When I was young I fished and hunted every chance I got then one morning I woke up and I was 84 The worst part of old age is you have all those memories and even worse you can no longer do them. My breathing has worsened the doctor put me on oxygen 24/7 Damn asbestos I can thank the navy for that So my advise do all you can while you can Cause if you are lucky you will make it too 84 but in better shape than me Well I still have T.V, computer and arguing with the wife of 60 years and oh I forgot eating and that damn doctor all he says loose some weight. Lou
"When I was young"
Sounds like a song title!
Hey, we were all beautiful once!
I want that inscribed on my ash box!
Im 62. Married 40 years, two kids. The most awesome part of living this long is I did alot of fun (albeit stupid) shlt in my life. Launched bicycles through the air, Jumped out of planes, crashed cars, bounced and been bounced in bars, hunted, fished, back pack camped, camped with a knife, a canteen and a poncho, raced motorcycles, crashed motorcycles, stood atop an ancient Man temple and dove from a cliff into a Senote underground, did a 2000 mile solo motorcycle camping trip through Canada when I was 60, should have died for sure three times, maybe more! LOL. Been stabbed, shot at, nearly run over and those weren't even the close calls. Despite all of that, raised two remarkably well adjusted and intelligent sons who are both successful. I backed my Mrs up while she went after a degree and successfully launched her career. I always worked. Sometimes two jobs, sometimes three. Whatever it took. Some of this sounds reckless and foolhardy and I agree, it was but I have lived! I have laughed, I have cried, and I have stood with my chest puffed out as far as it could go at the achievements my family have made. I have lived a life "Well lived" my bucket list would be bone dry if I couldn't replenish it. I still have things I want to do and I think I could have as much as 25 more years to do those things but I gotta fix some stuff up. On Jan 19th I'm having both knees replaced so I can be back in the saddle by May. I'm hoping to rent a bike in LA, ride to the southern tip of BAJA mexico then fly to Hawaii and ride to the top of a volcano.
I'll be happy with any part of that I finish. I also want to ride to Nova Scotia and ride the whole province. Then maybe next winter I can get my neck fixed and come up with another pile of senseless things to do before my ride is over on the big blue ball.
Neil