Well...if you're fifty years old and over...Post here!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

Why should you younger guys get to have all the fun???

Me, I'm 64, and will get to Medicare/Social Security at the end of November!

:bounce: :bounce:

[LeftyFingerPop]

1. I will turn 50 on Oct 16. n/t

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. Well, how about that?

Close enough, I'd say, for my silly thread!

Thank you for playing, my dear philboy!

And early Happy Birthday...

:party:

[LeftyFingerPop]

5. Thanks a lot Peg...

:hug:

[puerco-bellies]

2. Fifty and nify over here.

Now get the hell off my lawn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

7. My dear puerco-bellies!

First off, you're too damn young to be saying that!

And secondly, you don't have any lawn...not that I saw anyway!

But yes, I agree...you are very nifty!

:P

:hug:

[puerco-bellies]

18. Umm.. well um..

Get the hell of my drought resistant coastal sage scrub flora!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Damn punks.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

19. Now, that'll work!

:rofl:

[Left Is Write]

47. Nah.

I like standing on the lawns of good-looking older men.

:P

[Aristus]

4. You talk about Medicare/Social Security as if it were an entitlement; like something you paid for...

Like...um...nevermind...


Sorry, channeled a freeper there for a sec...

:hi: CalPeg! :loveya:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

9. My dear Aristus!

LOL!

You channel extremely well, sweetie!

But you would never be a freeper!

Back atcha! :hi: Aristus!:loveya:

[Critters2]

6. I qualify for this thread as of last Tuesday. I prefer to think I'm 49 and a week . nt

[CaliforniaPeggy]

10. My dear mycritters2!

Ooooh, that's right!

I remember your birthday thread!

Fifty is a wonderful age...

Half a century...

It's something to get to be that age!

Congrats, sweetie!

:hug:

[Critters2]

12. It also means I'll never do some things. Like have children.

I'm not finding it wonderful.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

15. Ah, I hear you...

I'm so sorry...

:hug:

[Critters2]

17. Thanks, peg

:hug:

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

8. And tell those kids to get off

my lawn, will ya?

Now I have to go take a nap.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

11. My dear WannaJumpMyScooter!

OK...I'll tell 'em!

Have a nice nap, sweetie!

:hug:

[Critters2]

13. You forgot your walker.

Again.

[Bennyboy]

14. 53 for me....

Old as the hills and twice as dusty....

[CaliforniaPeggy]

16. My dear Bennyboy!

Trust me, the hills are a lot older!

You might be dustier, though...

Thanks for playing!

:hug:

[Dem2theMax]

20. I belong in this thread! 52 and counting.

Those 'youngsters' don't have a clue. Just wait till they hit 50 and all that wisdom hits them. ;)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

23. My dear Dem2theMax!

You sure do belong here in this thread!

I really enjoyed turning 50...

Felt as though I'd been to the mountain top, and without oxygen!

It was a pivotal moment...

:hi:

[Dem2theMax]

36. California Peggy...I tell you, I wouldn't go back to a younger age

for anything. :)

:hi:

I earned the wrinkles. I learned the lessons.
I'll take being older over being dumber any day of the week. LOL.
(Not trying to insult the younger gang on the board. Just myself. I was DUMB. Age has a way of working that out, if you let it.) ;)

[Kool Kitty]

21. Just turned 56 last month.

And I feel great. :hi:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

24. My dear Kool Kitty!

I'm really glad you feel so good!

I have a few more aches and pains than I did when I was younger, but I don't care!

Life is still very much worth living!

:hi:

[bluesbassman]

22. 50 here Peggy, and ya know what?

Experience and treachery beats youth and skill every time!

It's good to be the King!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

26. My dear bluesbassman!

It is good to be the King!

Or, in my case...the Queen!

And I'm loving your pics of your football playing son!

:hug:

[bluesbassman]

34. Glad you like them Peggy.

I posted late last weekend and only got a response from Bullwinkle925, so I was thinking maybe people were getting tired of them. As long as you two like them, that's good enough for me, and I'll keep putting them up.:hug:

[MissMarple]

25. I'm not posting.....

ohhh..I just did. But, I'm older than dirt. Well, not that dirt. :rofl:

Do you guys still feel timeless? I think Kurt Vonnegut had something going on in that respect...truth to tell. Sometimes you can see it in people's eyes. They are still young. It may not happen, but my goal is the big 120. It could happen.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

28. My dear MissMarple!

Yup, you did post!

NO DU'er is older than any kind of dirt, sweetie!

I don't really feel timeless...

I know one day, I will die, and even though that scares me, I know that's what's coming...

But I still feel young...in my mind.

I will never be old there...

The only problem with living to 120 is that you might not have any family left, or any money...:scared:

But what the hell...go for it!

Age might be the new frontier!

:hug:

[MissMarple]

42. Thank you, sweetheart!

My theory is to always shoot through the mark...;)

:hug:

[Wapsie B]

27. 51 here.

I'm still a ways away from getting Social Security / Medicare and hopefully we'll have something much better by that time. I have wondered though about seeing non-disabled folks under 65 getting Medicare. Is that possible? I've seen some 62 years olds and a 58 year old retired teacher with it.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

30. My dear bushwentawol...

You have many years ahead of you, hopefully!

Non-disabled? Hmmm...

That's odd...

I thought you had to be disabled to get it at those ages...

Perhaps they had invisible disabilities?

