanks for the comment and congratulations on reaching middle age. I quit smoking at 35, stopped drinking at 50. My vice is iced tea (sweet of course).
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