Getting Old--From Looking at Beautiful Women to Looking at Medications!
Posted: Tuesday, October 13, 2009
by Steve Kovacs
The Kovacs Perspective
My friend Jim is a sound engineer in the radio business, has been for thirty years. He makes sure all electrical components are operating smoothly and all audio sounds are clear while the on-air talent hosts a music or a talk show. Recently, Jim was working on a show with a nationally renowned disc jockey where many famous oldies singers were guests. One of Jim's duties that night was calling up stars for their phone interviews and taking telephone calls from others who were calling in. On this particular night, one of the stars interviewed was the famous singer Dion. Jim told me about a funny story he mentioned during the interview.
Dion said every now and then the same fellows still get together and do some oldies tours. Now though, when they have their breaks they do not talk about the good-looking girls in the audience anymore. No, now they talk about what medications they are on and compare side effects! Wow, things sure have changed! Well , change is something we all do, as we get older, I certainly have.
I've done a little research into what some bright people have to say about getting older. I have included them here to enlighten all of us who are older or getting there. Even if you are not over the hill but on top of the hill looking down perhaps, look at some of these quotes and see if any ring a bell.
Author unknown
Age mellows some people; others it makes rotten.
Edith Wharton
It spite of illness, in spite even of the archenemy sorrow, one can remain alive long past the usual date of disintegration if one is unafraid of change, insatiable in intellectual curiosity, interested in big things, and happy in a small way.
Tom Wilson
Wisdom doesn't necessarily come with age.
Sometimes age just shows up all by itself.
Bernard Baruch
( This one is my personal favorite) To me, old age is always fifteen years older than I am.
Latin proverb
Never too old to learn.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
The age of a woman doesn't mean a thing. The best tunes are played on the oldest fiddles.
Irish proverb
Never complain about growing old. Many are denied the privilege.
George Burns
You know you're getting old when you stoop to tie your shoelaces and wonder what else you could do while you're down there.
If I am fortunate to keep getting older, I am going to make the best of it. I am going to do everything I possibly can to make the best with what I have available. And if one day medications interest me more than let's say Miss America, so be it, I'll just make sure I get sexy meds!
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More commentsGreat article. Well done.So, where do you buy sexy "meds". Do they come with tall thin pharmacists on the label?Hi Connor,You hit on it-- hot pharmacists on the label---good idea Connor--market that my friend!
The older I get the better I feel, like your quotes Steve.The older you get the better you feel--OUTSTANDING! Write an article on that Dave and give us some tips--thanks for writing.
Steve, this is great! Thanks for the light-hearted read. Too true, but growing old is a gift :-)Hi Teresa,Yes it is a gift, privilege or whatever the correct term is and I am fortunate to still be around when so many good people died way too young. Thanks for writing.
yeah right, steve-sexy meds?:) (if you really want them, they're all over the place now-rite aid! internet!)i loved the quotes, they each made me think.i never heard it put like this before, but i am on the mountain looking down, but until i get to the botttom, i'm going to try and enjoy my life, too.thanks for a great article, it was an enjoyable read.my best,sueHi Sue,I'm on that mountain lookin down too--sometimes the view is great sometimes it sucks!Thanks for writing!Steve
I heard a commercial the other day that said "If your a senior over the age of 55", then it hit me, I will be there in 6 years-where did the time go since high school?They say time flies when you're having fun--you must have been having fun. Start getting miserable and the time will go slower--just kiddin. Thanks for writing.
This is Jim again, I left you a five but only 2 and one half stars came thru---nice article SteveYeah, that happens to some folks every now and then--thanks for writing Jim.Steve
Though I am getting up there I now feel like 23. Of course when, I was 23, I was more like 6, but that story is for another time. But a friend of mine informed me "you are not 23! Act your age!" When I did and I started riding my bicycle 20 miles, as I usually do, I started feeling unusual aches and pains. I said "hell with that! I am 23!" Suddenly, the aches and pains went away. Age is not a true factor in one's life it is a frame of mind.Well said and I agree with you. Sounds like a cliché but I agree that most of it is a frame of mind and belief. Thanks for your story and opinion.
Interesting and thought provoking article. Many thanks.Thank you and thanks for taking the time to write Tom, I appreciate it.Steve
Hi Steve, I loved this article, thanks! I am still laughing. I was blessed to see another year yesterday and shared with a friend, I'm not like I used to be and in many ways, that's such a good thing. In many respects, I'm much better and like you, I'm plan to enjoy each year I'm blessed to get older . . . sexy meds and all! By the way, give me your source for those, ok? *laughing*
Be well and enjoy a fantastic weekend.
Older, wiser, better and ... sexy, too!
AvisHi Avis,Always nice hearing from you, your positive vibes jump off the computer when I hear from you.--Happy Birthday! Glad you got a laugh from the article. If I find some sexy meds I'll let you know and I wish you many more years of life and sharing. Thanks....Steve
Great piece Steve.This reminds me of my sister (she is very funny) who refers getting old as, "You know when you are getting older when the good Lord starts taking a little bit of you...a little bit of your hearing, a little bit of your eyesight, a little bit of your speed" LOLLoved this article. Thanks.Best to you and yours,NenitaI'm glad you enjoyed the read and thank you for commenting. I like your sisters words...Steve
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