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Carol H Tucker

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enjoying getting older

Today is the 3rd day of the 33rd week, the 16th day of the 8th month, the 229th day of 2016 [with only 130 shopping days left until Christmas], and: 
  • Independence Day:  Cyprus from the UK and Gabon from France both in 1960
  • Joe Miller's Joke Day
  • National Airborne Day
  • National Bratwurst Day
  • National No SpongeBob
  • National Roller Coaster Day
  • National Rum Day
  • National Tell a Joke Day
  • True Love Forever Day [is anyone else rather amused that this is listed right after “tell a joke”?]
  • Wave at Surveillance Day
In 1 BC Wang Mang consolidated his power and was declared Marshal of State -- Emperor Ai of Han, who had died the previous day, had no heirs.  In 1858 US President James Buchanan inaugurated the new transatlantic telegraph cable by exchanging greetings with Queen Victoria in the UK [a weak signal forced a shutdown of the service after a few weeks].  In 1913 Tōhoku Imperial University of Japan (modern day Tohoku University) became the first university in Japan to admit female students.  In 1916 the Migratory Bird Treaty between Canada and the US was signed.  In 1930 the first color sound cartoon, called Fiddlesticks, was made by Ub Iwerks.  In 1954 the first issue of Sports Illustrated was published.  In 1962  Ringo Starr replaces Pete Best of The Beatles.  In 1977 Elvis Presley died at Graceland Mansion at age 42.  In 1989 a solar flare from the Sun created a geomagnetic storm that affected micro chips, leading to a halt of all trading on Toronto's stock market.

I was recently asked why the extreme gap between the very first item I found and the next –  of course a lot of things happened in between!  Wars.  Insurrections.  Battles.  Disasters.  Politics.  All kinds of stuff that I rather arbitrarily have chosen to ignore….  So this window into today in History obviously reflects my own personal bias – your mileage may vary.

One question I ask myself now and then is whether or not I spend too much time alone at home.   I have been challenged lately to find local [translation:   “not part of my 2nd Life but face-to-face”] groups and activities that I can do with folks my age [translation:   “not with folks that are closer to my kids’ ages than mine”] – a comment that rather struck me as an exhortation to  “act my age”, which is something my mother used to say to me constantly as I was growing up.  Setting aside the question of what acting my age entails, and ignoring the cultural biases against those who are single [whether by choice or not], nevertheless the fact is that I lead a rather solitary existence outside of the work environs, so I started looking about.  Two ideas I had right off was to start singing in the church choir again and to check out ushering at the local theater in Olney, but I have yet to act on either thought.  Google “age appropriate activities” and you will find a slew of things for different developmental stages of kids.   Change that search to include “seniors” and what you find is a lot of articles about exercise and dementia, nursing homes and senior care facilities -- not much about cultural groups or clubs, and what there is, meets during the day because that is convenient for most, not so much for those of us working full-time though.  But if I keep putting off getting involved until I retire and have time, will I be able to form the support network then that I may need?  Am I not thinking ahead enough?  Am I in denial that I am getting older?

Quite frankly?  When I get home these days, I just do not feel like heading back out to “do” something.  Ditto on the weekends – I don’t feel the same drive that I used to feel to get out and about and be busy.  As for stretches of days off?  I wasn’t bored, and was  just beginning to look around the apartment yesterday and thinking about diving into the closet reorganization project….   I think I’ll put that “age appropriate activity” search on my to-do list for now, and worry about it later


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