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06/16/16 12:39 AM

#277

Mitch Wise

Sounds like the committee is getting serious about this 70's party. Any dates in mind at this time? We plan on being back mid to late June. So take care of your new knee. The rehap is the most important part. But I know you will handle it well. Prayes for a speedy recovery.

06/16/16 09:24 AM

#278

Karen Riegle (Taillon)

The Forum has been an interesting read for me this morning! Linda, along with Steve I am praying for a very speedy recovery for your knee surgery. I had a hip replaced 14 years ago and may have to do the other one but there have been so many advances in orthopedic surgery that I am always amazed at the results. I know how much you love to travel and this will keep you going for years!! I've been in Boston since the end of May for the birth of our first grandson - Jack Thomas Montone born on June 3rd. He's beautiful, eats and poops like a champ, and has gained an inch and is up to 9.1 lbs. Having a great time getting to know the little guy and will be in Boston through the end of the month. I am hoping to connect with Steve Gunn while I am here as he lives about 90 minutes from my kids. Stay well all and looking forward to September in San Francisco.

06/16/16 02:52 PM

#279

Michael Elliott

* I woke up,
I lifted my arms,
I moved my knees,
I turned my neck....
Everything made the same noise:

'CrrrrrrrrrrrrrraaaaaaaaaaaaaccccK!'

I came to a conclusion:
I am not old, I am crispy!!!

06/17/16 08:22 AM

#280

Richard Maurer

Crispy, maybe. But you ARE moving and very cute.

06/17/16 08:30 AM

#281

Greg Cook

GOD'S PLAN FOR AGING

Most seniors never get enough exercise. In His wisdom God decreed that seniors become forgetful so they would have to search for their glasses, keys and other things thus doing more walking. And God looked down and saw that it was good.

Then God saw there was another need. In His wisdom He made seniors lose coordination so they would drop things requiring them to bend, reach & stretch. And God looked down and saw that it was good.

Then God considered the function of bladders and decided seniors would have additional calls of nature requiring more trips to the bathroom, thus providing more exercise. God looked down and saw that it was good.

So if you find as you age, you are getting up and down more, remember it's Gods will.

06/17/16 05:21 PM

#282

Linda Wonn (Carpenter)

Thank you Karen. And congrats on the birth of your beliatiful grandson. Aren't grandchildren the best? Hope to see you soon.

06/20/16 01:41 PM

#283

Kathleen Daulton (Dacey)

Hi Everyone. I have enjoyed your posts about aging and knees and other annoyances of getting older. So glad so many of us are in the same boat. I am praying today for you, too, Linda. Please keep us posted as soon as you can.

Congratualtions, Karen, on your new grandbaby, Jack. He sounds wonderful. Eating and pooping and crying and growing and everyone marveling at it all. Babies are just miraculous!!! I am so glad you have gotten to spend so much time with him. I know you will cherish each moment. However, don't expect the "baby fix" to last very long. I am sure as soon as you get home you will be planning your next visit. I am excited for you and this new adventure in your life.

My oldest grandson, Hayden, graduated from High School in May. They grow way too fast!

My MO kids will be here in a few weeks. I am really looking forward to their visit.

We Californians are sooo spoiled. It has been 100 degrees here for 2 days and we don't know how to act.

06/21/16 11:40 AM

#284

Greg Cook

"I've surely gotten old! I've had two bypass surgeries, a hip replacement, new knees, fought prostate cancer and diabetes. I'm half blind, can't hear anything quieter than a jet engine. I take 40 different medications that make me dizzy, winded, and subject to blackouts. I have bouts with dementia, have poor circulation, hardly feel my hands and feet anymore. I can't remember if I'm 85 or 92, and I've lost all my friends. But, thank God, I still have my California driver's license."

06/22/16 08:55 AM

#285

Tom "Skip" Johnson

Hilarious but frightenly true. Every "old geezer or geezerete" I knew in the churches in Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska said he same thing. "....but I still have my 'OK, NE, KS' driver's license". In our little town in Nebraska, the old (literally) friends of a REALLY old guy would call the people who lived a long the main road from this guy's house to the local grocery store to tell them that he was "on the road" and the streets would be cleared. It worked fairly well until her parked his car on the inside of the store.

