"I DON'T WANT TO GET OLD"

A friend recently read this blog and made the above comment.

Here is my response:  "YOU ARE!"  Can't help it.  Gonna happen.  So, don't panic.  Embrace it.  Plan for it.  Have fun with it.

Well, OK, you may not have fun, but at least work to get the most out of it.  It can be (I say this with as yet limited personal experience) an interesting process.  Frustrating, messy, frightening, rewarding, peaceful,  exhilarating, did I mention frightening and rewarding.  As compensation, you get great discounts through AARP, people call you "sir" and "mam", sometimes you will be given a seat on a crowded train.  (Deleted text:  Sometimes you write things you wish you hadn't.)

Michael