Observations on Growing Older

February 9, 2011

I think that we've reached an agreement for the publication of my next book, a volume of short (and not so short stories).  Just as soon as contracts have been signed, which should be by next week, I will announce it.

Additionally, I've begun work on the next book after that, which will be a novel.  The subject and genre of that one will be a little further along before I talk about it. 

Now, here are some Observations on Growing Older:

~Your kids are becoming you, and you don't like them, but your grandchildren are perfect!

~Going out is good.
Coming home is better!

~When people say you look "Great," they add "for your age!"

~When you needed the discount, you paid full price.
Now you get discounts on everything, movies, hotels, flights, but you're too tired to use them.

~You forget names, but it's OK because other people forgot  they even knew you!!!

~The 5 pounds you wanted to lose  is now 15 and you have a better chance of losing your keys than the 15 pounds.

~You realize you're never going to be really good at anything, especially golf.

~Your spouse is counting on you to remember things you don't remember.

~The things you used to care to do, you no longer care to do, but you really do care that you don't care to do them anymore.

~Your husband sleeps better on a lounge chair with the TV blaring than he does in bed.   It's called his "pre-sleep".

~Remember when your mother said, "Wear clean underwear in case you GET in an accident"?
Now you bring clean underwear in case you HAVE an accident!

~You used to say, "I hope my kids GET married.
Now, "I hope they STAY married!"

~You miss the days when everything worked  with just an "ON" and "OFF" switch.

~When GOOGLE, ipod, email, modem were unheard of, and a mouse was something that made you climb on a table.

~You used to use more 4 letter words: "what?"..."when?"... ???

More of these later.

Have a creative day.

Michael