06/22/16 09:39 AM

#286

Virginia Pooley (Borgatta)

Thank goodness my bones are in good shape thus far. My issues are eye sight and hearing loss. Hearing issues are really tuff. People dislike repeating themselves and decide not to engage in conversation as it is to much work. Makes me really sad and I do understand. Hearing aids are just that an aid. You have know idea the number of people that do not articulate when speaking or turn their heads away from you to point out something. I have learned to adjust but ........

06/22/16 10:23 AM

#287

Richard Maurer

Yes, driver licenses for older drivers are a very real issue. My brother took away my mother's car keys when she began to accumulate a lot of little damage to her car. Fortunately that was before she hads a big accident. But lots of older drivers don't have a relative in place to evaluate their driving. Of course we all become so dependent on cars for so many activities. In rural places, there may be essentially no alternative to private cars for transportation. Even in suburban or urban areas, public transporation is often lacking or very inconvenient. So it is probably worth thinking about and perhaps planning for what you will do when/if you are no longer a capable driver. And hope that at that time you are "with it" enough to know it has happened, or have a relative or other person to help you with the decision.

06/22/16 11:15 AM

#288

Michael Elliott

Good thoughts Richard.

We need to start a new program "Uber for Elders." Train every senior on how to use Uber. Makes all the sense in the world.

06/22/16 12:32 PM

#289

Craig Casebeer

I'm waiting for driverless cars. That way I can nap on my way to the hardware store.

06/23/16 08:50 AM

#290

Greg Cook

Good idea Mike, to make it interesting let's have seniors BE Uber drivers

06/24/16 08:10 AM

#291

Michael Elliott

Good idea Greg. Then we'd have no need for any more Fast and Furious movies. We'd be living it!

06/25/16 09:00 AM

#292

Joan Elliott (Euans)

Wait a minute little brother. I love the Fast and Furious movies.

06/25/16 09:01 AM

#293

Greg Cook

Mike as a Zonie, you'll appreciate the next installment will be Fast and Furious - The Parking Lot

06/25/16 10:13 AM

#294

Jack Fiskin

Hey Joan why watch the movie when we can live it. I am with Mike on this one, don't watch it, live it

07/03/16 10:31 AM

#295

Greg Cook

07/04/16 10:25 AM

#296

Jerry Labuda

So true Greg, so true. Have a happy 4th of July.

07/06/16 08:36 AM

#297

Greg Cook

Some of these are quite profound!

"Nine Important Facts to Remember as We Grow Older"

#9 Death is the number 1 killer in the world.

#8 Life is sexually transmitted.

#7 Good health is merely the slowest possible rate at which one can die.

#6 Men have 2 motivations: hunger and hanky-panky, and they can't tell them apart. If you see a gleam in his eyes, make him a sandwich.

#5 Give a person a fish and you feed them for a day. Teach a person to use the Internet and they won't bother you for weeks, months, maybe years.

#4 Health nuts are going to feel stupid someday, lying in the hospital, dying of nothing.

#3 All of us could take a lesson from the weather. It pays no attention to criticism.

#2 In the 60's, people took acid to make the world weird. Now the world is weird, and people take Prozac to make it normal.

#1 Life is like a jar of jalapeno peppers. What you do today may be a burning issue tomorrow.

07/07/16 12:07 AM

#298

Mitch Wise

Great words of wisdom. Helps me figure out life now, more than ever. Ha ha.

07/17/16 11:40 AM

#299

Greg Cook

In case there's a wedding in anyone's future:

Senior Wedding

Jacob, age 92, and Rebecca, age 89, living in Miami, are all excited about their decision to get married. They go for a stroll to discuss the wedding, and on the way they pass a drugstore, Jacob suggests they go in.

Jacob addresses the man behind the counter: "Are you the owner?"

The pharmacist answers, "Yes."

Jacob: "We're about to get married. Do you sell heart medication?"

Pharmacist: "Of course, we do."

Jacob: "How about medicine for circulation?"

Pharmacist: "All kinds."

Jacob: "Medicine for rheumatism?"

Pharmacist: "Definitely."

Jacob: "How about suppositories?"

Pharmacist: "You bet!"

Jacob: "Medicine for memory problems, arthritis and Alzheimer's?"

Pharmacist: "Yes, a large variety - the 'works'."