I was just thinking the other day about what it is like to be old. We have interesting experiences and remember how things used to be.
I was waiting for “Nancie the shopper” the other day. I was standing near the door of a store and a lovely lady walked up to the door. We began to converse and she informed me that the bus she was expecting to pick her up had failed to arrive, and she had called her daughter to come for her. It was obvious to me that she was not happy about the situation, and in the course of our conversation, she said, “The Lord has let me live to be 80 years old, but he hasn’t told me I can’t be cranky.”
Two elderly men met on the street, and one said to the other, “Gee, I haven’t seen you in years. I can’t seem to remember, was it you or your brother who died?”
Two elderly ladies were talking one day, and one said to the other, “Our doctor advised my husband and me to try to reactivate our love life. We decided to do that and I asked my husband if he remembered how he used to nibble my ear, thinking that would at least be a start. He took the romance out of the whole thing by getting up to go get his teeth.”
We have a hard time adjusting to changes like these. Hardware used to be a store, not computer equipment. Enter was a sign we saw on a door, not a button on a computer keyboard. A chip used to be a small piece of wood. Fast food was what we ate during Lent. Rock music used to take place when grandma sang a lullaby in a rocking chair.
A young man was walking in a park one day and came upon an elderly gentleman, who was sitting on a bench crying uncontrollably. Not wishing to intervene, but still concerned, the young man approached the old man, and asked, “Sir, is everything all right?” The old man looked up, and with tears in his eyes answered, “I’m 90 years old, and last week I married the most beautiful younger woman in the world. She does everything for me, she cooks, cleans, shops, washes the car and mows the lawn. She basically does whatever I could want or imagine.”
“Oh”, the younger man said, “that certainly doesn’t seem so bad, why are you crying?”
“Well” sobs the old man, “I can’t remember where I live.”
An old man was driving on the freeway when his cell phone rang. It was his wife calling. She said, “Herman, I just heard on the news, there’s a car going the wrong way on the freeway, please be careful.”
“Good golly” Herman exclaimed, “It’s not just one car, it’s hundreds of them.”
There are people who honestly believe that older persons don’t sweat. I’m convinced we just don’t do things that make us sweat.
How many of you have noticed that the toys that were so special to you when you were a child are now found in antique malls with enormous price tags on them?
We know we’re old because we can remember when movies were rated on how good they were, rather than who is permitted to see them.
Trivia answer
Cynthiana is the only town in Kentucky named for two women. Pioneer founder Robert Harris named the town for his two daughters, Cynthia and Anna.
Trivia question
What Academy Award winning actress was born in a coal camp at Packard in Whitley County, Ky.?
Thought for the day
The worst thing about a popular song is it makes everyone think they can sing.
Lifestyles & Community
It is really interesting to be old
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Is MSG (monosodium glutamate) harmful?
Monsodium gluatamate (MSG) is a flavor enhancer often added to Chinese food, soups, processed meats and canned vegetables. The use of MSG remains controversial despite a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) statement that it is safe. Because of this, the FDA requires that whenever MSG is added, that it be listed on the label.
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Common-sense job hunting
I spent a day with a high-powered and high-profile friend who mentioned that he has more than 700 people a year ask him to help get a new job.
He’s not in the employment business, but is super well connected.
Every now and then, he gets the right person to the right job. -
It’s a love thing
“Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written, for thy sake we are killed all the day long, we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. For I am persuaded, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus, our Lord.” — Romans 8:35-39
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Managing the calving season
Providing sound management during the calving season can mean more live calves.
Excessive losses can mean the difference between a year’s profit or loss for a beef producer.
It is important to have a short calving period to allow frequent observation and assistance if needed. -
Spinach: It’s not just for Popeye anymore
A spinach-loving reader recently approached me to request a column on things to do with her favorite vegetable.
“Favorite vegetable?” You may ask, and rightly so.
When many of us were growing up …and we’re talking Baby Boomers here, the only spinach product known to us was the stuff that came in a can, and it was, in a word, horrible! -
Topping trees is a bad practice
Topping damages hundreds of trees each year in Kentucky.
Many people are unaware of the detrimental effects of this practice.
Topping involves the drastic removal or cutting back of large branches in mature trees leaving stubs.
Topping can make a tree hazardous and reduce its life. -
Tips offered for better credit
Many people are aware that their credit score is important, but do not really understand what it is or how to build a strong credit score.
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Josh Logan to perform in Kirksville
Hello everyone. Josh Logan will perform at Kirksville Community Center on Saturday from 6:30 to 11 p.m. and will entertain you with some great music.
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Church group to discuss ‘Bad Women of the Bible’
Tates Creek Baptist Church is having a special Coffee Talk Bible Study to discuss “The Bad Women of the Bible” on Tuesday, Jan. 31, at 11 a.m. in the church, located on Boonesborough Road.
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Preschool screenings and birthday surprises
Hi!
... and the wind blew and blew. Perhaps this is the windy season!
Where is the snow? Students are starting to do snow dances, hoping they can coax enough snow to fall so they can make a proper snowman.
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