tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post8718546863683462174..comments2024-03-28T11:20:31.192-04:00Comments on Years That Answer: For Crying Out LoudColettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-65948579416043803982019-08-06T09:16:31.258-04:002019-08-06T09:16:31.258-04:00I wish. I wish. Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-82044905077103920202019-07-30T03:06:25.894-04:002019-07-30T03:06:25.894-04:00Might the passage of time have an eraser-like effe...Might the passage of time have an eraser-like effect? When one talks to an old yet familiar person might one be blessed with a sense that one is addressing their history, views, good deeds and wit and that wrinkles say nothing in particular?Roderick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16828395545197001637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-57653621755409683152019-07-24T03:33:47.062-04:002019-07-24T03:33:47.062-04:00It is much better to be considered Crazy than Bori...It is much better to be considered Crazy than Boring, you're doing it Right! *Winks*Bohemianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03743017084098726581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-84013963387604398722019-07-24T03:32:32.773-04:002019-07-24T03:32:32.773-04:00OMG, I remember my Parents telling me that when I ...OMG, I remember my Parents telling me that when I was Young I told them I didn't wanna live past 30... Why? So I wouldn't become a BURDEN to anyone! Hilarious now that I'm more than double that digit! Winks Bohemianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03743017084098726581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-72327178849959880492019-07-24T03:30:46.399-04:002019-07-24T03:30:46.399-04:00With Age comes more liberation and I for one enjoy...With Age comes more liberation and I for one enjoy it more. I am MORE comfortable in my skin now that I'm a Senior and could give two shits about what anyone thinks or says about how I just choose to BE now. *Winks* As for invisibility, I think I was perhaps more invisible in Youth, now I can be as damned outrageous as I wanna be, which heightens visibility I suppose and sparks some intrigue? Who is that very Odd Old Woman??! It has begun some very interesting conversations with random people, most of them young and all of them complimentary... I guess they Like an Old Person who just lives the Golden Years full tilt perhaps? *LOL* As my Dear Old Mom always said, it is better to be looked over than overlooked, she Rocked it clear into her 80's... still attracting attention and intrigue!Bohemianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03743017084098726581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-57088044471889493042019-07-20T09:03:46.087-04:002019-07-20T09:03:46.087-04:00The whole "vanity app" thing really dist...The whole "vanity app" thing really disturbs me. Why do people throw caution to the wind about these applications from absolute strangers? I fear women are especially vulnerable because of our tendency to obsess over our appearance. Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-35849979097313395542019-07-20T09:00:38.575-04:002019-07-20T09:00:38.575-04:00You hit the nail on the head! They think we are st...You hit the nail on the head! They think we are stupid, as if one's IQ goes down as their age creeps up. We become invisible. They laugh at us, patronize us, and ignore us. Dammit! The only thing different about me now and the person I once was is the color of my hair, and some well deserved laugh line wrinkles. And maybe a few extra pounds, ha! Don't look away, folks! I'm still in here.Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-51293542447684854132019-07-20T08:56:49.863-04:002019-07-20T08:56:49.863-04:00Perfect quote! Yes, I've been reading about th...Perfect quote! Yes, I've been reading about the faceapp's potential "issues" as well. Really insidious and frightening. Thanks for the url. Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-68141660682281946822019-07-20T08:53:56.753-04:002019-07-20T08:53:56.753-04:00Thanks, pal!Thanks, pal!Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-64344020358854197432019-07-19T20:50:31.854-04:002019-07-19T20:50:31.854-04:00I have found growing old to be very sad. Not becau...I have found growing old to be very sad. Not because of neighbors who bring in my trash cans, or hold doors at the store. But people talk to me as if I am stupid, and that is demeaning to both of us. Except they don't know it--yet. Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-5850535894662889602019-07-19T17:04:10.180-04:002019-07-19T17:04:10.180-04:00Feet, not left. Sigh. Feet, not left. Sigh. My life so farhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16721270441968035994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-31417384404051788632019-07-19T15:15:47.169-04:002019-07-19T15:15:47.169-04:00I just finished reading thie essay by Laura Lippma...I just finished reading thie essay by Laura Lippman on how as older women we still struggle to meet ludicrous expectations and while I am not completely agree with it (of course, we all knew this, surely), this here makes sense:<br /><br />"I have decided I like the way I look and I’m the expert. Who has spent more time looking at me than I have?"<br /><br />https://tinyurl.com/yyvvwtuv<br /><br />Our media here is sending out pretty scary messages about the faceapp's Russian origin and how it sucks data from your phone etc. for spying software and face recognition systems. Oh dear.Sabinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09015827501648296977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-18211200586331070222019-07-19T14:23:20.606-04:002019-07-19T14:23:20.606-04:00Brava! I could not have said it better.Brava! I could not have said it better.Emma Springfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10543689047463574012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-54777999843174326632019-07-19T11:22:09.859-04:002019-07-19T11:22:09.859-04:00You are a well balanced person. You are a well balanced person. Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-29359849026390113122019-07-19T11:21:50.651-04:002019-07-19T11:21:50.651-04:00Thanks for the reality check. Thanks for the reality check. Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-82396601382657535212019-07-19T11:21:20.039-04:002019-07-19T11:21:20.039-04:00So tired of it.So tired of it.Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-62926444426696892642019-07-19T10:53:47.130-04:002019-07-19T10:53:47.130-04:00I've always loved whatever age I've been. ...I've always loved whatever age I've been. Not sure why, but maybe because I've been crazy all along. LOL!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-29881447905877515292019-07-19T09:54:14.100-04:002019-07-19T09:54:14.100-04:00I have to laugh that there is an app that can show...I have to laugh that there is an app that can show you what you look like when you get old. Just look at your parents and you'll have a pretty good idea:)<br /><br />I work with people of all ages with cancer and can tell you that we are indeed lucky to get old, not everybody gets there. However I would prefer it if my left didn't hurt:)My life so farhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16721270441968035994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-26978278370154962672019-07-19T09:52:29.912-04:002019-07-19T09:52:29.912-04:00What can I say? The young are silly in a huge var...What can I say? The young are silly in a huge variety of ways. I just hope we older folks have smartened up. Judging others is a very popular pastime right now, and not one I approve of—and I voice that disapproval LOUDLY. The Chilly Hollow Needlepoint Adventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10226040212425559526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-17455216151964490942019-07-19T09:16:02.861-04:002019-07-19T09:16:02.861-04:00Ha, we did do that, didn't we?Ha, we did do that, didn't we? Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-84748898388227020302019-07-19T09:15:37.927-04:002019-07-19T09:15:37.927-04:00So true, Linda. So true, Linda. Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-7605617294597897152019-07-19T07:49:36.701-04:002019-07-19T07:49:36.701-04:00I am grateful that I got to grow old. My packagin...I am grateful that I got to grow old. My packaging has changed but I am still myself. Youth has always been about themselves and they always will be. I remember my generation saying not to trust anyone over 30 and then turning 30 and moving the bar. Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4729559664676971737.post-28619120380229433632019-07-18T19:53:10.184-04:002019-07-18T19:53:10.184-04:00Women Rowing North says our attitude towards the a...Women Rowing North says our attitude towards the aging while we are young, and even in the present, says a lot about how we feel as we get there. There are some women even at the age of seventy that look down on old people, not wanting to associate themselves with that group. Sad really since only the lucky get to get there. Linda dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01167854309289774316noreply@blogger.com