Everybody is getting shot up.

What would it be like to be an apple on a tree and see the other apples fall off the tree one by one? That is old age as it sneaks up on you.  When you were young you never thought about people falling apart, but as you trod toward seventy you see it all around you. Backs give out, knees need to be rebuilt, eyes get blurry and fail, cancer chews away at everybody, and on it goes.

Some old farts are riding bikes, and climbing mountains with ease, while others don't have the strength to push the remote control buttons.  Maladies are sprinkled on people like salt.  Who next will succumb to some new disaster?

Ok, that is the bad news, now for some advice.  Enjoy what you can, while you can.  It is hard to admit you are in the last quarter of the game, but you can still score.  Don't give up til it is over.  There was an old saying, " You are what you eat".  You could also say, " You are what you think".   Once you start thinking like an old goat, you will be one,  so try to avoid those thoughts.  Cars and bikes freeze up if you don't use them, unfortunately so do you.

Almost every day Kadizzle tells someone trying to squeeze that last penny out of the world to quit and enjoy life.  Kadizzle has seen too many people finally retire only to drop dead in a month or jump right into a cancer.  All the money in the world will not do you an ounce of good if  you are on oxygen.

One of the best things about being old is being able to say what you want.  You are old and you might be forgiven, or called crazy, but you no longer have to give a damn.  No one can fire you.  If you have been locked in your little business mind, unlock it and see the world in a new light.  Another blessing of retirement is meeting new people.  If you piss off old Willy and old Willy is not longer  your friend, find a new friend.

Getting old is a bad situation, but remember make the best of a bad situation.  Oh, what a cheerful subject to start the day, but such is life.  Remember no one ever escapes alive, now go out an have some fun before the final buzzer.