Over our morning coffees the other day, my wife and I found ourselves discussing “time” and how quickly it zips by – the hours, the days, the weeks, the seasons, and, of course, the years and decades!
We were shocked at the number of years we’ve been retired – eight!
Ahhh, old age is upon us.
After I got us each another cup of coffee – our drink of choice for thoughtful moments – we then launched into a back and forth about the plusses and minuses of reaching such an august age. The upshot of our discussion was – to borrow a line from an irreverent but brilliant 20th century author, Dorothy Parker:
“I might repeat to myself, slowly and soothingly, a list of quotations beautiful from minds profound – if I can remember any of the damn things.”
Ahhh , old age . . . BAH HUMBUG!
Food for thought.
The McGuffeys
Works Cited
1. Parker, Dorothy (1939). Here Lies: The Collected Stories of Dorothy Parker.
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