A Brief Moment of Aging
May 26th, 2008 by Alex
I experienced a brief moment of aging the other day. A clear indicator that you aren’t as young (and maybe foolish) as you once were. One of those moments where you realize that your priorities in life have changed.
You know you’re getting older when you see a magazine stuffed in between the couch cushions at a friend’s house and you aren’t surprised that it isn’t a girlie mag or a lingerie catalog but instead the Sears Simply Outdoors Spring 2008 catalog. Moreover you have to think for a moment whether you should peruse it or just leave it be.
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A number of friends of mine from Rochester have an annual summer picnic. Each year the topics of conversation slowly change… in the late 90’s, early 2000’s, it was “who wants to go to Darien Lake next weekend?” Then it shifted to “Hey, I got a new car! Look! Here’s the brochure!” and “New job!” then it shifted to “Yeah, I gotta replace the roof next summer. I’m not looking forward to it.” Now we’ve hit “Our old club advisor, D, had her hip replaced! She’s the bionic woman!” and “Alex is such a cute baby!”
Well, don’t leave us hanging, Alex! Did you peruse or just let it be?
Paul: I haven’t gotten to experience the organ replacement or newborn bit yet, though a sizable percentage of my close friends are married at this point or are in the planning process.
NPR Junky: Never covet thy neighbor’s possessions. That’s rule #1 somewhere, especially when it comes to another man’s hidden magazines stash.
Seriously, dude, the Spring 2007 catalog was so much better. :-p
Kidding! But I know what you mean. At least keep a Victoria’s Secret tucked into the magazine stack somewhere, so you can keep that spark of youth alive.