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The following is a poem by Robert Frost. I've been reading some of Frost's works and skipping over others that seem to drone on. This one, however, made me stop and think. Though it was written in 1928, it seemed so appropriate today for me and I suspect many other seniors. I have no idea why it is titled as it is. What Fifty SaidWhen I was young my teachers were the old.I gave up fire for...

The following is a musng from my book, Late Night Musings, which I published a while back. I hope you enjoy it. I have written before about the changes a body, my body, goes through as it ages. Except for those disciplined few, we all add a few pounds. Some overachieve and add even more weight. For some, their walk isn’t quite as upright as it used to be. Perhaps it’s just the weight of...

It is a song in a 1934 musical with words and lyrics by Cole Porter. Note that the year was 1934. The musical had a few what we consider standard songs such as I Get A Kick Out Of You; Blow, Gabriel, Blow; The Gypsy In Me and You're The Top. Yes, I know that if you are younger you may not have heard these songs; go ask your parents or grandparents. There is another song in the musical that...

A while back a picture of a rapper, Bow Wow, flashed across the screen and included a quote that said something like - "I may be young but I feel more like 50". You often hear parents speaking of a young child as "7 going on 37". With all due respect to Bow Wow and those parents - I DON'T THINK SO!!! What they are saying is that think they have more mature interests, are involved adult...

(Watch out for the question at the end; it can be a toughie.) If you watch much television, you probably have seen the two commercials. They are sponsored by Lincoln Financial. In one instance, the younger man is standing in front of a nursery window in a hospital, looking at his new born daughter. While standing there, an older version of the younger man joins him. The older man...

I can't speak for others on this matter. And perhaps in writing about it, I am revealing some very personal information about myself. But you know what they say about fools rushing in. I realized this morning that there is one place where I never grow old. It certainly isn't around family and friends who can clearly see the changes that time have wrought. Nor is it in the mirror where...

I think you who are older will understand the following musing. Those of you who are younger should consider this a heads up about what is coming. First, some background. If you are a steady reader of my musings, then you know that I join about 12 – 15 of my high school classmates (Class of 1954) and their spouses for an annual gathering – a kind of mini-reunion. For those who...

Some time ago, the Daytona Beach News-Journal had a page one, above the fold story about 5 women who served in the military years and years ago. Prominent on the page accompanying the story was a group picture of the five of them taken recently (in their 70s and beyond), and above that group picture were individual pictures of them while they were in the military. What a startling change,...

I am 77 years old and have plans to keep active into old (er) age. I believe if one takes care of themselves, eat right, don't drink, smoke, etc. you will have a much better chance....also remember to read your Bible and pray...very powerfull works.....Addie