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[jamesatemple]

14. Unfortunately, problems seem much larger as one ages.

You see, I'm 74 now and get mighty frustrated over my inability to do things that I did so easily when younger. All these fancy, schmansy new tech things that my grandchildren operate with quick manual dexterity coupled with easy understanding are as foreign to me as Mars. And I can tell you about incidents that occurred a half-century ago while unable to remember what today's date is or the name of someone I've known most of my life. So, whenever I perceive some injustice, I rant about it with other old farts on the dead-pecker bench down at the County Courthouse.

There was no television when you and I were kids and radio was used to provide entertainment like "Lum and Abner", "The Lone Ranger", "Amos and Andy" et al. We weren't constantly bombarded by terrible events happening all around the world as we are today. I think that is why young folks call our early years "the good ol' days" because we weren't constantly oppressed by the terrible things that were happening at the time. When you're milking the cow, hoeing the garden, driving your worn-out old car around town on Saturday night, or listening to "the devil's music", you don't have time to consider all the injustices occurring on the planet.

Still, my introduction to "consideration before speaking" was provided by the girl who had a momentary lapse in reasoning and agreed to marry me. Now that I'm old, I can say with certainty that "It takes a good woman to raise a husband".