Suddenly Old

[Griff]

I must have been old(ing).

[monster]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

The US life expectancy for men is 76.4 years.
Half of 76.4 is 38.2 years
A third of 76.4 is 25.47 years
So middle age is 38.2 plus or minus 12.74 years


Young ===== Birth to 25.46 years
Middle Age = 25.46 to 50.94 years.
Old ======= 50.94 to 76.4 years


Questions?

Should we include childhood in this? Or are we looking at three ages of adulthood?

In which case young would be 18-37
middle-aged would be 38-57
old-aged would be 58-77

...or thereabouts.....

[Clodfobble]

I can tell you that officially, from some psych/sociology textbook I had to read, "middle age" is defined as 45-65, and 65+ is "elderly". I remembered it because I thought that range seemed much higher than what I'd always thought middle age was, which was more like 30-50. They claimed 25-45 was "young adult" and 16ish-25 was "emerging adult" or some bullshit.

The whole thing was based on what people that age are supposedly focused on, like "in the elderly stage of life, individuals become concerned with their legacy, and resting to admire the fruits of their accomplishments."

[Gravdigr]

I age, but, I do not grow up.

And I ain't gonna, either.

[Gravdigr]

Originally Posted by monster

Wrinkles and brown spots like a well-pored map
Signs of roads I've travelled, I can live with that
But my idols, my heroes all popping their clogs
Barely older than me in the case of old Yog
The only one left, Alan Alda from MASH
Twice the age of the others, still cutting a dash
I wonder if his joints crackle and ache just like mine
If he feels like arthritis is just marking time
Or if he's a zombie, long gone but still moving
I'd rather have Freddie, still Crooning and groovin'
Yes, I just wrote this poem on the spot
But who knows how much longer we've got
Live for the moment, skip the rough draft
Get out there and do it, have the last laugh


So start over on the minute, the hour the day
'Til the maudlin bullshit is blasted away
I will get on, do the best that I can
To pretend I still count, that there's a need for my plan
And I'll never wear people with a clashing red hat
No things go on my head, and I only wear black
Thank you for listening, no need for response
I guess I just needed a vent for my bonce

BTW, Monster, I thought that was just awesome. Well done.

[limey]

Originally Posted by Gravdigr

BTW, Monster, I thought that was just awesome. Well done.

Oh yes. And I shall have been being old before I die. If I'm lucky.


Sent by magic.

[monster]

that should have been "purple" not "people"

[Pico and ME]

Ha...that one stalled me out a bit. I agree with Grav and Limey.

[busterb]

A friend told me a while back that the golden years have a lot of tarinsh on them

[fargon]

Originally Posted by monster

Should we include childhood in this? Or are we looking at three ages of adulthood?

In which case young would be 18-37
middle-aged would be 38-57
old-aged would be 58-77

...or thereabouts.....

But I'm 59 I don't want to be old.

[Griff]

This guy defies age. 44 and still playing in the NHL, that is some powerful denial.

[Griff]

He's not alone, here is Ivan Travejo Olympic medalist at 43.

[Gravdigr]

I was chatting up the new waitress.

Then I found out how young she is.

And, suddenly, I was old.

[glatt]

When the person who seems like a well established adult was born after you graduated from high school, that tends to make you feel old.

[Gravdigr]

The situation exact.

She's 23.

I graduated in 1986.

She was quite friendly, though.

Coulda been looking for a tip, but, she wasn't working the bar.

I had her guessed at 30-ish. I didn't tell her that.