tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post8797517621400424055..comments2024-03-28T02:15:06.910-07:00Comments on Tossing It Out: Why do I look younger than other people my age?Arlee Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-53525219070740550612013-01-29T07:56:44.370-08:002013-01-29T07:56:44.370-08:00Jennifer --Thank you for stopping by and leaving a...Jennifer --Thank you for stopping by and leaving a comment.<br /><br />LeeArlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-19438058589941562962013-01-29T03:02:10.224-08:002013-01-29T03:02:10.224-08:00Great blog! I love reading this. I agree with that...Great blog! I love reading this. I agree with that saying "You are as old as you feel." Anyway, age is only a number. <br /><br />-<a href="http://www.remi-d.com/" rel="nofollow">Remi-D.com</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15849792959440488060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-77069726898403847662013-01-19T16:46:10.699-08:002013-01-19T16:46:10.699-08:00Susan -- Maybe vampires have the right idea: Get r...Susan -- Maybe vampires have the right idea: Get rid of all the mirrors.<br /><br />StMc-- You got my email.<br /><br />Julie -- I wish I really had as much energy as I seem to have on this blog. I'm tired!<br /><br />Leslie -- Yes, I am younger than my mother and a whole lot of other people. I just have to keep things in perspective.<br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-75442695445802292252013-01-18T09:13:17.671-08:002013-01-18T09:13:17.671-08:00Age is a state of mind
You are young!!!!Age is a state of mind<br />You are young!!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13414513238308254080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-60465034476293700342013-01-18T01:17:55.112-08:002013-01-18T01:17:55.112-08:00You look great and have so much energy Lee! It'...You look great and have so much energy Lee! It's funny how we see ourselves and how other's see us. When I first took my mom to visit retirement facilities she had the same response at every residence, "There are OLD people here."<br />JulieEmpty Nest Insiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10074223969046687064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-31726249333662070522013-01-17T21:59:37.986-08:002013-01-17T21:59:37.986-08:00LEE ~
This is totally off topic but... do you reme...LEE ~<br />This is totally off topic but... do you remember back when that Christian minister character Terry Jones was planning to burn Qur'ans? <br /><br />You posted a blog bit about that and had quite a few comments submitted, as I recall. There was a couple whom you had a rather lengthy debate with and I later joined in it, in support of you.<br /><br />Do you think you could find that old post again? I believe Sept. 11, 2010 was when Jones planned to burn the Qu'rans. I looked through your posts around that time (Aug., Sept.) but didn't find it.<br /><br />Any chance, when time permits, you could locate it for me? I was just thinking about it because of the recent gun debate and your mention of the millions of innocents murdered in fascist regimes where guns had been banned.<br /><br />Thanks, Brother.<br /><br />~ D-FensDogg<br />'Loyal American Underground'Stephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-3778216094903833052013-01-17T14:07:04.195-08:002013-01-17T14:07:04.195-08:00Oooo-you are cutting close to my own thoughts. I ...Oooo-you are cutting close to my own thoughts. I think the same thing, until I see the reflection of some older woman in a window. Then I realize it is me. My solution is to not look at my reflection.Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-28240707664460525802013-01-17T12:54:17.071-08:002013-01-17T12:54:17.071-08:00Larry -- Then there's the trick of painting a ...Larry -- Then there's the trick of painting a "hair halo". I position my image to fit into the long tresses and I look like the hippie of my youth. Not really, but it might be a marketable idea.<br /><br />Susan -- Yeah, I can see that. Who are all these old people and what do they have to do with me?<br /><br />Beer -- That is an enviable situation to be in.<br /><br />Hilary -- If we don't always fit the part we can fake it. We've had years of practice.<br /><br />Dr. Johnny -- After all we know best what's going on with us. I take what others say with a grain of salt--well, not too many grains. At my age I have to watch my sodium intake.<br /><br />Jasmine -- That sounds like my youngest daughter. She's college age but she could pass for a middle schooler.<br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-36182863316542824722013-01-17T12:03:51.375-08:002013-01-17T12:03:51.375-08:00You end up looking about as young as you feel, I t...You end up looking about as young as you feel, I think. <br />I was dubbed a 'non-ager' at my recent 20th reunion.