My mother is 62, and her husband is now 80 (they got together when she was about 40). He was quite energetic and vigorous until the last couple of years (didn't retire until 75 and then only because of nerve problems making him unable to have the precise control necessary for dentistry), but now he is clearly aging (although still energetic enough that they are in Prague as I type.) She worries about him a LOT now, and sometimes finds herself thinking, "why am I sitting around with these old people?" when they are with a group of his age-mates from their church.

TCG is 10 years older than me, which was never a big deal for either of us, and as far as health and energy are concerned, he certainly has the advantage.

My parents sent me a family genealogy recently, and it was intersting to see how many of my male ancestors had children late in life.

People from the rural population around here often submit pictures to the newspaper showing five generations at one time: baby, parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, and great-great-grandparents.

It's hard to imagine that with my toddlers. They have a great-great-grandfather who was born in 1844. Chances of a photo-opp are slim.

"why am I sitting around with these old people?"

I had a conversation with my mom recently about how neither of us really believes that golf is a real thing that people choose to do - I tend to think it's a sport for fictional people and she thinks it's something for old people to do. Like drinking hard liquor. And since she doesn't do either of those things, she's not old.

Which reminded both of us of how my great-grandmother always complained about living at the retirement home because it was full of old people. She was in her 90s at the time and those "old people" were all younger than her, strictly speaking.

(I know my biomechanical issues, so I just brought a heating pad with me. And tennis balls for muscle knots. And a strap to stretch my iliopsoas. Hi, I am 93 years old.)

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I do feel better today (mentally). Thanks.

Worked for three hours, it started pouring, we knocked off, now it's sunny. Fuck you, NOLA weather. I'm doing a brain dump and am going to try and be super productive until 3 pm or so, when I will start drinking. Yay for sushi happy hour and generous friends.

Rick, that is a fabulous story!

It makes me a teeny bit sad that, having heard this from a facebook connection, the DEXH does not want me to see him be 'old'.

Oh, man. That's tough, from both sides.

Which reminded both of us of how my great-grandmother always complained about living at the retirement home because it was full of old people. She was in her 90s at the time and those "old people" were all younger than her, strictly speaking.

My grandmother on my mother's side worked on up into her 80s as a home health aid - "taking care of old people" is what she called it.

Rick, I like your story! Awww. And now twins! :) But it also kinda makes me sad--I mean, when I was born I still had two great-grandparents around, and while one grandparent died when I was about 10, the others all died while I was in college. So I had time with them, and remember them well. But if I have kids, no great-grandparents for them, and given that my dad turns 72 today (and is not in great shape) who knows if they'd even know their grandfather? Sad.

When I'm around people my age, I think, "Who are these old people, and why don't they understand the internet?"

Timelies, All.

Thanks to (memfault) whoever posted (here or Natter...or...Movies...crap, can't remember) about the showing of Frankenstein yesterday. I was surprised that not only was it playing in SD, it was at my local theater in the 'burbs. So I caught the Johnny Lee Miller Creature and Frumious Bandersnatch Frankenstein. I was pleasantly surprised by Miller, I don't think of him as as strong of an actor as Cumberbatch, but he quite impressed me. Spoiler, Frankenstein's still an ass...and Miller managed to make me have both more and less compassion for the Creature than previously. Well done.

That's all I've got...need caffeine, stat.

Epic, I'm glad you liked it. The lady in the row in front of me and I both agreed that we liked the other cast better, so I was worried that people who saw my less-preferred iteration would be underwhelmed (even though I'd totally say that it was "really very good." It's just the comparison. The two actors are a bit apples and oranges.), but that seems to not be the case based on your response and those of my family and other people.

The soundtrack is on iTunes. I need to get a copy of it for the sunrise music, if nothing else.