tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post1440000331409901662..comments2024-03-28T23:25:53.221+00:00Comments on Going Gently: The Slow March Of Time? naw.... it's more of a bloody gallop!John Going Gentlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-24751972942681017802011-11-23T09:16:26.966+00:002011-11-23T09:16:26.966+00:00I used to wear a badge that put my Sugar Daddy'...I used to wear a badge that put my Sugar Daddy's role into perspective: it said Old Fart's Wife. Now that he's gone I could cross out the 'Wife' and start wearing it again.Lady Mondegreen's Secret Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07638813551209321151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-4944754487525663382011-11-23T00:17:30.453+00:002011-11-23T00:17:30.453+00:00I have decided to skip "old" and just be...I have decided to skip "old" and just be confused.Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-66946733392423226832011-11-22T21:46:17.925+00:002011-11-22T21:46:17.925+00:00mark....
return with an university overdraft!!!!!!...mark....<br />return with an university overdraft!!!!!!John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-34971453242308585992011-11-22T21:43:55.282+00:002011-11-22T21:43:55.282+00:00Kids and making you feel old - too true. My littl...Kids and making you feel old - too true. My little was seven the other day - OH NO NOT SEVEN! <br /><br />I shall lose him as little one soon, but they return in other waysThe bike shedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05195882998271591934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-35154606202935923412011-11-22T21:32:25.990+00:002011-11-22T21:32:25.990+00:00hi John, thanks for visiting my blog today! I cam...hi John, thanks for visiting my blog today! I came by to see if you thought I was Wendy in the Halloween Party photo...if you did, actually, I'm Captain Hook, with the fake moustache and all. (a little boy at the party thought I was a man and invited me out to the back yard to throw a ball back and forth. he still didn't know I was female till I told him I was a grandma, really messed with his mind...LOL)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-29138110558350507302011-11-22T18:22:34.949+00:002011-11-22T18:22:34.949+00:00I don't know about you, but I'd rather be ...I don't know about you, but I'd rather be the age I am right now than have to be in my 20's all over again! I like being old.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11199777195853274898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-79244505620893001332011-11-22T18:04:43.379+00:002011-11-22T18:04:43.379+00:00Belated happy birthday to Leo. John talking of you...Belated happy birthday to Leo. John talking of your aunts and uncles looking ancient. I looked in the mirror in town today and I looked ancient - 'fraid it comes to us all one way or another.Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-2798119750118381292011-11-22T16:34:12.471+00:002011-11-22T16:34:12.471+00:00Love that sign! The sad news is grandchildren grow...Love that sign! The sad news is grandchildren grow up even faster than children. Amazing, but true. What's that they say about life? It's like a roll of toilet paper; the closer you get to the end, the faster it goes.Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-70109407037640335582011-11-22T16:27:26.480+00:002011-11-22T16:27:26.480+00:00reception is right there owl... next to the commod...reception is right there owl... next to the commodes!<br />The Broad....at least he said it ONCE!<br />AND TO ALL THOSE MIDDLE AGED GITS OUT THERE....<br />pass the surgical supportsJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-13831214411334323682011-11-22T15:53:07.496+00:002011-11-22T15:53:07.496+00:00I love the picture you posted.
