tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458341.post8843286411437793796..comments2024-01-06T10:36:04.084-05:00Comments on A Commonplace Blog: Going like sixtyD. G. Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10659136455045567825noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458341.post-32894260062631712092012-03-21T09:06:29.451-04:002012-03-21T09:06:29.451-04:00You're only as old as you let yourself feel.You're only as old as you let yourself feel.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458341.post-78601463899435226952012-03-20T11:30:13.824-04:002012-03-20T11:30:13.824-04:00As a mild antidote to the death list compiled, may...As a mild antidote to the death list compiled, may I suggest a book I'm just reading, Should I Be Tested For Cancer? Maybe Not, and Here's Why, by Gilbert Welch.<br /><br />Among a lot of statistics, there's an insight that at various points we can decide whether to focus on pursuing disease or pursuing healthy life.<br /><br />You have clearly opted for the latter!Shelleyhttp://dustbowlpoetry.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458341.post-41722238239389480322012-03-08T12:59:27.585-05:002012-03-08T12:59:27.585-05:00Thank you, I enjoyed this, like you and Reverend A...Thank you, I enjoyed this, like you and Reverend Ames I came to parenthood later in life than most, and like you I'm an athlete (was!) aging in installments with little or no grace, and with absolutely no comprehension, that's for sure. Happy belated birthday.interpolationshttp://interpolations.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458341.post-5996215722020149112012-02-28T11:56:36.426-05:002012-02-28T11:56:36.426-05:00Whenever I begin to ponder too closely my age (and...Whenever I begin to ponder too closely my age (and all that goes with it at 66), I take comfort oddly enough in Beckett's WAITING FOR GODOT. I am not sure what that says about Beckett's play, but I am--with each passing month and year--learning what it says about me.<br /><br />"I cant' go on. I must go on."<br /><br />I cannot remember if that is the exact quote, but it is close enough for now.<br /><br />All the best from your blog-friend in the Panhandle of Florida.<br /><br />TimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458341.post-76801023619744843522012-02-27T10:30:16.471-05:002012-02-27T10:30:16.471-05:00Your devotion and energy in the education of your ...Your devotion and energy in the education of your children continues to provide inspiration and encouragement to those of us who are younger. If a sixty year old can coach pee-wee football, why not a fifty year old dad?Robert Levyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18077663719188333230noreply@blogger.com