now that I've crossed the ol' 40 line
Let’s face the facts. I’m over the hill. it’s sad but true. But as I get accustomed to being an “old man” there are a new set of ground rules I have to consider.
check out the following:
- Now that I’m over 40, I no longer need to make an effort to impress the young ladies at work. It’s a waste of energy now. now that I’m an old man – I’m way past “desirable”!
- Along the same lines, I’ve got no need to impress anyone. I can dress however the hell I want now. no one really gives a crap about the over 40 crowd. socks with birkenstocks? why not! loud hawaiian shirts with plaid golf pants? hell to the yeah!
- I’m now banned from texting people on my cell phone. and besides I’ve never gotten the hang of typing on the numerical keypad anyway.
- I no longer have to attempt to stay “hip” and “in the know”. So there’s no need to watch the crap on MTV or CW to keep up with the kids. At this age, the gap between generations is just too great.
- I’ve got to bone up on my history, though. As an old man, I’ve got to regularly reference historical facts and start conversations with “awww, this ain’t nothing. Things were so much better back in my day. I remember back when…”
- It’s a known fact that it’s harder to stay in shape when you’re over forty. so why bother, I say! why fight the inevitable? I’m going to go with the “more natural” look. the way mother nature intended!! behold, my glorious beer-belly!!!
- the jury’s still out on whether the over forty crowd should even facebook. I’m on facebook but I’ve started to refrain from superpoking everyone. an old man poking FB friends just doesn’t feel right anymore. 
- I’ve now earned the right to purchase a “laz-E boy” recliner for those sunday afternoon football games! hopefully I can find the ones that include a built-in fridge for beer!! 
hhmmmm, after mulling things over, it’s not ALL bad. membership has its privileges!
You make me look forward to 40! I’m already doing some of these things so I’ll have to push the envelope with some new membership privileges.
hahaha daniel this is hilarious!
hahaha, kewl post!
yeah, i havent pushed through 40 yet, but I think I’m doing all these things already
I turned 40 this summer and I have to disagree on most of these points, except the one about not impressing people. ratherm because we forty-plussers are not in the business of impressing anyone it means that we can use facebook, send SMS and stay in shape because we want to and not to fit in with some fey in-crowd.
You are now free to be who you want to be, and to do all those young person things but in an ironic self-knowing way. Life not only begins at 40, but one can also enjoy youthful pursuits without being left gormless by hormones and the need to appear cool.
Of course you can also not do any of these things and become an old buffer in waiting. The choice is yours