tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post8130584154998960970..comments2024-03-29T03:47:13.852+00:00Comments on Going Gently: Two score years and tenJohn Going Gentlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-20725621101131537822012-03-31T17:58:32.744+00:002012-03-31T17:58:32.744+00:00I was fifty last year and felt much the same - you...I was fifty last year and felt much the same - youth seems an age and yet a blink awayThe bike shedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05195882998271591934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-53823236106497323292012-03-30T18:24:06.117+00:002012-03-30T18:24:06.117+00:00less of the grey hair and arthritis my hair is co...less of the grey hair and arthritis my hair is coloured to give me a more mature look and the arthritic shoulder is simply a sporting injury !!! Age is just a number<br />Timannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01362584000565501132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-90143421347755213392012-03-30T18:17:37.569+00:002012-03-30T18:17:37.569+00:00Bro,
To me him with the grey hair and arthritic s...Bro,<br />To me him with the grey hair and arthritic shoulder is just a handsome, funny and kind as he was when he was 18.<br />Embrace your 50 the best is yet to come.<br />Ann xxannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01362584000565501132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-72171269090881980272012-03-30T00:14:25.564+00:002012-03-30T00:14:25.564+00:00Welcome to the half-century club. Me? I'm th...Welcome to the half-century club. Me? I'm thirty, with 24 years of experience.<br /><br />Happy Birthday. I hope you have a grand day. Enjoy.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01312337645203095131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-36106498787607305382012-03-29T19:59:25.805+00:002012-03-29T19:59:25.805+00:00Ah you wee baby, wait till you hit sixty. That'...Ah you wee baby, wait till you hit sixty. That's when you say "Hmmm funny, I only feel fifty".Dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05230334534323236665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-15034662014626489202012-03-29T11:56:39.633+00:002012-03-29T11:56:39.633+00:00Lot of it about clearly - I'm 50 in October - ...Lot of it about clearly - I'm 50 in October - 1962 was clearly a good vintage<br />Like you though it is a bit... hang no when did that happen and you figure out that you are more than half way throughFurtheronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11903753972242964410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-42096139043137897222012-03-29T04:22:54.781+00:002012-03-29T04:22:54.781+00:00I'm fifty NINE and still can't reconcile t...I'm fifty NINE and still can't reconcile the person that I FEEL like, mentally, with that old, fat, broad with glasses that I see in the mirror. Other than the physical changes I have to confess: I really LIKE getting older!<br /><br />It's perfectly acceptable (if not downright expected!) for old people to take naps and do what they want, when they want... I figure I've earned it!Nancy K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06061265740359266798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-3108771064026757182012-03-29T03:51:18.678+00:002012-03-29T03:51:18.678+00:00Turning 50? You're just a young fellow!
A qui...Turning 50? You're just a young fellow!<br /><br />A quick note about birthdays and aging. Until you are 80, you are young. After that, you are venerable. <br /><br />Yes, the past can be very "interesting." And seem a bit surreal. And yes, we can miss each other. I recently caught up with a friend from University , after about 45 years. Strange. <br /><br />Happy Birthday!Rob-bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00171692478879522588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-80443991683378345842012-03-29T03:26:54.953+00:002012-03-29T03:26:54.953+00:00The fifties are ... nifty. Hate to tell you this, ...The fifties are ... nifty. Hate to tell you this, but the next twenty years will go even faster than the last twenty. So enjoy! Squeeze all you can out of them, and have a very happy birthday.Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-58556654021631571772012-03-29T03:00:34.141+00:002012-03-29T03:00:34.141+00:00Oh, to be 50 again! But I do know what you mean, ...Oh, to be 50 again! But I do know what you mean, John. For me, parts of the past feel like they happened to someone else.Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13944121836337072178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-19537899376275257612012-03-29T02:01:41.594+00:002012-03-29T02:01:41.594+00:0050 is the new 40 or is it 30!50 is the new 40 or is it 30!Galestormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09561727439124466050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-68075196321418426552012-03-28T23:48:08.280+00:002012-03-28T23:48:08.280+00:00Oh, John, you're just a spring chick. I'm...Oh, John, you're just a spring chick. I'm climbing toward sixty and don't know what the hell I've done with my life.Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04219479223227928561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-37026063049149250252012-03-28T22:31:42.935+00:002012-03-28T22:31:42.935+00:00The very worst thing is meeting people you know we...The very worst thing is meeting people you know well, but haven't seen for 20 or 30 years. That happened to me a few years ago when I got together with a couple of friends from my 20s who I'd lost touch with. They looked <i>so</i> much older than I remembered them and then the penny dropped that I must look ancient too.Shooting Parrotshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07503757845024102476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-9395493582866323882012-03-28T21:47:26.899+00:002012-03-28T21:47:26.899+00:00If you think this is going to be bad just wait unt...If you think this is going to be bad just wait until 60 rears up it's ugly head...just sayin'!fromsophiesviewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16532257840856313054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-58382753704256925182012-03-28T20:43:47.250+00:002012-03-28T20:43:47.250+00:00To follow Kim's lead, I've been 50 for 13 ...To follow Kim's lead, I've been 50 for 13 years now! Not so bad at all actually....just don't think about it too much. Everything from now on will be 'gravy' John!<br />I do know what you mean about remembering the foggy past....Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11199777195853274898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-418617392512659512012-03-28T19:09:37.777+00:002012-03-28T19:09:37.777+00:00I am nearly 65, and found that each decade has bee...I am nearly 65, and found that each decade has been better that the last one was. I like being this age. It is fun!Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13235143664894609891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-13123054292405195372012-03-28T18:55:17.951+00:002012-03-28T18:55:17.951+00:00I can remember before I had turned 20 years old fi...I can remember before I had turned 20 years old figuring out what year I would turn 50 ... I really don't think way back then I thought it would arrive so quickly. Before I knew it, it did. *sigh*Cindy@NorthofWiartonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00262513991016475701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-68332523545594952472012-03-28T18:28:58.531+00:002012-03-28T18:28:58.531+00:0015 years ago I could have got very good odds again...15 years ago I could have got very good odds against me making fifty but felt I would be wiser not to take them on lest at 49 years and 364 days I had an accident.<br /><br />It is a surprise, but a nice one.<br /><br />I suspect that like me, you still have a lot to do.Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-61931939681654511182012-03-28T17:40:26.927+00:002012-03-28T17:40:26.927+00:00When you hit 50, your warranty will expire...
My ...When you hit 50, your warranty will expire...<br /><br />My memory is bad, was thinking your B-Day was June 1st.... now who the hell is that? Crap, oh, your memory will also get much worse, Bill.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02743921972328074980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-86196170578932193882012-03-28T17:18:14.546+00:002012-03-28T17:18:14.546+00:00Gorgeous. I like your happy thoughts about 50. Loo...Gorgeous. I like your happy thoughts about 50. Looking forward to it (sort of)sarah toahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12412812914705725798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-84933070558329308992012-03-28T16:40:12.370+00:002012-03-28T16:40:12.370+00:00Every decade has been better than the one before. ...Every decade has been better than the one before. So far the 50's are pretty darned good.<br /><br />Enjoy it, John!<br /><br />e<br />plufrompdxehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07477806052578880686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-78974864205321343902012-03-28T15:54:56.248+00:002012-03-28T15:54:56.248+00:00You're right...life goes by so quickly. Before...You're right...life goes by so quickly. Before you know it, it's almost time to go. What's it all about Alfie, eh? What's it all about?Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-24318036030959784932012-03-28T14:58:54.440+00:002012-03-28T14:58:54.440+00:00I went through something similar when i turned 50....I went through something similar when i turned 50. It was the first time it really dawned on me that i most likely had more years behind me than i do in front of me. A rather sobering thought, and one that encouraged me to make the most of it.<br /><br />When i meet up with old classmates, i see them as the teenagers i remember them to be. At my last reunion, it was a bit jarring to see some who really haven't aged well. <br /><br />I loved my 40's, that was a wonderful decade for me. My 50's have started out less exuberantly, although i think i shall rally.<br /><br />meganmegan blogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04555646904983619596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-83788718147365901122012-03-28T14:43:07.281+00:002012-03-28T14:43:07.281+00:00Inside every old person is a young person going &q...Inside every old person is a young person going "what the hell happened?" <br /><br />You're only as old as you feel!<br /><br />;-)1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20303812.post-84958918405613138292012-03-28T13:40:32.052+00:002012-03-28T13:40:32.052+00:0050? Oh yes - I seem to recall I was 50 once. Who g...50? Oh yes - I seem to recall I was 50 once. Who gives a shit? All I see when I look in the mirror is me...Bel-Amihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14482028713257360473noreply@blogger.com