Just Turned 50...

I remember when I was about 12, lying awake in bed worrying aobut getting old. I was getting too old to play wiht toys - what the heck would I do for enjoyment? When I find myself worrying about getting old, I think back to that, and have faith.

my wife thinks im deaf cause I dont hear her...

Tbromgard, thanks for the belly laugh. I'm no longer in my 50's and I always think that my hearing is quite good. Then I'm at my friends house and we're sittin on her deck. She gets up to answer the phone that I never heard ring. I hate that.

yes, over fifty both my wife & I...the most used word around our house is...."what???!!!"

My hearing is still there and I think a lot of it has to do all these years of listening. My acuity has gotten better even with casual listening with MP3s through my Pod Touch: the mind fills in the rest (or am I actually hearing them since I know where to listen?) There are so many clues that are easily overlooked by the mainstream public.

All of our listening, all these years, has been like going to a gym for the ears. Seriously.

Now as for the rest of my 57 year old body: its showing its age.