I do not know quite what happened or when , but my hubby and I now qualify for seniors' discounts at some venues. This creates a quandary; in order to save money, but not face, we have to admit to our age. HMMMM..... We definitely do not consider ourselves to be old. In this day and age ,when people as a whole are living longer and healthier lives why are 'young seniors', those in their fifties, like moi, considered 'old'?? It's so true that age is just a perception! "Maturity" is very objective/subjective, and I object! Whew, a few years have skittered by since I composed this biography block. Those "fifties" are in the rear view mirror and they are distant, fond memories. Oh, I do not plan to stop writing any time soon.
Very nicely written. I am a big communicator and if more people would put forth a better effort, it would be a better place. Little acts of kindness truly goes a long way. You have identified it well. I can feel your sincerity coming through your writing. I would like to see more of the younger crowd helping or being involved with the older folks. I know my day goes better when someone has said hi or gives a waves.
I don't care for dark British/Dutch humor. Dislike Monty Python as well. Give me a bittersweet French or Japanese movie or a sad Portuguese song. I'm more introspective.
You were very fortunate. I never really fell into anyone's arms.
I need to reassess my needs. My 'romantic' efforts in Thailand had limited success.
A washing machine is an accurate descriptive for how your body is pummeled with each wave as you're drawn down and then pushed up again. I've been a dozen times and if my shoulder wasn't like it is I would gladly go again. I'm like you very familiar with canoes and kayaks although my preference is a kayak on lakes. I used to take mine out with a small cooler bag with lunch inside and water. My other bag was a dry bag, it held my camera in addition to whatever book I was reading. If my brain was functioning I had sunscreen, depended on my coffee intake for sure. We must have been fish at one point in our life.
I agree with you about the aurora borealis, I don't dare blink. They're just so glorious in color and the way the air feels as you stand there awe struck. I'm equally glad these calories don't count, I feel like I've eaten enough for two people maybe three.
I've wondered the same thing when I read about all the discoveries documented and brought back by ship. Paper that didn't crumble or mold from all the temperature variances.
I'm not as comfortable storing things in the cloud myself, I have external hard drives that I transfer data too and then disconnect from my computer so it is hack proof. Not that I really have data anyone would want but it is personal to me.
But then I think about the close living quarters on a ship how did anyone have room for storage to bring back? Darwin was indeed lucky on the HMS Beagle.
May 21st Prompt: Write an open letter to a person or group of people you strongly disagree with and explain why. Use reason not emotion. Dear Creator and Overseer of Facebook, First let me begin by stating that I am a Facebooker. That means I use your app and enjoy sharing with my friends and family. I anticipate viewing the myriad of photos that are posted begging comment. I discover random rants and varying levels of conversation that intrigue, entertain and baffle me. Now I know what a meme is. Crazy, huh? The Facebook content never fails to amuse me. BUT,,, yes, I have a but, a dislike, a difference of opinion. Why are there advertisements insinuating themselves into my newsfeed? I do not consider ads to be news. I do not particularly like ads either. They are annoying enough to be sprinkled willy-nilly amongst any of my online forays and I do my best to ignore, if not outright shun them, but why on earth did you consider them important enough to insert them amongst my stream of photos and updates? Yes, ads have always 'framed' the Facebook page and they floated in my peripheral vision. I never understood their necessity. I ask again, why are they now infiltrating my newsfeed and intruding upon the user posts? I never agreed to this. I was never consulted. They are not user driven. The ads are not proposed , or shared by my fellow Facebookers. Where do you get off 'suggesting' ads for me? This is presumptuous. I do not want any ads littering my newsfeed. Over and over I attempt to discard these unwanted ads by requesting you 'hide' them. When I do this I am asked why? Do people actually enjoy these ads? I opt to answer that the ads are 'irrelevant.'Thay's what they are, irrelevant. And another thing, have you been spying upon me? Do you follow every thing I do? How else did you determine the ads that you presumed I would find interesting, or irresistible? My mind is boggled. Where did I ever indicate that I was wishing to purchase a new vehicle and also so many makes amd models? Why throw international travel options my way? I am not a drinker, yet you assume I have an overpowering thirst for beer and alcohol. What I am getting at is you do not know me at all. Stop the onslaught of ads! Irked and Ignored
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