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Friday, July 30, 2010

sixty

is the new forty

I'm almost eighty

Just posted as a comment at Marcel's blog (see "zen haiku" in the list; Marcel keeps changing the title.)

Devika Jyothi said...: Nice Zen realities and realisations :)

At 2 past 40, sometimes i feel like 14, at times 42, at-times something past 400,

Feel young Bill...i know you do :)

wishes,
devika; 6:57 AM
Anonymous said...: 74, but I think only 24, tanks, Bill.; 8:13 AM
Bill said...: 77 is a comfortable age, especially when people say you don't look it.; 7:31 PM
Adelaide said...: I often feel my age, but I'm not going to act my age. I don't think you do, either.

Keep thinking young.
Adelaide; 6:51 PM
Bill said...: Told (some years ago, obviously) that she didn't look fifty, Gloria Steinem said, "This is what fifty looks like."

In the same spirit, Adelaide, this is what 77 acts like. Whatever you're doing, keep it up.; 2:40 PM