1 I was still asleep and dreaming
2
Those drugs I took REALLY kicked in
3
I’d had a full and complete body transplant
4
I was dead
The correct answer is, of course, (a) any of the above, or
(b) some of the above, or (c) none of the above. You can’t lose on this quiz!
As Carol and I get older and older the number of body parts
that hurt and the intensity of that hurt gradually increases. Bummer. But, at
the same time, the things we can do and the places we can go don’t change. I
have noticed, however, that I tend to swear at my body parts more often‑‑like
when my arthritic fingers don’t hit the right keys on my computer. Sometimes
this makes me laugh, so the swearing and laughing all equal out.
We also keep getting slower and slower and slower at doing whatever
we’re trying to do. But slow is still functioning. For example, when traveling
we take three or four days to drive where it used to take two. When we cut
fireplace wood or work in the garden, we consider three or four hours a good
day’s work. And we spend more time in the hot tub with the jets going full
blast and a glass of wine to maintain our hydration levels.
I don’t imagine our aches and pains are going to diminish in
the near future (see first paragraph for alternatives). I also don’t imagine we’ll
stop doing what we want to do until we fall over or our kids put us in the County
Home for Senile and Useless Geezers (a distinct possibility).
We are convinced that the more we do—in moderation—the better
we feel both physically and emotionally.
axman
