[lbo-talk] mediations on sixty

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Mon Aug 18 09:56:33 PDT 2003


Chuck Grimes wrote:


>What is it like to be sixty?
>
>Being sixty is asking yourself in the morning, can I make it to the
>ibuprofen? At night, while brushing your remaining real teeth, it
>is looking at the left-over Percodn Rx with longing.
>
>During the day, it is asking yourself, does any of this shit really
>matter, and knowing the answer is no. Why bother with your glasses,
>since you wouldn't like it, even if you could read it.

At 60? This sounds more like 80. And I've met you Chuck - you don't look a day over 50. Are appearances that deceiving?

Doug



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