For me, it's a lot of things I think I never took the time to look at but do now because I'm
retired and have a lot of time to do so. I worry that as I get older I have allowed so many
little things to upset me instead of taking the time to take a good look at the underlying reason.
So, this blog is to give me - and possibly you - a chance to explore some funny things that
accompany our new maturity. I say, "Hey, bring on dem lemons and you'll see some great
lemonade."
#1. I loved the recent blog by friend Harry and his use of his car fob to stymie any of us on the same wave length. It's funny that we don't take the time to ask, "Hey, what's wrong with this picture - when the trunk lid keeps opening after I've closed it?"
#2. I love the humor associated with the overwhelming passion a member of our family has in defending her "grand old party". Her passion is amazing if somewhat illogical at times, but that still brings a smile to my lips and occasionally a desire to respond. Now, the latter is truly humorous. Like, whatever I say is going to make a whit of difference.
#3. I still love to see a small child who has "almost" mastered the art of walking - and has now taken on the art of running.
#4. I love to watch my peers, the senior grocery store customers, who having lost some of their tactile proficiency will drop a piece of fruit or a vegetable onto the grocery floor. The humor part comes when, before they pick it up, they look both ways, replace it in the pile, and put a fresh piece in their cart.
#5. I love to sit out on the patio of one of our favorite restaurants and people watch. I particularly enjoy the couples who are obviously on their first date. They bring a lot of smiles to my wife Phyl and myself. A dead giveaway they are dating? They actually talk to each other.
#6. I love to watch our Chihuahua, Bella, staking out her territory in our neighborhood. C'mon gang. Eleven pees in one block is truly ridiculous - but, funny.
#7. I love to watch the first returning snowbirds who appear to be disoriented after the long trip .They foolishly take it out on the restaurant servers until they get it together and rejoin the rest of us seniors. In the meantime the servers just keep smiling. Then they go back into the kitchen and beat the tar out of a raw chicken or a piece of veal.
#8. I love the freedom I never allowed myself to just wear whatever. I truly believe argyle shorts and plaid dress socks are going to make a comeback. What's fun is buying and wearing a pink shirt and what a great time for it: Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
#9. I love the way I can find humor in something my wife says or does but fail to see that same humor when it's me "doing the talking" or "doing the doing".
#10. I love the security that owning a 2.4 pound Chihuahua gives us due to her willingness to keep us safe from a potential attack by butterflies.
retired and have a lot of time to do so. I worry that as I get older I have allowed so many
little things to upset me instead of taking the time to take a good look at the underlying reason.
So, this blog is to give me - and possibly you - a chance to explore some funny things that
accompany our new maturity. I say, "Hey, bring on dem lemons and you'll see some great
lemonade."
#1. I loved the recent blog by friend Harry and his use of his car fob to stymie any of us on the same wave length. It's funny that we don't take the time to ask, "Hey, what's wrong with this picture - when the trunk lid keeps opening after I've closed it?"
#2. I love the humor associated with the overwhelming passion a member of our family has in defending her "grand old party". Her passion is amazing if somewhat illogical at times, but that still brings a smile to my lips and occasionally a desire to respond. Now, the latter is truly humorous. Like, whatever I say is going to make a whit of difference.
#3. I still love to see a small child who has "almost" mastered the art of walking - and has now taken on the art of running.
#4. I love to watch my peers, the senior grocery store customers, who having lost some of their tactile proficiency will drop a piece of fruit or a vegetable onto the grocery floor. The humor part comes when, before they pick it up, they look both ways, replace it in the pile, and put a fresh piece in their cart.
#5. I love to sit out on the patio of one of our favorite restaurants and people watch. I particularly enjoy the couples who are obviously on their first date. They bring a lot of smiles to my wife Phyl and myself. A dead giveaway they are dating? They actually talk to each other.
#6. I love to watch our Chihuahua, Bella, staking out her territory in our neighborhood. C'mon gang. Eleven pees in one block is truly ridiculous - but, funny.
#7. I love to watch the first returning snowbirds who appear to be disoriented after the long trip .They foolishly take it out on the restaurant servers until they get it together and rejoin the rest of us seniors. In the meantime the servers just keep smiling. Then they go back into the kitchen and beat the tar out of a raw chicken or a piece of veal.
#8. I love the freedom I never allowed myself to just wear whatever. I truly believe argyle shorts and plaid dress socks are going to make a comeback. What's fun is buying and wearing a pink shirt and what a great time for it: Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
#9. I love the way I can find humor in something my wife says or does but fail to see that same humor when it's me "doing the talking" or "doing the doing".
#10. I love the security that owning a 2.4 pound Chihuahua gives us due to her willingness to keep us safe from a potential attack by butterflies.
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