Tag Archives: Aging

Of Course

Posted on February 5, 2026 by oldmainer

I find it curious how our means of communication has changed so dramatically over the years. I’m not talking about the impact of technology, albeit it’s ability to provide distinct methods to interact, but instead, the impact time has had … Continue reading →

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Little Things

Posted on October 1, 2022 by oldmainer

I recently celebrated my eighty third birthday, celebrated being a subjective thing. I woke up in the morning, anticipating that I would spend my day much as I spend any other. I had decided that I would treat myself to … Continue reading →

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Bend, Stretch, Groan

Posted on September 20, 2022 by oldmainer

I don’t know if it is age, or if I am just atrophying, but, for the last couple of months, I have been experiencing some tightness in my left leg. Actually, it is slightly greater then tightness. It is a … Continue reading →

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Growing Down

Posted on June 30, 2022 by oldmainer

Since I was just a fledgling, everything I did, everything I was taught, and everything I wanted more then anything else, was to grow up. When we were kids, we wanted desperately to be older. When you were four, you … Continue reading →

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Acting My Age

Posted on June 18, 2022 by oldmainer

I was talking to a person the other day that I admit, I do not know too well. He was going on about how respect for others had kind of diminished over time and how much today’s world had changed … Continue reading →

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No, We Didn’t Have That

Posted on November 20, 2020 by oldmainer

Due in large part to the eclectic mix of friends I have collected, I am frequently the recipient of a variety of media via text and email. Contained within have been a few examples of all the stuff the younger … Continue reading →

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Cycle of Life

Posted on September 12, 2020 by oldmainer

The rains came, as they always did. Prickly wet fingers, beating a staccato rhythm loudly upon the galvanized tin roof of the shack.  Rivulets of mud transforming the previously dusty road into an impassible bog.  Outside the shack, all signs … Continue reading →

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My World

Posted on January 19, 2020 by oldmainer

My wife used to be fond of saying of me “you live in a world all your own”, and she was right. Of course, she always was.  It is said that the woman always gets the last word.  Anything you … Continue reading →

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Cycle Of Life

Posted on April 19, 2019 by oldmainer

As you go through life, your perspectives on almost everything will change.  How you define success will change as well.  At age 4 success is not peeing in your pants At age 12 success is having friends At age 16 … Continue reading →

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Age Is Just A Number

Posted on February 9, 2019 by oldmainer

It is said age is just a number and it is usually said by someone that has a lot of them.  I guess it is just one of the phases we all go through.  When you were a kid, you … Continue reading →

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