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kayakjohnny
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Fri Mar-12-10 09:00 PM Original message |
Do you think that you're aging gracefully? |
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Richard Steele
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Fri Mar-12-10 09:03 PM Response to Original message |
1. Nope. Not even a little bit. nm |
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kayakjohnny
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Fri Mar-12-10 09:05 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. I guess it matters as well, if a person even wants to. |
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Richard Steele
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Fri Mar-12-10 09:11 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. I think you've put your finger on it. nm |
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CaliforniaPeggy
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Fri Mar-12-10 09:04 PM Response to Original message |
2. My dear kayakjohnny... |
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kayakjohnny
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Fri Mar-12-10 09:09 PM Response to Reply #2 |
9. Oh I think it's quite clear to many people |
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graywarrior
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Sat Mar-13-10 11:44 PM Response to Reply #2 |
41. Old age ain't for wimps |
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Mugu
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Fri Mar-12-10 09:04 PM Response to Original message |
3. I don't do anything very gracefully. n/t |
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NightWatcher
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Fri Mar-12-10 09:05 PM Response to Original message |
4. to quote Jimmy Buffett, "I'm growing older but not up" |
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blue neen
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Fri Mar-12-10 09:05 PM Response to Original message |
5. IMHO, a positive attitude is one of the keys to aging gracefully, |
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kayakjohnny
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Fri Mar-12-10 09:07 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Very well said! |
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Urban Prairie
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Fri Mar-12-10 09:07 PM Response to Original message |
7. I definitely look much younger than my age (same as yours) |
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kimi
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Fri Mar-12-10 09:11 PM Response to Original message |
11. Well . . . |
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tango-tee
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Fri Mar-12-10 09:37 PM Response to Original message |
12. At my job, I'm one of very few women, and also one of the oldest employees. |
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kayakjohnny
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Fri Mar-12-10 09:42 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. Good for you and thank you. |
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femmocrat
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Fri Mar-12-10 09:48 PM Response to Original message |
14. Hell no! I'm fighting it with everything I've got! |
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kayakjohnny
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Fri Mar-12-10 09:54 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. Me too. |
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The Velveteen Ocelot
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Fri Mar-12-10 09:50 PM Response to Original message |
15. No. |
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HipChick
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Fri Mar-12-10 09:58 PM Response to Original message |
17. yes...I got asked out by an intern today... |
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Haole Girl
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Fri Mar-12-10 09:59 PM Response to Original message |
18. Um... |
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Amerigo Vespucci
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Fri Mar-12-10 10:57 PM Response to Original message |
19. Hell no. |
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bluesbassman
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Fri Mar-12-10 11:13 PM Response to Original message |
20. Nah, more like growing old disgracefully... |
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BarenakedLady
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Fri Mar-12-10 11:59 PM Response to Original message |
21. Kicking and screaming |
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Silver Swan
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Sat Mar-13-10 12:06 AM Response to Original message |
22. I don't know if I'm aging gracefully |
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qnr
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Sat Mar-13-10 12:09 AM Response to Original message |
23. Yeah, at least better than the majority of 52+ men that I know firsthand n/t |
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hyphenate
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Sat Mar-13-10 12:24 AM Response to Original message |
24. Depends on what you feel is "graceful" |
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kayakjohnny
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Sun Mar-14-10 04:32 PM Response to Reply #24 |
43. Such a reasoned answer. |
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Rhiannon12866
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Sat Mar-13-10 06:04 AM Response to Original message |
25. Most of the time I can even fool myself... |
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velvet
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Sat Mar-13-10 06:07 AM Response to Original message |
26. is it possible? I hope so |
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Maine-ah
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Sat Mar-13-10 10:11 AM Response to Original message |
27. hell yes. |
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Mad_Dem_X
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Sat Mar-13-10 10:15 AM Response to Original message |
28. I think so. |
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My Good Babushka
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Sat Mar-13-10 11:25 AM Response to Original message |
29. I hope so |
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Arugula Latte
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Sat Mar-13-10 11:31 AM Response to Original message |
30. I think I am. |
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tblue
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Sat Mar-13-10 10:20 PM Response to Reply #30 |
38. I could've written that. |
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Arugula Latte
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Sat Mar-13-10 11:21 PM Response to Reply #38 |
40. Yep -- the flaws just jump out at you like they're lit up in neon. |
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GoCubsGo
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Sat Mar-13-10 11:46 AM Response to Original message |
31. Keep up the running, jumping, and playing as much as you can, and you'll be okay. |
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av8rdave
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Sat Mar-13-10 11:47 AM Response to Original message |
32. It depends on how you define "aging" |
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azmouse
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Sat Mar-13-10 11:52 AM Response to Original message |
33. Yep. I'm 48 but most people think I'm only in my 30s. |
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Mopar151
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Sat Mar-13-10 03:37 PM Response to Original message |
34. Ain't no graceful about it |
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lunatica
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Sat Mar-13-10 04:15 PM Response to Original message |
35. I think I am. I'm a lot smarter and much wiser |
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Deep13
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Sat Mar-13-10 05:23 PM Response to Original message |
36. If by "gracefully" you mean "kicking and screaming," then sure, why not? nt |
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nickinSTL
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Sat Mar-13-10 05:32 PM Response to Original message |
37. define "aging gracefully" |
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Skittles
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Sat Mar-13-10 10:23 PM Response to Original message |
39. I'll be 53 soon and can still swim across lakes |
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Inchworm
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Sun Mar-14-10 04:36 PM Response to Reply #39 |
44. But... |
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clyrc
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Sun Mar-14-10 12:19 AM Response to Original message |
42. I'm aging quickly |
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Inchworm
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Sun Mar-14-10 04:37 PM Response to Original message |
45. My body has been over-revved so many times... |
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kayakjohnny
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Sun Mar-14-10 04:41 PM Response to Reply #45 |
46. Precisely the same with me. I've been through so much with my body. |
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TripleKatPad
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Sun Mar-14-10 07:41 PM Response to Original message |
47. The beauty of getting older... |
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Bunny
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Mon Mar-15-10 07:06 AM Response to Reply #47 |
51. Agreed! |
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Richardo
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Mon Mar-15-10 08:31 AM Response to Reply #51 |
52. My uncle-in-law (63) had a great observation: |
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Arkansas Granny
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Mon Mar-15-10 09:25 AM Response to Reply #47 |
55. I know exactly what you mean. |
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mnhtnbb
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Sun Mar-14-10 07:51 PM Response to Original message |
48. Up until our house burned down 2 1/1 years ago, I could pass for 10 years younger. |
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lazarus
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Mon Mar-15-10 03:54 AM Response to Original message |
49. my objective in life |
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InternalDialogue
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Mon Mar-15-10 04:02 AM Response to Original message |
50. Age Like Wine -- my favorite "I'm getting old" song |
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progressoid
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Mon Mar-15-10 08:52 AM Response to Original message |
53. There are no pictures in this thread. |
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Arkansas Granny
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Mon Mar-15-10 09:20 AM Response to Original message |
54. I think I am. At 63, I realize that I am aging and I accept that as just another part of life. |
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