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50... I remember 50. Didn't expect to see 60, but it went by in a flash and I'm lookin' to see if I make it to 70.

In Kroger the other evening, the bagger asked me if I needed help getting my groceries to the parking lot. All I could think of to say was "I'm not that old yet! Thanks anyway!"

We had a bunch of ROTC shooters at the match a few weeks ago, drove me nuts calling me "Sir". Wanted to challenge one of them to see who could do the most push-ups... didn't want to seem ornery though. Or embarrass him by winning.

My wife is at her mom's 95th birthday party this week. Her mom can't see much and doesn't hear much better than I do, but she steps along pretty well, and nobody at the assisted-living place can keep up with her walks. She isn't old.

You are a good guy Wayne, just hang in there and smile inscrutably when they start teasing about your age. Nobody knows when the end is; it can come when the flesh is just too worn out to keep going, or it can come in the form of an 18-wheeler in the wrong lane. Enjoy now, today, each minute - life is fun!