Time marches on...
As I rapidly approach my 40th birthday, more and more things seem to remind me of the inexorable march of time...
Music that once was cool to me is now considered 'classic'...
Some of my younger friends have no idea who Jeff Spicoli is...
And, within the past couple of weeks, I have bumped into a couple of people I knew in school and haven't seen in years. You know what I thought when I saw those folks... probably the same thing they thought about me!
Now it seems as if the whole universe is conspiring to make me feel old(er).
First, one of Stacie's nephews will soon become a proud papa. That's right, my wife will be a GREAT-AUNT and I will be, by marriage at least, a great-uncle.
Second, another of Stacie's nephews is getting married the Saturday after Thanksgiving. This one really puts the spotlight on the passing years. Craig was the cute little ring-bearer at our wedding...
At the time, he was just a bit older than my son, Tad, is now...
Guess who Craig asked to be the ring-bearer at his wedding???
That's cute.
Ah, getting older - It's better than the alternative!
posted by Art @ 11:28 AM
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9 Comments:
Yup. At least you are still on this side of the dirt.
I've gotten so used to feeling old that I barely even react anymore. I used to be insulted when someone called me ma'am instead of miss. Now I just smile.
y'know, those same late-60s to mid-70s songs have been called Classic Rock since at least the dusk of the Disco Era. i think it had something to do with record companies trying to sell their crappy "Knights in White Satin" records in the New Wave, Post-Punk young mtv age, by placing them alongside (and therefore, making them cool by association) Led.
oh yeah, you like that stuff (i read your profile). sorry. haha.
in my early 30's. never seen fast times. so i wouldn't have known either.
peace.
lol @ music that was once cool is not classic .. true .. will happen to me too :)
Thank you, Miss Susan.
Jasdye, I NEVER said anything about liking "Knights in White Satin". Ugh...
But you have a point about 'classic rock' being a creation of record companies. There are some theories about this that I have neither the time nor the inclination to learn more about - but I think it goes back to the dawn of FM radio, the AOR format and the lack of viable singles on the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band record...
And you're in your 30's and you've never seen FTaRH??? What's up with that? I was floored when I first learned that my lovely, and much younger, wife had never seen any of the 'Back to the Future' movies.
You 30-somethings! What's the world coming to?
Nabeel, are you trying to make me feel better or worse? :)How old are you again???
P.S. Susan, YOU can't feel old... It's against the rules. OK, it's a new rule and it's my rule but one must be, at minimum, 10 years older than moi to be considered OLD!
You wouldn't want to break the RULES would you???
OK, now that I am .... 41 - let me just add that that it does feel old to say that. Suddenly, the people who are only a couple, 3 years younger than me, are no longer "my age" like they were when we were all in our 30's. Too sad.
So how are you going to celebrate your birthday? I had a 40 hour party - not that we didn't get sleep and we also had an "actual" meal with cake during that time. It was a great way to celebrate - if you want more ideas, let me know.
I love celebrations!
Carolanne, I didn't mean to imply that my birthday - THE birthday - is very near or anything. It's still several months away. But I like the idea of actually celebrating it.
So many people either hide it or hide from it... Heck, it's good to be alive! Who cares how old you are, right?
Right?
Aw, I'm thinking about doing something crazy... I just haven't decided what (or how crazy) that is.
Yet.
Yes, ideas, please!
Let your lovely wife handle the crazy birthday ideas, why don't ya? I'm sure she's more than capable of coming up with something good!
Stacie, Um... Yeah, I'm sure you're already planning something crazy. I shudder when I recall the horrible things you've done to your elderly siblings. Not to mention making a fake grave display for D-Day. Horrible. Just Horrible!
I was thinking more along the lines of buying a motorcycle, getting a tattoo, taking a driving tour through Mississippi Delta Blues country or learning to skydive... Maybe all of the above.
THAT kind of crazy. Not being prematurely signed up for AARP crazy!
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