Who IS that Old Person? Oops - That's a Mirror
07-19-08, 08:16 AM
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Who IS that Old Person? Oops - That's a Mirror
Who IS that Old Person?
Oops - That's a Mirror.
Anyone else have an "Oh Heck" moment?
Oops - That's a Mirror.
Anyone else have an "Oh Heck" moment?
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07-19-08, 01:01 PM
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Not too long ago it looked my Dad staring back at me..........freaky.
07-19-08, 01:04 PM
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I am not shouting ... just too lazy to retype ...
AFTER BEING MARRIED FOR 40 YEARS, I TOOK A CAREFUL LOOK AT MY WIFE ONE DAY
AND SAID, "HONEY, 40 YEARS AGO WE HAD A CHEAP APARTMENT, A CHEAP CAR, SLEPT
ON A SOFA BED AND WATCHED A 10-INCH BLACK AND WHITE TV, BUT I GOT TO SLEEP
EVERY NIGHT WITH A HOT 25-YEAR-OLD
GAL.
NOW I HAVE A $500,000.00 HOME, A $45,000.00 CAR, NICE BIG BED AND
PLASMA SCREEN TV, BUT I'M SLEEPING WITH A 65-YEAR-OLD WOMAN. IT SEEMS TO ME
THAT YOU'RE NOT HOLDING UP YOUR SIDE OF THINGS."
MY WIFE IS A VERY REASONABLE WOMAN, SHE TOLD ME TO GO OUT AND FIND A
HOT 25-YEAR-OLD GAL, AND SHE WOULD MAKE SURE THAT I WOULD ONCE AGAIN BE
LIVING IN A CHEAP APARTMENT, DRIVING A CHEAP CAR, SLEEPING ON A SOFA BED AND
WATCHING A 10-INCH BLACK AND WHITE TV.
AREN'T OLDER WOMEN GREAT? THEY REALLY KNOW HOW TO SOLVE A MAN'S
MID-LIFE CRISIS!
AFTER BEING MARRIED FOR 40 YEARS, I TOOK A CAREFUL LOOK AT MY WIFE ONE DAY
AND SAID, "HONEY, 40 YEARS AGO WE HAD A CHEAP APARTMENT, A CHEAP CAR, SLEPT
ON A SOFA BED AND WATCHED A 10-INCH BLACK AND WHITE TV, BUT I GOT TO SLEEP
EVERY NIGHT WITH A HOT 25-YEAR-OLD
GAL.
NOW I HAVE A $500,000.00 HOME, A $45,000.00 CAR, NICE BIG BED AND
PLASMA SCREEN TV, BUT I'M SLEEPING WITH A 65-YEAR-OLD WOMAN. IT SEEMS TO ME
THAT YOU'RE NOT HOLDING UP YOUR SIDE OF THINGS."
MY WIFE IS A VERY REASONABLE WOMAN, SHE TOLD ME TO GO OUT AND FIND A
HOT 25-YEAR-OLD GAL, AND SHE WOULD MAKE SURE THAT I WOULD ONCE AGAIN BE
LIVING IN A CHEAP APARTMENT, DRIVING A CHEAP CAR, SLEEPING ON A SOFA BED AND
WATCHING A 10-INCH BLACK AND WHITE TV.
AREN'T OLDER WOMEN GREAT? THEY REALLY KNOW HOW TO SOLVE A MAN'S
MID-LIFE CRISIS!
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07-19-08, 01:22 PM
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Y'all need to buy some newer mirrors.
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07-19-08, 01:34 PM
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Most often when I catch my reflection while on my bike. I so loose
myself enjoying the experience and freedom associated with riding
that I'll almost forget who I am until I see a reflection of myself and
get shocked back into reality.
07-19-08, 03:34 PM
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Back to the subject of BIKES. The greatest way to lose a few decades is to walk into a grocery store with your bike helmet on (after biking there.) They won't see you as an OLD LADY... they'll see an athletic, fit, cool, alternative, awesome woman!