Good luck next mat...I love the picture you posted.<br /><br />Good luck next match!LindaGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12203719919661519350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-43877537305269633272011-11-22T15:49:52.662+00:002011-11-22T15:49:52.662+00:00Hey ho indeed! My son was born 46 years ago today...Hey ho indeed! My son was born 46 years ago today...how 'old farty' does that make me feel(and him)?!!! However, I wasn't thinking of oldness that day, mainly I was yelling "let me push, let me push!"<br /><br />Ahhhh the pub quiz, the challenge has been made and the gloves are off, open up the books and study hard men!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-37318382439595715692011-11-22T15:49:48.887+00:002011-11-22T15:49:48.887+00:00Getting old wouldn't be so bad if just weren&#...Getting old wouldn't be so bad if just weren't so relentless. And there just doesn't seem to be enough time for all the naps I need. I remember a few years ago now my eldest son said to me lovingly, "I remember when I was little and you picked me up from school and I thought you were the most beautiful Mom anyone had!" And I thought, "WERE, what do you mean, WERE..."!The Broadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04976467218216864644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-14017798265922259942011-11-22T14:46:05.028+00:002011-11-22T14:46:05.028+00:00Quiz wars; they can get very nasty!Quiz wars; they can get very nasty!The Idiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18345021580985320660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-32895735101130354022011-11-22T14:29:57.362+00:002011-11-22T14:29:57.362+00:00Age is all in the mind. If only I could recall wha...Age is all in the mind. If only I could recall what my age actually is. Maybe if I ask at Reception they'll have it on file... and while I'm there I can check on my name too.<br /><br />Hey - anyone know where Reception is and why I wanted to go there?The Owl Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11484484539144369129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-50567369985057537922011-11-22T14:00:43.438+00:002011-11-22T14:00:43.438+00:00Up until you brought the subject to our attention,...Up until you brought the subject to our attention, I was oblivious to the fact that I am middle aged.<br />CRAP.<br />Jane xJane and Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08102086552682194819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-32576119243776027872011-11-22T13:46:40.878+00:002011-11-22T13:46:40.878+00:00Guess you guys better so some boning up on your tr...Guess you guys better so some boning up on your trivia!<br /><br /><br />Getting old? Been there, done that, demanding a refund!Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02743921972328074980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-26605425261850203022011-11-22T13:31:40.597+00:002011-11-22T13:31:40.597+00:00Oh yes kids do have a way of making one feel a bit...Oh yes kids do have a way of making one feel a bit old LOL. With no effort on their part at all LOL.Texanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14560812716080117867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-5783571732305082512011-11-22T13:19:47.941+00:002011-11-22T13:19:47.941+00:00One step forwards four back on the quiz front. A ...One step forwards four back on the quiz front. A tactical retreat, or are you just lulling them into a false sense of security.<br /><br />I'm not getting older, the kids are just getting younger!Nota Benehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00969705852180234416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-25249304669965571622011-11-22T13:18:04.111+00:002011-11-22T13:18:04.111+00:00Now THAT's a convention I'd avoid.
ANd I ...Now THAT's a convention I'd avoid.<br /><br />ANd I thought of you when I saw this bulldog video:<br /><br />http://youtu.be/zt7rXE9vhNYKnatoleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03809822081515082096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-83862542223864983722011-11-22T13:07:43.943+00:002011-11-22T13:07:43.943+00:00Hubby was saying last night that when he looks bac...Hubby was saying last night that when he looks back at his younger years it's like watching a movie he's never seen before. Who is that fresh young thing? To me it feels like a dream. Was it real? Now when I look in the mirror I see my ancestors as I remember them in their later years. Dum dum dum dummmmmmmm.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-37181421614508452122011-11-22T12:44:39.399+00:002011-11-22T12:44:39.399+00:00I am feeling"where has the time gone" a ...I am feeling"where has the time gone" a lot lately.It may have something to do with the fact that my 14 year old is 6 ft tall and loves to pat me on the head and call me his short little momma!Wasn't it just yesterday I was caring him around on my hip?! I love the "I smell old people"!Melodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03795916460978775241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-60206376439351085652011-11-22T12:04:59.218+00:002011-11-22T12:04:59.218+00:00In our local, there is a sign where we oldies sit,...In our local, there is a sign where we oldies sit, which declares "The Old Farts Bar".Kathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04003521059890699861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-73426262847898249152011-11-22T10:58:20.951+00:002011-11-22T10:58:20.951+00:00I still look okay without my glasses on, its when ...I still look okay without my glasses on, its when I put them on that I get the fright. lol<br />Briony<br />xcrafty cat cornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06251582085392890533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-69817669204546377882011-11-22T10:48:21.941+00:002011-11-22T10:48:21.941+00:00thats what I am realizing thomas!thats what I am realizing thomas!John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-92206267714877125822011-11-22T10:46:52.358+00:002011-11-22T10:46:52.358+00:00Look on the bright side - we'll all soon be de...Look on the bright side - we'll all soon be dead!Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.com