People change as they age, it
inevitable. Your looks change, your
muscle tone decreases, your hair turns grey (I prefer to call mine “light
black”) and thins, etc. There are
however a few traits that seem to stay constant and sometimes improve, one of
those is humor.
Age tends to slow us down in most areas
but humor is an exception. I was pulling
into Home Depot parking lot when I saw a couple (Don & Ruth) leaving the
store that I recognized from work, now both retired. I knew the Don well since we worked together
for a number of years. Don was a really
smart guy (retired Air Force Colonel) with a very dry sense of humor. His humor was
so subtle that sometimes it took a few seconds for my brain to recognize the
joke.
Now I don’t know how old Don is but he
retired from Boeing long before me so I suspect he is in his upper 70’s. I noticed he was moving kind of slow compared
to his wife but he’s retired so what’s the rush. I roll down my window to talk to him as I
come around the corner. At this point
it’s important to know that I am driving my alien green Kia Soul (see photo
insert). Now I have stumbled into Don on
occasion when I’m out and about in St. Charles but it has been a while since
I’ve seen him (maybe a year). Anyway I
yell “How are you doing, Don” and his immediate response was “Picked it before
it was ripe, Huh”. Well as my brain was
processing his response I suddenly realized I was driving this bright green car
that looked like an un-ripened apple, then I bust out laughing. I was glad to see Don’s sense of humor was as
sharp as ever.
So you may run faster or jump higher but be careful you could lose a mental battle with a quick witted senior. "Just Saying..."
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