tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post1699467244216633993..comments2024-03-29T14:46:21.682+00:00Comments on Going Gently: What's Going To Happen To Us All? eh?John Going Gentlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-64236069655400688942012-12-19T20:48:33.009+00:002012-12-19T20:48:33.009+00:00As Lady M and Claire have said, I would banish tha...As Lady M and Claire have said, I would banish that concern from your be-beanied head John. People don't really change as they get older. There will be plenty of visitors for you. By then I may be living up the road myself, and will toddle down wrapped in tinsel each 25th. Ha.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-28194797973886895972012-12-19T10:21:14.829+00:002012-12-19T10:21:14.829+00:00You reap what you sow John....you won't be alo...You reap what you sow John....you won't be alone and needy xMad Maisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02576500176792444769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-91375326564457572932012-12-19T08:09:02.626+00:002012-12-19T08:09:02.626+00:00John, I came across this and thought of you: http:...John, I came across this and thought of you: http://cheezburger.com/6867020544Judithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13974206679853189199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-27162890060097651872012-12-19T04:22:49.152+00:002012-12-19T04:22:49.152+00:00I hope that I grow older quite disgracefully and w...I hope that I grow older quite disgracefully and when its time to kick the bucket, I want to be found holding a good book and my wine glass empty on the side table.And if I lose my mind--as Hubby says, that's ok, each day will be a new beginning!!!bonsaimumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07684530085331629758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-64782201874522334142012-12-19T02:26:42.232+00:002012-12-19T02:26:42.232+00:00John, I've been thinking those things too, sin...John, I've been thinking those things too, since we got here to Louisiana and hubby has started having more medical problems.<br />I worry about that a lot.<br />Here is praying that you and Chris (and all of us, really!) will live to be <i>very much</i> like Auntie Glad!LindaGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12203719919661519350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-41987852267073479602012-12-19T01:48:39.329+00:002012-12-19T01:48:39.329+00:00Since we have no neighbors, I just hope we're ...Since we have no neighbors, I just hope we're all still blogging so I can post about it, and maybe someone can remind me, or walk me through it... :-)<br /><br /><br />THANKS for the Christmas wishes! I'm surprisingly in the holiday mood for a change! ~Kim at Golden Pines~https://www.blogger.com/profile/02001523468339091407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-56603526668263559922012-12-18T22:18:38.408+00:002012-12-18T22:18:38.408+00:00I hear you Loud and Clear, John...we are in the sa...I hear you Loud and Clear, John...we are in the same boat because Jim`s sibs are so unconnected even though they would say they were connected and my brother lives 4000 miles away, so....I can only hope I know how to turn up the heat (if I even have any) and boil some water...:-(fromsophiesviewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16532257840856313054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-11793766476008350722012-12-18T20:53:46.021+00:002012-12-18T20:53:46.021+00:00oh lord we are hurtling towards "Carry On the...oh lord we are hurtling towards "Carry On the elderly"<br />here.... good to see you again Mr BloggsJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-64698968144915320852012-12-18T20:27:51.994+00:002012-12-18T20:27:51.994+00:00I don't think you need to worry either of you....I don't think you need to worry either of you. The kind of person you already are will attract kindness in turn (doesn't it already?) And from my experience and observations Family can create tension around Christmas. Something that I shamelessly cultivate in the hope of a less lonely old age is the company of people younger than myself - and living in a small community, yeah keep that up :-)Lady Mondegreen's Secret Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07638813551209321151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-5348298785221648652012-12-18T20:04:34.104+00:002012-12-18T20:04:34.104+00:00I think when I get to that age I am going to do wh...I think when I get to that age I am going to do what any self respecting septuaginarian does and follow Silvio Berlusconi's example and get me some hot Italian tottie to check the setting on my boiler.joebloggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02223043749558658665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-49638858139521558802012-12-18T20:03:34.076+00:002012-12-18T20:03:34.076+00:00Thanks, John. I wish I could.Thanks, John. I wish I could.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02743921972328074980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-37895831514765499572012-12-18T19:42:25.409+00:002012-12-18T19:42:25.409+00:00This worries me as well John. My hubby is already...This worries me as well John. My hubby is already in full time care with dementia leaving me on my own. Only sibling is Cro on the other side of the world. Hopefully old age is a long way off.<br /><br />This year the two ladies on their own that I would have had to Christmas dinner are both going away to their families so that is nice for them.Susan Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14400003572211042194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-74691459668208357982012-12-18T19:13:58.255+00:002012-12-18T19:13:58.255+00:00sounded like you needed onesounded like you needed oneJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-66230716737052675352012-12-18T18:21:19.528+00:002012-12-18T18:21:19.528+00:00Oh John, you've hit a nerve with this post. I ...Oh John, you've hit a nerve with this post. I don't have children and I live alone...and I'm getting older every day. I just hope my mind outlast my body, but like Elephant's Child I'm starting to have my doubts. (Now where did I put those car keys...)Judithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13974206679853189199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-16602600273424046402012-12-18T17:44:44.105+00:002012-12-18T17:44:44.105+00:00OOH who will play you John?OOH who will play you John?Kathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04003521059890699861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-29955863569983942142012-12-18T17:30:15.517+00:002012-12-18T17:30:15.517+00:00Gin?Gin?Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02743921972328074980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-30609824956218046302012-12-18T17:21:29.564+00:002012-12-18T17:21:29.564+00:00I like this idea... now if only I could get there....I like this idea... now if only I could get there.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02743921972328074980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-40413398444363444922012-12-18T17:07:43.113+00:002012-12-18T17:07:43.113+00:00ps she will be playing gladys in TRELAWNYD THE MOV...ps she will be playing gladys in TRELAWNYD THE MOVIEJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-46975878250636912012012-12-18T17:05:12.105+00:002012-12-18T17:05:12.105+00:00frances sternhagen sparrow
one of my fav actresses...frances sternhagen sparrow<br />one of my fav actresses!John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-77674584317864727582012-12-18T16:48:35.563+00:002012-12-18T16:48:35.563+00:00When I get there, I shall climb into old Vivian my...When I get there, I shall climb into old Vivian my Volvo (33 yrs. old) with a bottle of my finest Scotch and drive her into the fish pond. Now where did I put those keys?Dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05230334534323236665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-56199691274832802432012-12-18T16:46:47.722+00:002012-12-18T16:46:47.722+00:00This question has been brought up several times by...This question has been brought up several times by my husband and I. <br />A life well lived and a positive attitude is what we are counting on. Faith in our fellow man to step up and check in on a couple of old men. That and an escape plan when things get bad enough.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02964941329127641280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-58829800474721719242012-12-18T16:46:12.685+00:002012-12-18T16:46:12.685+00:00Is that photo of Aunt Glad or the actress Frances ...Is that photo of Aunt Glad or the actress Frances Sternhagen?Ms Sparrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03417670251423549014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-1958409985713966252012-12-18T16:31:50.005+00:002012-12-18T16:31:50.005+00:00Let's be honest though - waspish is what I do ...Let's be honest though - waspish is what I do best...Bel-Amihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14482028713257360473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-35819983612547790232012-12-18T16:16:16.509+00:002012-12-18T16:16:16.509+00:00John, my hope is that by doing things for our non-...John, my hope is that by doing things for our non-relative elders now, someone will be there to do for us later. Now, that's faith at its best, eh? LaneLanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17961668927812199081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-13000165458770483802012-12-18T15:51:15.873+00:002012-12-18T15:51:15.873+00:00A COMMODE tastefully screened by a chicken coop wo...A COMMODE tastefully screened by a chicken coop would sufficeJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.com