Mike:

You just don't get it, do you... you can hand off the reins in a
dignified method which signifies an intelligent person--or, you can just
grow old and have them yanked from your cold dead fingers--either way
you dream a fools dream if you don't think the world renews itself with
coming generations...

.... all which is changes, either way--is how you are viewed...

John

"Mike Coslo" wrote in message
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John Smith wrote:
Jim:

I just took it for granted that everyone experienced life a lot like
me. Remember when your were 21? And how back then 50 year old people
looked like they had one foot in the grave? How 60 year old people
looked as if they were preserved in formaldehyde? And, were just
about as interesting to chat with as window drapes?

Aha! John, you have an age thing going on here. When I was a young 'un
I did indeed notice that my elders looked different than me. They
looked bigger than me too. But other than that, it was no big deal.
And they definitely were not uninteresting. My Grandfather got me
started in electronics, giving me old car radios, power supplies, and
showing me how to fix them. Great memories, that. Not a trace of the
dreary picture you paint of older people.

A bad path to go on, John. Lord willing and the crick don't rise, you
will be ancient some day. I hear despite the drawbacks, it sure beats
the alternative.


Now that you are old--suddenly you got blind?

I am 55 and people even 65 are about as interesting as rocks--there
is that kind of difference which occurred in the 60's and has been
occurring ever since.

You must be either pre-judging these older folk, or hanging out with
the wrong crowd! ;^)

- Mike KB3EIA -