Dear, old, outrageous George Melly, who died yesterday, once wrote on the subject of growing old:

"The body, like a car, spends more and more time in the garage; something, though not necessarily serious, is always going wrong. Soon it won’t be worth paying for the repairs."

Paul Simon's doctor and wife both told him, "Sooner or later, everything that's put together, falls apart."

The best news is that we're not dead yet. I can still ride my motorcycle, swim every day, have sex, look at photos of our family reunion last month, write novels, eat sweet food. Nothing really worth complaining about, except for teaching in Thailand, which I haven't done in years.

Who was it that said "No one goes through life unscathed"?

... or something like that...

cr*p, my mind is going ...

Disraeli said that all political careers end in failure, but this could apply to anything in life if you wait long enough.

Getting old feeling young. I feel old some days but when I see my daughters the old gives way to feeling young in so many ways.

Reminds me of a senator in ancient Rome on his death bed with his caring family around him at the ripe age of 60 ++ : " Had I known that such were the benefits of old age, I had stepped out a little earlier "

I guess, when I reach my death bed, I will pick up the Bible again!

And when asked, why?

The response, " Looking for Loopholes".

Moss

George Burns at 96 was asked what his doctor would say if he knew George smoked cigars

and drank martinis.

George responded: "my doctor is dead".