RED GREEN AGING AS AN RED GREEN
www.redgreen.com I remember when I was 19, the legal
drinking age was 21, so my friends and I had to get fake IDs from wherever just so we could get into the bars. I never had any success with that
approach, since my fake ID said I was a 27-year-old Asian woman. Next week I’ll be having my 55th
birthday. It’s nothing special, and when I look at my life, I’m a pretty average 55-year-old. I look my age. I have about as many of my faculties left as an average guy my age. And I know a lot of 55-year-old guys,
so I’m aware of just how depressing those statements are.
So I’m thinking about using a fake ID
again. You might look at me and not be impressed that I’m 55, but what if I could prove to you that I’m 73? You’d think that was pretty special – all the energy, the not- completely-addled brain, the significant hair retention. I’d be the most amazing 73-year- old you’d ever seen, other than Tina Turner. I’d feel good about your compliments, and you’d feel good thinking you have headroom.
JOB SHARING Yesterday I saw a middle-aged couple step up to an information booth to ask for directions. The wife asked all the questions. The husband stood quietly staring at the person behind the counter. When they were done, the wife turned
around and stared blankly at the husband. He then told her what the information person had said, and they left. It struck me that they were acting as a
team. She focused on the questions and paid no attention to the answers. He did just the opposite. That’s because marriage is the ultimate in job sharing. Yes, you could feed, shelter and clothe
yourself all on your own, but isn’t it better to share those responsibilities with another person, bringing us closer to zero unemployment and giving you someone else to blame? Marriage as job sharing is a perfectly
natural phenomenon. It starts with conception. That’s job sharing at its best – pleasant working conditions and extremely short shifts.
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AM I GETTING OLD? If you’re the kind of person who tends to live in a fantasy world, you may not be aware that you are old. This can lead to a great deal of
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