I was talking to one of the students today. They have got a group assignment to do and she was saying how her group was great because of the range of people in it.
There was her - educated, intelligent...
There was B - typical student who likes a good party.
There was C - the middle aged guy.
There was D - the older guy.
I laughed.
"I love your perception of age."
"What?"
"C is middle aged? Love it. He must be all of 25."
"Yeah."
Hm. I am more or less the same age as D, making me another "older guy"...
OK I'll take it, I'm a man. Nothing worse than an old guy thinking he is still 19.
Or is there? Let me know if you can think of something!
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PS Do you ever find that you suddenly start using a word that you have rarely used before?
My new word is "spartan" - I used it twice in the assignment that I just finished (YAY ME!!!!) and also just used it in a comment on someone's blog! Maybe that will be my new name - The Spartan Rock Chef!
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How about an old guy with kids and a menagerie of pets who can remember days back before there was the internet or phones without buttons? We all get older and the "kids" keep getting younger. Whenever pushed, I just remind some of "kids" that I have boots older than they are.
Spartan: a. Rigorously self-disciplined or self-restrained. b. Simple, frugal, or austere: a Spartan diet; a spartan lifestyle. c. Marked by brevity of speech; laconic. d. Courageous in the face of pain, danger, or adversity. Which one are you going for?
Me? I am more into Curmudgeon.
Worse than the old guy who thinks he's 19? How about the old GIRL who still thinks SHE'S 19?
I have not suddenly started using any new words recently, though I should. I've subscribed to the word of the day and get a new one in my email every day! You would think this would improve my vocabulary, but I just read them and go back to the same old words.
Hi RC long time no speak. Had a lot going on. Like the profile picture.
I never believed my old gran, when she told me she was still as young as I was, in her head. Now? I know exactly what she was talking about (sigh).
Frig, this getting old business can really suck sometimes!
Agg79 - "Courageous in the face of pain, danger, or adversity" sounds like me! :-)
Terri - Yes, that can be pretty bad!
James - Hi! Great to see you! Hope the goings on have been good. Must catch up!
Shrinky - Old? Who's getting old? :-)
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