Saturday, October 1, 2016

AGEING






On my last post I commented on how old I look.  As I said, I had not seen a picture of myself for a couple of years and I don’t look at mirrors except in passing.   Like Trump, I hardly feel my age at all – except for a lack of stamina and some creaky joints.  

The thing is, we all age incrementally and are not conscious of the age changes that others who have not seen us for a while politely register without comment.



Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy this time and place in life, though grudgingly accept my limitations.  

Old age, in itself, is a winter landscape: a time to cut back, to read, to relax by the fire, to be content with a cup of tea and a cat in your lap.  It is a comfortable time – and I enjoy it. 

But damn, when did I start looking so fucking old?

the Ol’Buzzard



7 comments:

  1. Have you always had the beard? Maybe going smooth faced would change your look enough that you wouldn't feel that you are looking older. Just a thought. -Jenn

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  2. You didn't mention, reading blogs and arguing politics and being intolerant of other people's opinions. Have you given that up?

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  3. It's a shocker, isn't it? I haven't been clean shaven since 1980. A full beard actually, that I just trim regularly. To be honest, I am scared shitless to see what I would look like without it. I think the only way I would do it was if it raised a bunch of money for something worthwhile. Then I would grow it back immediately.

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  4. I quit shaving when I got out of the military. There have been a few times when I shaved since like when I was in the National Guard for a year, shaved for the weekend drills. Worked for a company(Lockheed Support) that made it their policy to be cleanshaven because we worked on military aircraft. I guess they wanted us to look pseudo-military or something?? I paid $50 to have a doctor write out a medical excuse so I could grow my beard, such as it is, back again!!

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  5. There was a picture of you on your motorcycle. You look the same as that one. Really! You look like my slave/sexy beast/husband. He looks to be your age, 63 this month.

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  6. You look, and sound, like a finely tuned violin: mellow due to age, and attitude.

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    1. It's all compliments until he disagrees with you!

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