For All of You Who Say or Think You're Old:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

Just STFU, OK?

I AM OLD.

On Thanksgiving, I will be 65 years old.

End of rant.

Peace out.


:P

:hug:

[lunatica]

1. My dear CaliforniaPeggy

That's just not very old. Old is like put another 30 years on that and that's old!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. My dear lunatica...

I agree...it's not!

I remember when my grandmother was in her sixties, and back then, that was OLD!

My mom's 90, BTW...

Maybe she's old?

:D

[Midlodemocrat]

2. Speak up, youngster. I can't hear you.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

5. My dear Midlo!

Heh...

I know that you're younger than I am, silly!

My children are waaaay past teenagerhood!

:rofl:

[LeftyMom]

3. So you're only a few days younger than flvegan?

He's going to kill me for that. :P

[CaliforniaPeggy]

7. My dear LeftyMom!

If I don't get to you first, that is!

Just kidding, BTW!

:rofl:

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

6. My litmus test:

If you can remember when newscasters kept on saying "Vietnam" all the time, you're old.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

10. My dear Commie Pinko Dirtbag!

:cry: :cry:

[onlyadream]

82. what?

that means people in their 40's are old. No way!:P

[harmonicon]

8. that's not so old

Older than me, sure. Older than my parents, no. Someone has to be my parents' age or older to be old. Or they have to be me, because I'm old.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

11. My dear harmonicon!

Yeah, I agree, mostly...

For the most part, I see it as a number...

What's inside me is a lot more important than how many years I've lived...

:hi:

[rug]

9. Well, Chiang Kai-Shek was in power when you were born, after all.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

12. My dear rug!

See? Exactly my point!

Thank you!

:7

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

15. On a more positive note

Mahatma Gandhi
Albert Einstein
Alan Turing
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Glenn Miller

were alive.

[Parche]

13. My Dear CaliforniaPeggy

You are young at heart

:hi: :hug: :hug:












"So what difference does it make, whether it's 20 minutes or 20 years, since neither amounts to the faintest echo of the tiniest whisper in the thunder of time. "

[CaliforniaPeggy]

14. My dear Parche...

Indeed I am...

And that's the part that truly matters...

:hug: :loveya: :hug:

[skygazer]

16. Happy Birthday ahead of time

:party:

That's not old. It's classic. ;)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

28. My dear skygazer!

Thank you, sweetie!

Classic...

I like it!

:hug:

[flvegan]

17. A (young) woman I work with was surprised to hear how old I was today.

She thought I was "under 30". I think I'm in love.

I'm still old, though.

:P

[AlCzervik]

18. Happy birthday.

:fistbump:

how old are you today?

[flvegan]

25. 28-ish, according to her.

Nah, I'm 37. Thanks.

[AlCzervik]

27. after i saw your pic showcasing your biceps of justice i figured you for around 30.

you look good bud.

[flvegan]

37. w00t! Two new favorite people in the world for me today!

[skygazer]

19. I had someone once say, "Oh, is that all?" when I told them how old I was

:eyes:

[LeftyMom]

23. I will kick her ass.

:D

[CaliforniaPeggy]

29. My dear flvegan!

NO, you are not old!

FFS, you're the same age as my children!

:P

:hug:

[Skittles]

65. that gal is f***ing blind; you're an old f***

:7

[applegrove]

20. 65 is the new 40. Didn't you hear?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

30. My dear applegrove!

Ah, I hadn't heard that!

Cool...

:hug:

[TheCentepedeShoes]

21. I just turned 60

My mom just turned 97. Now *that* is OLD.

Happy Birthday and Peace to you, CA Peggy!!! :party:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

31. My dear TheCentipedeShoes!

Yup, I agree...97 is old!

My mom is 90!

Thanks, sweetie!

:hug:

[yellowdogintexas]

51. me too, Oct 27. I feel ancient and not all at the same time nt

[trueblue2007]

22. Take care Sweeters!!!! I know how you feel sometimes!

Not there yet. Middle age sucks sometimes.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

32. My dear trueblue2007!

Middle age does suck sometimes!

I much prefer my age now, to being that age...

I have way fewer responsibilities, and a lot more freedom!

:woohoo:

Now you take care too, OK? :hug:

[femmocrat]

38. And you qualify for Medicare!

Congratulations!

If this was still the 1980s, you would qualify for free cheese!!

:D

[hippywife]

24. But, Peg...

you are so much younger than people I know half your age. You have a young heart and attitude. It serves you well. :hug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

33. My dear hippywife!

Indeed, my attitude is the only thing between me and old age!