:shrug:

[Wapsie B]

44. Yes many years and beyond!

I don't understand it either. But I know I've seen people under 65 on it. I check insurance coverage as part of my job, part of the demographics we use.

[Oldtimeralso]

29. I'm so old that...

I was a busboy at the last supper, but some guy named Mc Shame or something like that was the caterer.


Really, I just got my first retirement check.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

32. My dear Oldtimeralso!

Ah, you made me laugh, you did!

And congrats on the retirement check!

Aren't they great?

:hi:

[SeattleGirl]

31. I turn 53 on October 15th.

And I'm definitely NOT ready for the rocking chair!! :bounce: :bounce:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

33. My dear SeattleGirl!

Oh, sweetie!

I remember when you turned fifty! You went to Vegas!

No rocking chairs in your future, sweetie!

:bounce: :bounce:

[SeattleGirl]

35. Wish I could go this year, but it's not to be. However,

we are planning a trip in late January or early February. I'd rather wait until May, but MrSG is chomping at the bit for a vacation.

[Whoa_Nelly]

37. 54 and 1/2 Oct. 26

:D

[CaliforniaPeggy]

38. My dear Whoa_Nelly!

Well...hey!

Nice to see you, sweetie!

How's school?

:hug:

[Whoa_Nelly]

46. Busy

and our SpEd director seems to think we just don't have enough paperwork, so she keeps making up more shit.

oh well....

THe kids are good, for the most part. And I like my teacher colleagues.


Working...that's what's important...netter than not having a job.


Hi Peg! :hi: :loveya: :hug:

[Adsos Letter]

39. Hey CaliforniaPeggy! 53 on July 30th, and retired ...and almost done with an MA in History!

Gotta keep busy...

:D :hi:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

40. My dear adsosletter!

You're not getting older...

You're getting better!

Good for you!

Busy brain cells stay alive longer!

:hi: :D

[struggle4progress]

41. I am like reallly really old. Not quite as old as you, Cal Peg, but still really old

:D

[CaliforniaPeggy]

43. My dear struggle4progress!

You are NOT really really old, silly!

You have a young attitude, and that's all that really matters!

:hug:

[struggle4progress]

45. "Young attitude"! Hey, I like that! Everybody else just says I'm immature!

[6000eliot]

48. I'm 49. Sorry for posting,

but I probably fit in here more than other threads.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

57. My dear 6000eliot!

Ah, no worries!

You're close enough...

An honorary 50!

:hug:

[In_The_Wind]

49. 60 here ~

I'm still surprised that I made it this far!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

58. My dear Joanie...

I hear ya!

I often wonder how I did it, too!

:hi:

[RebelOne]

50. 50s was a long, long time ago.

Way over 50, working full-time and collecting social security. Can't afford to retire, especially now that my 401K has been depleted within the past few weeks.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

59. My dear RebelOne...

I am so sorry to hear this...

Especially all the financial news...

:hug:

[cwydro]

51. Good morning Peg!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

60. Good morning, my dear cwydro!

And thank you so much for the beautiful pic, sweetie!

:hug:

[raccoon]

52. Late 50's here. nt

[CaliforniaPeggy]

61. My dear raccoon!

Ah, you're just getting started on the really good years!

:hug:

[raccoon]

72. Agree--I've been much happier in recent years than I was as a child and young adult. nt

[Ptah]

53. 57 here.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

62. My dear Ptah!

And a lovely guy to boot!

Thanks for the terrific pic, sweetie!

:hug:

[Tuesday Afternoon]

54. isn't this a fun thread ?!

:hi:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

63. My dear Tuesday Afternoon!

Thanks, sweetie!

I hoped it would be, and all these cool people are making it so!

:hug:

[av8rdave]

55. Present and accounted for!

Been 50 for a few months now, and no AARP mailings yet! :)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

64. My dear av8rdave!

Nice to see you today!

No AARP mailings yet? What is the world coming to? They usually start before you get to 50!

:P

[av8rdave]

69. I don't understand it, but not complaining.

Mrs. av8rdave started getting that stuff well before her 50th.

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

66. Really?

wow, I started getting them when I was 48.... you must keep a low profile or something

[av8rdave]

68. I get tons of crap from everybody else....not sure where I went right!

[QueenOfCalifornia]

56. Hey Peggy-

I am going to be 52 in January.

My son turns 9 on Friday.

Daughter will be 8 next month.

Dog will be 2 next month.

Husband will be 55 in April.

Cat will not give his correct age but I have it on good authority, he will be 2 in May...

Our 2 tortoises, Peaches and Herb, are the ones I am not real sure of - I think they will be 5 or 6 sometime soon.

We have 2 African Dwarf frogs - they are under a year old and the girl just laid about 150 eggs... we are waiting to see how many tadpoles we will have

Gary, the snail cleans the frogs tank - his age is undetermined.

Last but not least... Our Gecko, Fluffy is 3.

That cover all of us on Gilligan's Island.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

65. My dear Gilligan!

What a great line-up!

I love hearing about all your creatures!

Sounds like you have a wonderfully full life...

Congrats to all of you!

And thanks for playing!

:grouphug:

[QueenOfCalifornia]

67. Peggy

I enjoy your reindeer games.

[Bake]

70. My dear Peggy!!

Checking in! I'm 53 and holding.

:hi:

Bake

[CaliforniaPeggy]

71. My dear bake!

No fair, no holding still!

Just kidding, sweetie!

Welcome to the group!

:hug: