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Aging and Physical Challenges
to lose;
a
time to keep, and
a
time to
cast away ... A time to rend, and
a
time
to sew;
a
time to keep silence, and
a
time to speak.
At this writing, I am in transition from the old
age of my youth to the youth of my old age -–
indeed, an apprentice senior citizen. God is
still God, and I am His child. And yet,
surveying my own life, and gauging the
direction it is headed on this planet, I have
devised the following timetable by decade (all
cleverly start with "D," as does my name):
0
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10 Discovery
11
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20 Drift
21
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30 Dilemmas
31
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40 Development
41
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50 Debt
51
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60 Determination
61
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70 Decisions
71
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80 Disabilities
81
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90 Decomposition
In a lighter vein, nothing heightens interest
in the physical challenges which accompany
aging as much as writing an
"OVER THE HILL"
roast, as I did recently, for an esteemed
colleague:
Let's put things in perspective:
You've got one foot in the grave and
the other one on
a
banana peel. Here
are the
7
ages of man: spills, drills,
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