07-19-08, 05:02 PM
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Mirror mirror on the wall----And then you ask the wrong question.
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07-19-08, 06:03 PM
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When I look into the mirror, I like looking at my grandfathers shock of white hair, much more than I do looking at my mothers tired old eyes. Kind of shocking to see my dads hand coming out of my sleeve, too!
07-19-08, 08:10 PM
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Yes, it doesn't seem that I'll ever get used to seeing someone that old in the mirror.
07-20-08, 12:07 AM
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I hope not - I'm a guy (at least I thought I was until I read this).
07-20-08, 05:53 AM
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There are so many old people cyclists in these parts. They are doing all they can to beat the odds. Doing climbs that 20 year old cyclists might find a challenge. See their legs, you'd think them 25. See their faces, you realize they are 65. Watch out if you pass a chic female cyclist whose lower body might look 25. And feel inclined to give her a cat call....Her face might be 70.
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07-20-08, 08:13 AM
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My friend stands about four inches shorter than me. One day we were (somewhere??) and there was a slanted mirror up above our heads. For some reason she happened to look up and shouted in front of EVERYONE "Oh my gawd!!" I turned to her "What? What happened??" and she pointed up to the mirror.
In the mirror I saw all the white hairs that were on the top of my head, showing good because of the part in my hair style and the way I tilted my head (the hairs are underneath). She never saw the top of my head.
Neither did I.
In the mirror I saw all the white hairs that were on the top of my head, showing good because of the part in my hair style and the way I tilted my head (the hairs are underneath). She never saw the top of my head.
Neither did I.
07-20-08, 08:21 AM
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Hmm. Just earlier at the beach I formulated four stages of attitudes towards "wife-beaters" as it relates to the aging process.
1. Pre-mid-life crisis: I wouldn't wear one of those ever unless Izod starts making them.
2. Mid-life crisis: I've got to wear one to show off my huge muscles, gotten from lifting weights three times a week.
3. Post-mid-life-crisis: Men's magazine says never wear a wife-beater because they make you look dorky.
4. Early old age (my current status): I don't give a rip how bad they might look, I'm wearing a wife-beater because they're easier to put on - don't have to mess with all those cumbersome sleeves.
1. Pre-mid-life crisis: I wouldn't wear one of those ever unless Izod starts making them.
2. Mid-life crisis: I've got to wear one to show off my huge muscles, gotten from lifting weights three times a week.
3. Post-mid-life-crisis: Men's magazine says never wear a wife-beater because they make you look dorky.
4. Early old age (my current status): I don't give a rip how bad they might look, I'm wearing a wife-beater because they're easier to put on - don't have to mess with all those cumbersome sleeves.
07-20-08, 09:20 AM
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Still not bothered by how I look in the mirror. Hair thinner and getting gray, faced lined, loose skin at the belly (and around back) that didn't tighten after I lost the excess weight. But yestd., even with a wounded knee, rode with a junior (24 y.o.) colleague from work who is a pretty serious mountain biker, on the road for 30 mi., he remarked as we were finishing, "O.K. You win!". Never going to see that in your reflection. That's what we gain @ 50+ by doing what we do on our bikes!
07-20-08, 09:43 AM
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I'm hanging on to my delusion that I'm still 25 as long as I can...
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Getting older is one of life's bittersweet events. While we appreciate the wisdom and memories that we accumulate, while we continue to enjoy the challenges we undertake, while many of us can enjoy greater freedoms, there is still that whole bit about being older and the health challenges that usually come with it. Many of us make the best of it, but I don't think we enjoy being older (we might enjoy some of the things that come with being older, but don't know many who like their body actually being older).
Life is quite the ride, isn't it?
Life is quite the ride, isn't it?
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I'm not getting older. Strangely, the rest of the world seems to be getting younger. I wonder why that is.
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+ I have that moment every time I see a picture of myself..... Who's that old guy standing where I was standing???
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My Daughter's wedding pictures showed a white headed gentleman standing with the bride. The guy in my mirror isn't nearly that old. 
