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Quagmire

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Rachel and I are learning a bunch about becoming older. As I've written, I tend to be fragile and work very hard never to fall. Even Rachel (Superwoman) has taken a fall or two recently. We hear of many of our friends who have fallen. It doesn't take uneven ground - it only takes a moment of not paying attention.


So we are taking steps. We have taken steps so we don't always take the garbage cans down to the street on our seriously sloped driveway. We have a neighbor who brings them back up when emptied.


We are exploring Uber and their specially-designed programs for older people. We rarely drive at night and love when events are planned in the daytime.


And we continue to explore ways to make our lives safer. Old age is only for the brave and one must be fully committed. This is not the time to 'go with the flow' but to be fully pro-active.


We took steps in the last years to downsize from two cars to one car. We've upgraded our car from a 2014 to a 2021 and have planned this to be a last car.


We are upgrading our computers and are making everything as simple as possible. It is difficult enough to keep up with technology without starting new things.


We are also on a path to pare down our 'stuff.' We take our boxes often for shredding and go through shelves to downsize. We will not leave a quagmire for those left behind. We have already that with our parents.


I sat with a friend today and we talked. He said something he thinks about now is that most of his life is behind him. There is not a lot left.


So the question becomes what is ahead for you? Have you thought about it? I'm all for having huge families with lots of next generations to live with when we grow old and feeble. I also want to know what feeble looks like - sometime something happens and I think "is this feeble?"


We have heard that this is the most precious part of life. But they forgot this does not mean the physical side of old age. I have profound visions and thoughts to put in writing and share with you in a way I could not have earlier imagined. But I also wake up and wonder if I will make it to the living room today? What a contrast!

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