Some of us are no longer youngsters.

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

Age is a state of mind partially but reminders to the mind are sent from my body all the time.

However, if you are feeling like time is passing you by, let me call your attention to John Houseman.
As a producer his movie work was in 1938 at the age of 36. Not bad for a producer but most of us know him as an actor mostly in supporting roles. His first credited role in a feature length movie was as Professor Kingsfield in The Paper Chase released a few weeks after he turned 61. For the next 15 years he acted in movies and television. He's an inspiration.

Anyone want to share stories about themselves or others reinventing or starting new pursuits?

[Scuba]

1. As Groucho Marx said ...

"A man's only as old as the woman he feels."

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

2. Well then, have some more...

"If you want to see a comic strip, you should see me in the shower."

"Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read."

"Marriage is a wonderful institution. But who wants to live in an institution?"

"In America you can go on the air and kid the politicians, and the politicians can go on the air and kid the people."

[Callalily]

3. We spewing quotes here?

Well then . . .

The aging process has you firmly in its grasp if you never get the urge to throw a snowball. ~Doug Larson (btw I throw snowballs)

Heard by just about everyone on the planet: Age is a question of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter. ~Leroy "Satchel" Paige

One of my favorites: Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional. ~Chili Davis

This one makes me smile; There was no respect for youth when I was young, and now that I am old, there is no respect for age - I missed it coming and going. ~J.B. Priestly

And an awwww one: Some people, no matter how old they get, never lose their beauty - they merely move it from their faces into their hearts. ~Martin Buxbaum

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

4. Thanks for those.

I like the quotes from Davis and Buxbaum.

Another from Groucho:
"Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedies."

[HeiressofBickworth]

5. I've always thought my paternal grandfather was an example

of productive old age.

He was born in 1880
He sailed the Great Lakes from 1897 to 1913
He retired the first time in 1946 after 33 years at the company (he was 66)
He retired the second time in 1971 after 23 years at another company (age 91)

He died in 1974 when he was 94.

I don't take after him -- I retired in 2009 at age 63 and I'm just hanging out having fun. But he was happy with his life. I guess that all anyone can ask.

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

6. That's amazing.

What a great history.
Thanks