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How old you seem to others is a duel edged sword.

I talked to a man Thursday, age in his late 60s, who thought I was younger than him

and he was shocked when I told him I am older than he is.

A few hours later I talked with a lady in her 40s who thought I was the same age

as her great grandfather (who is in his 80s),

because of the 'old stuff' I talked about.

Age is not only physical.

It's how others perceive you as well.

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The old saying is:

'The best things in life are free'.

Good friendships, nature and laughter (sometimes a deep cleansing cry as well) don't cost a dime.

It's amazing to me how many people won't put forth the effort to enjoy life.

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You know you're getting old when the highlight of your day is getting new tires on your car.

But,

I think back to when I was 21 and could barely afford to buy one tire.

So I suppose I'm satisfied,

maybe even a little bit smug.

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D-Day. My father's war.

I had one uncle who fought in Europe.

He was captured by the Germans.

He also escaped from two POW camps.

My father served in the medical corp in the Pacific.

I would not be here writing this today if not for the bravery of my father's generation.

80 years ago.

I will always remember and be thankful.

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I decided to get new tires for my car.

I shopped around and found a pretty good deal.

Took my car in to buy the tires.

After taking all 4 tires off my car,

I was informed the place didn't have the tires in my size.

The next closest was $500.00 more.

I said no,

just put my tires back on and I'll be leaving.

I wasn't charged for any labor,

but when I got home I found out they 'forgot' to put my valve stem caps back on.

I found another place that will put on 4 new tires for $100.00 more than the other place.

And they have them in stock.

Lesson learned about deceptive sales tactics.

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Three letters:

D O G

And it spells G O D backwards.

I don't think it's a coincidence.

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People usually don't give a crap how you're doing,

unless it's time to vote.

The all at once they're concerned for your welfare.

Of course that goes hand in hand with them wanting your vote.

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I'm takin' the day off.

Sorry!

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Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter.

~Mark Twain

A 47 year old woman spends thousands on a face lift.

On her way home she stops in a ladies' shoe store.

She asks the salesperson:

"How old do I look?"

The salesperson replies:

"35."

"I'm 47", she happily says and leaves the store.

She then stops in a McDonald's for lunch.

At the counter she asks the person taking her order:

"How old do you think I look?"

"I'm 47" she says happily, and leaves.

As she is walking to her car, she meets an old man.

"How old do you think I look?" she asks him.

"Well", he tells her,

"my eyesight ain't as good as it used to be,

but if you let me feel around under your skirt I can tell ya."

Befuddled, the woman looks at him.

Seeing no one else is around, she tells him it's okay.

The old man puts his hand under the woman's skirt and feels around for a few seconds.

He withdraws his hand and says: "47."

"That's amazing!" the woman says. "How could you tell?"

Smiling, the old man looks at her and says:

"I was behind you in line at McDonald's."