My lunching pals met me at Macaroni Grill on Saturday.What a nice, fresh blast.It’s always a treat to take an hour or so out of a busy week and meet with them. We certianly never solve the problemsof the world, nor do we even try,but we get to touch bases and share a bit of our lives for a few moments before we slip back into the noisy, screaming insanity that mankind terms as daily living. L to R – Me, Carole, Gordon, Marie, and Viv:
The 27th of April through the 10th of May finds me with three family birthdays. And one of them is mine. I hit the big 60 this year. *Ten Mile – don’t start with the elderly woman or the grey beasty thing, I can dance.*
The first Birthday is this wonderful, nonstop action child. He hit the big 3 year celebration of life. My main guy Riot! He’s at a Monster Truck Jam with his dad in this shot:
Time to get into that birthday cake before anyone else does. Yummy!
Me and two of my sons. Darian – is the father of Riot – andDan – used to deal at the Orleans, GoldCoast, and Mirage. He no longer deals and hasn’t for about 5 years. We all appear to be in awe of something – focused away from the camera obviously.
What am I going to do with the next 60 years of my life? Stick around!
ROFLMAO
Happy Birthday, Linda.
Still laughing.
Bye-the-Bye: The Grey Beastie Thing refered to the God Awfully Large Truck you drive.
George Carlin’s Views on Aging
Do you realize that the only time in our lives when we like to get old is when we’re kids? If you’re less than 10 years old, you’re so excited about aging that you think in fractions.
"How old are you?" "I’m four and a half!" You’re never thirty-six and a half. You’re four and a half, going on five! That’s the key
You get into your teens, now they can’t hold you back. You jump to the next number, or even a few ahead.
"How old are you?" "I’m gonna be 16!" You could be 13, but hey, you’re gonna be 16! And then the greatest day of your life . you become 21. Even the words sound like a ceremony . YOU BECOME 21. YESSSS!!!
But then you turn 30. Oooohh, what happened there? Makes you sound like bad milk! He TURNED; we had to throw him out. There’s no fun now, you’re Just a sour-dumpling. What’s wrong? What’s changed?
You BECOME 21, you TURN 30, then you’re PUSHING 40. Whoa! Put on the brakes, it’s all slipping away. Before you know it, you REACH 50 and your dreams are gone.
But wait!!! You MAKE it to 60. You didn’t think you would!
So you BECOME 21, TURN 30, PUSH 40, REACH 50 and MAKE it to 60 .
You’ve built up so much speed that you HIT 70! After that it’s a day-by-day thing; you HIT Wednesday!
You get into your 80’s and every day is a complete cycle; you HIT lunch; you TURN 4:30; you REA CH bedtime. And it doesn’t end there. Into the 90s, you start going backwards; "I Was JUST 92."
Then a strange thing happens. If you make it over 100, you become a little kid again. "I ‘m 100 and a half!"
May you all make it to a healthy 100 and a half!!
HOW TO STAY YOUNG
1. Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight and height. Let the doctors worry about them. That is why you pay "them."
2 Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down.
3. Keep learning. Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever. Never let the brain idle. "An idle mind is the devil’s workshop." And the devil’s name is Alzheimer’s.
4. Enjoy the simple things.
5. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath.
6. The tears happen. Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person, who is with us our entire life, is ourselves. Be ALIVE while you are alive.
7. Surround yourself with what you love , whether it’s family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever Your home is your refuge .
8. Cherish your health: If it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable, improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.
9. Don’t take guilt trips. Take a trip to the mall, even to the next county; to a foreign country but NOT to where the guilt is.
10.Tell the people you love that you love them , at every opportunity.
AND ALWAYS REMEMBER :
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.
And if you don’t send this to at least 8 people – who cares? But do share this with someone. We all need to live life to its fullest each day!!
Happy birthday, Linda! Woo hoo – I lift a virtual toast to you!