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Things we’re worse at as we’ve aged
May 15, 2020, 4:17 AM
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1. Roller Skating - it ain’t like riding a bike and the floor is further away.
2. Filleting a fish - I could fillet a panfish with no waste when I was 10. Not sure what happened.
3. Hoola hoop - tried this a couple of weeks ago and was shown up by a 4 year old.
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Re: Things we’re worse at as we’ve aged
May 15, 2020, 5:18 AM
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Falling/Tripping
What’s up with that? Farther to fall or what? I’m sore for a couple days when I trip over something these days
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Re: Things we’re worse at as we’ve aged
May 15, 2020, 10:02 AM
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I'm not as good as I once was, but I'm...I can't remember how it goes
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Re: Things we’re worse at as we’ve aged
May 16, 2020, 6:38 PM
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It goes ... something .. something .. errr ... umm ... can’t remember either .... -">">">
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Re: Things we’re worse at as we’ve aged
May 15, 2020, 10:08 PM
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I had a young lady called me to do an annual Medicare review , and she asked me if I was afraid of falling .
I told her “ hail yes I’m afraid of falling , aren’t you ? “
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Re: Things we’re worse at as we’ve aged
May 15, 2020, 5:23 AM
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They don’t make them like they used too! ????????
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Re: Things we’re worse at as we’ve aged
May 15, 2020, 7:34 AM
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My beer chugging has deteriorated immensely since my college days in late 70's. Not that I miss the next day much.....
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Re: Things we’re worse at as we’ve aged
May 15, 2020, 7:39 AM
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Sprinting
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Heck, I was terrible at all 3 of those
May 15, 2020, 7:41 AM
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when I was good at lots of other things
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I definitely ain't any worse at Hoola hooping, 'cause I
May 15, 2020, 11:23 AM
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never could do it in the first place. Not that I tried for more than a few months.
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Tennis - I played 7 days a week when I was younger - then
May 15, 2020, 7:42 AM
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years later, I tried to show my son how to play and I couldn't even hit the ball (slight exaggeration)...
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Peeing !!!
May 15, 2020, 8:32 AM
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D'oh...did I say that out loud !?!?!?!
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Yes...
May 15, 2020, 9:48 AM
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you did say that out loud.
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I no longer laugh at the old "Poem":
May 15, 2020, 11:31 AM
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You can shake it, You can beat it, You can bang it on the wall, But until you put it in your pants The last drop will never fall.
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Re: Things we’re worse at as we’ve aged
May 15, 2020, 9:04 AM
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I am not even sure if I could do jumping jacks anymore.
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Sitting "indian style" or kneeling on a hard floor
May 15, 2020, 9:46 AM
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Both excruciating with 52 year old knees
Sorry for the politically incorrect term, but I am too old to say "criss cross apple sauce"
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Re: Sitting "indian style" or kneeling on a hard floor
May 15, 2020, 9:59 AM
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Tripping and falling are easier now; the sudden stop hurts a lot more and getting vertical again takes a lot more time. The pain lasts a lot longer.
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Re: Things we’re worse at as we’ve aged
May 15, 2020, 10:01 AM
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Remembering things! I go into a room and can't remember what in I went in to get! Case in point, I thought I posted this a few minutes ago and then I couldn't find it on the board!
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Re: Things we’re worse at as we’ve aged
May 15, 2020, 5:02 PM
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That’s starting to happen to me. Caught myself looking for my keys the other day and they were in my hand. A true Homer “Doh!” moment.
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The biggest thing I miss is eating anything I wanted without
May 15, 2020, 10:49 AM
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as much as a thought of gaining an ounce when I was younger. Now days it's all about what I eat and the constant fight to keep excess weight off.
Also - going to the gym and exercising just isn't as fun as it used to be...in fact it is rather "not fun" as I get older.
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Re: Things we’re worse at as we’ve aged
May 15, 2020, 11:26 AM
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Crawling on my hands and knees and jumping (more precisely, the landing part).
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Re: Things we’re worse at as we’ve aged
May 15, 2020, 11:30 AM
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Hip
Both my midsection and social status.
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Re: Things we’re worse at as we’ve aged
May 15, 2020, 11:54 AM
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As I've aged (soon to be 62), I've noticed that I'm quicker to ache and longer to heal.
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Re: Things we’re worse at as we’ve aged
May 15, 2020, 12:51 PM
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Accepting it. Oh, well...beats the alternative...or so it's said!
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Remembering what I came in the room for***
May 15, 2020, 12:35 PM
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Re: Things we’re worse at as we’ve aged
May 15, 2020, 1:28 PM
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Adapting/accepting change, being open-minded, being tolerant. Having said that...Many do trend the other direction...I find myself in that camp.
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Re: Things we’re worse at as we’ve aged
May 15, 2020, 6:14 PM
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Looking at a pretty lady and can't remember why.
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Getting Up In The Early Mornings Between 5am & 9am ---
May 15, 2020, 6:33 PM
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All this hi tech language and gadgets coming out has been making my head spin and my eyes roll to the back of my head lately too.
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1. Haven't done that in 30 years, so I ain't gonna risk it
May 15, 2020, 8:52 PM
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now. 2. Can filet with the best of 'em still. I think I can anyway. 3. I tried that maybe 20 years ago, and I wondered what they did to the hoops. Those things use to go round and round, now they just make about a half hitch around and hit the ground.
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Re: Things we’re worse at as we’ve aged
May 15, 2020, 9:51 PM
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I'm worse at going to t-net and talking football now. Oh wait...
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Re: Things we’re worse at as we’ve aged
May 15, 2020, 9:53 PM
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Wait until you learn something new, and try to explain it to your kids, and they say "Dad, we've been doing that for years. Is there anything else that we can teach you?". Oh yeah - it happens. Dadgum young whippersnappers.
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Re: Things we’re worse at as we’ve aged
May 16, 2020, 1:20 PM
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Bending at the knees to pick up stuff us to be easy. With the knees now, not so much. Losing weight was easy when younger. Getting to all the Clemson games and now the chosen few. The five hour one way drive is a lot harder now. Can’t remember the rest. Lol
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Re: Things we’re worse at as we’ve aged
May 16, 2020, 1:32 PM
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Remembering what we did yesterday or the day before.......Go Tigers!!!!
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Re: Things we’re worse at as we’ve aged
May 16, 2020, 1:44 PM
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Joe21 should have given us a list.
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Re: Things we’re worse at as we’ve aged
May 16, 2020, 3:39 PM
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Remembering why I went into the kitchen.
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Re: Things we’re worse at as we’ve aged
May 16, 2020, 4:40 PM
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I would like to emphasize one thing that I have improved with age and that is PROCRASTINATION. For example. A task that required maybe an hour, I can now do in two or three days if it's a rush job. I made a list of things I was going to do after I retired. I retired on Feb. 28, 1986. There are still several items on that list I plan to tackle as soon as I can find time.
Another area in which I've improved. I now go to the bathroom at night more times than I did during my younger days.
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Re: Things we’re worse at as we’ve aged
May 16, 2020, 6:28 PM
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Don’t think of it as procrastination Joe. Think of it as delegating tasks to your future self.
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Sight is one for me. Always had 20-20 vision, but now it's
May 16, 2020, 6:00 PM
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reading glasses or I can't see crap close up. Computer: GLASSES Labels: GLASSES
Still good with the TV though!
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Re: Things we’re worse at as we’ve aged
May 16, 2020, 7:03 PM
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I played basketball my whole life. Tried it during these shutdowns and for the life of me cant remember how to shoot. Wearing a size 32 is another one.
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