The "Over 65 - Things I Might Never Do Again" Story

It was an ordinary day. Just finishing breakfast and wondering if I can afford to go a day without taking my medicine. Decide that I want to live a little longer, without pain, so I pop the pills in my mouth. There are certain things you HAVE TO DO at my age and certain things that I know I will probably NEVER DO AGAIN. Things such as:

• change a diaper

• deliver newspapers

• go camping

• heavy lifting

• climb a 40 foot ladder

• go jogging

• touch my palms to the floor while standing and not bending my knees

• pitch batting practice for an hour to the team I am coaching

• shoot a shotgun

• water ski

• eat 4 apple dumplings at one sitting

• put a roof on the house

• go deep sea fishing

• snorkel in deep water

• work an 8 hour day

OK, OK. Enough! I'm getting myself upset with all the things I probably won't be doing anymore, ever. But, then I started thinking of some things that maybe I might be able to do again such as: ride a roller coaster, own a sports car, go on a cruise, travel, and sing in a choir. Hey, feelin' better. And then there are the couple of things that are still not crossed off on my bucket list that are not age related and that I got to work on such as: getting a tattoo and learning how to play the guitar so I can sing in a rock and roll band. Laughing yet? You just wait and see! It was another extraordinary day in the life of an ordinary guy.