Thank you, sweetie...:hug:

[crim son]

26. Well, Peg, if you live to be as old as both my grandmothers,

you have between twenty eight and thirty-three years left to write poetry. :)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

34. My dear crim son!

Wow, that's a scary thought!

Nah, just kidding...

I hope to have many more years...

So much I still want to do!

And poetry is certainly a big part of that...:hug:

[crim son]

58. I'm glad.

You have something to contribute.

[RetroLounge]

35. You are still 10 years younger

than my parents...

:hi:

RL

[CaliforniaPeggy]

36. My dear Retro!

Well, somebody's got to do it, right?

:hi:

[dixiegrrrrl]

39. I used to say I was middle aged

until some young snot pointed out that would be true if I planned to live to be 120.

Unfortunately the snot was my kid.

He just turned 42. Ha!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

40. My dear dixiegrrrrl!

It does rather take the wind out of your sails when they do that, huh?

Still, you're not old either!

:hug:

[Road Scholar]

41. Well, I'll be 66 next March so....Ok I ain't gonna say it. LOL

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :yourock:
We old folks gotta stick together.You know what, my daughter asked me just the other day about my generation. It got me to thinking.I can't even imagine another generation that has seen so much change. I'm glad I was there, and I'm glad you were too. I'm trying to write some notes for my grandchildren. I'm not much of a writer, but so much has happened to never forget. I_T

[CaliforniaPeggy]

45. My dear In_Transit!

Good for you, writing things down!

And you have never come across as old, either, sweetie!

:hug:

[DarkTirade]

42. I've read your poetry...

You may have a few years on me, but I wouldn't call you old. :)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

46. My dear DarkTirade!

Thank you...

Attitude is everything...

:hug:

[Shine]

43. You're the same age as my mom. Her 65th was yesterday.

:hug: :loveya:

:toast: May you always be young at heart, Peggy! Happy early b'day!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

47. My dear Shine!

Aw, thanks, sweetie!

Happy Birthday to your Mom!

I always expect to be young at heart...It suits me!

:loveya: :hug: :loveya:

[JohnnyLib2]

44. Hey, young 'un.....

It ain't all bad,
We may actually GET Social Security!

Cheers.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

48. My dear JohnnyLib2!

Young 'un?

Me?

Aw....thanks, sweetie!

I fully plan to get my Social Security......next year!

Cheers back atcha!

:toast:

[Robeson]

49. I've always been into older women, Peg. Hell, you're just...

...a kid...;-) :hug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

52. My dear Robeson!

Aw, sweetie...

:hug:

[Skittles]

50. you want I should kick your old ass, Ms. Peggy?

yes INDEED

[CaliforniaPeggy]

53. ROFL!

yes INDEED, my sweet Skittles!

:hug:

:rofl:

[CBHagman]

54. For you, an Obama supporter singing the appropriate song...

And no, this is not meant ironically. Everybody needs a little Rodgers & Hammerstein sometimes, and a little bit of Mandy Patinkin.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ii465lXLp8w

Yeah, it was back in the day, and I don't get what Mandy's doing with his arms there, but oh, what a voice!

Now go find a mirror, look into it, and say, "I'm beautiful."

[CaliforniaPeggy]

66. My dear CBHagman...

Oh, thank you so much for that!

What a wonderful song, and Mandy Patinkin is fabulous, and sexy and lyrical...

Hearing him sing it made me cry, it did...

I'm not even sure why...

Thank you, sweetie...

:hug:

[CBHagman]

86. I'm glad you liked it, and happy birthday.

And if Mandy Patinkin made you cry, it's that voice.

[Iggo]

55. Aw, Peggie.

I haven't been around as long as you have, but I FEEL old because, even though I'm the same age as our president-elect, my days of bouncing down a flight of stairs like he does are looong over. The knees, baby. The knees.

Although getting old does have its perks. Por ejemplo: Now that I wear my hair really short, the whiter it gets, the cooler it looks. It'll be all white very soon, and then in my mind's eye I'll look like Johhny Quest's dad's gay lover, Race Bannon. (See below...) So I got that goin' for me...which is nice.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

67. My dear Iggo...

Yeah, I hear you about the knees!

Mine have been shot for awhile...

But hell yeah, we'll take our perks where we find 'em!

And they are out there!

:hug:

[Jack_Dawson]

56. DAMN! 65?

Tol kid. 65 is like the new 27. What?

:beer:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

68. My dear Jack_Dawson!

Yup, it's true...

The new 27? Really? lol...

Thanks, sweetie...

:hug:

[Inchworm]

57. I'm like freakin 2freakin hunert and eighty years freakin old!

If I could just pee on car tires...

