by Ralph
on September 7, 2012
Image by Tilemahos Efthimiadis via Flickr
Did you look forward to getting older?
Do you remember wondering how it would feel to be grownup when you were in school? How about wondering how it would feel to be old? Well the reality is never quite what you expect. And people aren’t generally very forthcoming about sharing the reality.
I made the cut. I am now old.
I am resigned to having crossed the imaginary line separating regular people from old people. I have no idea when it happened. It wasn’t recognizable at the time. I just know that today, by every one of society;s measures, I am old. So what is it like being old. Well the honest truth is – It sucks! [continue reading…]
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by Ralph
on September 7, 2012
Image by Orin Zebest via Flickr
Peter, Paul and Mary got me into a retrospective mood yesterday. I began to think about all the times I came close to blowing the best thing in my life- my wonderful wife. My father wasn’t a great role model even though my parents were married for over 60 years. And I struggled with growing up and being a man. Two years ago (yest I’ve been blogging for more than two years), I put together some posts with my marriage wisdom. Looking back, they seem worth re-reading.. They are interlinked but now that I look at them, I don’t know which one is a good place to start. I’ll just list them and let you decide if you are interested. [continue reading…]
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