:*

[CaliforniaPeggy]

69. My dear Inchworm!

Uh...

I guess you could pee on car tires!

If you really wanted to...

:hug:

[Inchworm]

89. ...

Looks like I should have just stayed away from the computer last night. :P

I keep seeing drunken remnants appear before my eyes. It looks like I POI'd twice in your thread.

:blush:

[Redneck Socialist]

59. Nah, that ain't old. My dad's 90 freakin' years old. That's OLD! n/t

[CaliforniaPeggy]

71. I hear you, my dear Redneck Socialist!

My mom's 90 too!

Now *that's* old!

Something to look forward too, huh?

:hug:

[old mark]

60. CP: My father will be 92 on January 1.

If we are fortunate, we still have some way to go.

FWIW, it's nice that everyone will have a great dinner for your birthday - I didn't know you had such influence.

Happy birthday, hope to hear your complaints for many more years to come.

Have a happy year!

Mark (61 1/2)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

73. My dear old mark!

Oh, yes! My influence is vast and deep, lol! :P

I too hope for many, many more years!

Hopefully I won't complain too much, sweetie!

Thanks...

:hug:

[LibDemAlways]

61. My dear CaliforniaPeggy,...

You are only as old as you allow yourself to be. I'm 56. (Yikes) I have lifelong friends my age who are mentally closer to 80. However, I had the good fortune to have a late-in-life baby, and she has made all the difference in helping me keep a youthful outlook. She's 15, and I'm determined that she enjoy her teenage years to the fullest. So I am the "go to" mom for tickets and rides to concerts, movies, amusement parks, etc. I'm having a great time!

Enjoy Thanksgiving and your birthday. It's only a number. Wishing you a wonderful year ahead!

LDA

[CaliforniaPeggy]

74. My dear LibDemAlways!

I agree with being as old as you allow yourself to feel!

I have a young mental attitude...

Alas, I am done having babies...

I'll just have to figure out some other way to feel young...

Wait, I just did!

Thanks for the great good wishes, sweetie...:hug:

[fortyfeetunder]

62. Well happy Birthday

:party:

are you going to put candles on the turkey?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

75. My dear fortyfeetunder!

Nope...

They go in the pie!

Thanks...

:hug:

[Generic Brad]

63. I'm not really old

You can call me Generic Junior if you would like.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

76. My dear Generic Brad!

Nah...the cookies on my machine won't let me!

:hi:

[eauclaireliberal]

64. Shortest rant ever

thanks for sharing, you old fart.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

77. My dear eauclaireliberal!

I'm not given to rants normally...

So a short one was all I could come up with!

And you're welcome!

Old fart, lol! :rofl:

:hi:

[Ichingcarpenter]

70. You will always be young at heart and a thanksgiving to all of us

At least in my heart. Your health is a blessing to you and us.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

78. My dear Ichingcarpenter...

Thank you...

That was a truly lovely thing to say...

:hug:

[vixengrl]

72. California Peggy! You're the same age as me!

Chronologically, *they* tell me I'm about 36. But when I read your posts, I often think, "That's how I feel," and also when I read your poems. And so I tend to think of you as the same age as me! So you can't be old, because I'm not old, and we're the same age. So there. :)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

79. My dear vixengrl!

Hey, I like your reasoning!

Very clever, sweetie...

Thank you! :hug:

[Inchworm]

80. Like Ms Peggy says.. bastids!!

[RebelOne]

81. I've got you beat. On Jan. 18, just two days before

Obama's inauguration, I will be 70 years old. I'm not complaining, as getting older beats the alternative.

[redqueen]

83. Our dear Peggy...

thanks for the little smile you just brought to my face. I know just how you feel... only not about age, but other things.

[groovedaddy]

84. A Sagitarian rant if I ever heard one! It's all of a state of mind any way. n.t

[raccoon]

85. Happy birthday, Peggy!

Look on the bright side; you'll be eligible for Medicare and full benefits on SS.

[UrbScotty]

87. My dear StromThurmond!

Happy Almost Birthday!

:hi:

:hug:

[NewJeffCT]

88. and here I was thinking you came to NYC over the summer

to look at local grad schools...

an early happy birthday to you, though.

[av8rdave]

90. 65? You're a youngster!

Happy birthday in advance! I will probably be out of country on the big day, so I'll just say it now!

After hitting the big 50, none of them (birthdays) matter any more as far as I'm concerned.

[livetohike]

91. Only numbers CalPeggy

What's important is your beautiful soul which is ageless :hi:. (I'm 56, btw).