<br />Of course, when you spend your college years looking about 12, then hey there has to be a good side to that coin!'Yellow Rose' Jasminehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12496382898548158316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-63490453730029216782013-01-17T11:00:35.787-08:002013-01-17T11:00:35.787-08:00Lee, I just read you post, and laughed my head off...Lee, I just read you post, and laughed my head off. Hey my friend, don't pay attention to what your wife said to you. Oops, on the other hand, don't tell her what said.<br />Listen, I have seen some of my old friends, and I mean old, and they do look like their aging parents. I do look younger than they. If you don't believe me, ask me.<br /><br /> All kidding aside, I trust the mirror more than any one who has looked at me in, ahem, shock. Not really, I do trust my mirror as it has become my best critic. It tells me every day that I am looking. It never lies to me.<br /><br /> Take it for what it's worth, you look younger than your stated age.<br />Take it from shall we say, a person who knows young when he sees it. <br />Keep looking young!! Blessings.Johnny Velazquez, PhDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15698856320417709519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-57974070978314342182013-01-17T09:20:17.058-08:002013-01-17T09:20:17.058-08:00Hi Lee - having just got another year older ... I ...Hi Lee - having just got another year older ... I commented ... "as I get more wizened with excessive wisdom" - true in both ways!<br /><br />It's the attitude that does it .. and if we act like we're on the way out people see us that way ... <br /><br />Like you I'm the same 'old' person just much younger!! Cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-2474314282114248142013-01-17T06:50:31.912-08:002013-01-17T06:50:31.912-08:00I always feel the same way. I see people I used to...I always feel the same way. I see people I used to go to high school with, and I don't know if life just hit them hard, but some of them look old. Like, way older than I am. Meanwhile I have a baby face and still get ID'd. I'm 6 years older than my wife but no one can ever tell because we look like we could be the same age. Hey, works for me, right? I could have worse problems?A Beer for the Showerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17029139745335325356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-15394866613443884422013-01-16T22:02:10.920-08:002013-01-16T22:02:10.920-08:00HA! I can definitely relate to this post. Some yea...HA! I can definitely relate to this post. Some years back, my husband and I went to one of our reunions, (30th, I think) and we couldn't get over how many OLD people were there!Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-30737179135420757112013-01-16T21:25:35.163-08:002013-01-16T21:25:35.163-08:00Lee-
Sad but true...we do not see ourselves as ot...Lee-<br /><br />Sad but true...we do not see ourselves as others see us.<br /><br />Plus I don't know about you, but I just fiddle with the lighting in my bathroom, and when I find that point where I look great, I figure I'll just make sure I only go to places with the same lighting.<br /><br />LarryDiscConnectedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07013919800637508392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-84463847128234333562013-01-16T20:57:08.805-08:002013-01-16T20:57:08.805-08:00StMc -- Hey! Who's side are you on anyway? Of...StMc -- Hey! Who's side are you on anyway? Of course I look younger than everyone else. Look at that shirt!<br /><br />Chuck -- Hmmm. Maybe that's why nobody ever organized a 40th reunion in my class. There's no denial about it! I don't look anywhere near my real age.<br /><br />Charmaine -- I felt lousy last week, but I felt great today and maybe so-so tonight. Think positive, my lad! Positive!<br /><br />Jo -- I refuse to be an old fogie. For today at least.<br /><br />Lee<br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-58704733010375319242013-01-16T20:38:17.314-08:002013-01-16T20:38:17.314-08:00I'm older than most of you, but like my mom sa...I'm older than most of you, but like my mom said years ago, I don't feel it and I certainly don't look as old as some of the old fogies in my building - they may be younger than I am of course!!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-68573998363841390272013-01-16T20:34:42.260-08:002013-01-16T20:34:42.260-08:00Perception is more important than reality - As lon...Perception is more important than reality - As long as you feel good!Charmaine Clancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18059559142070140041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-70450227241057196722013-01-16T19:17:50.244-08:002013-01-16T19:17:50.244-08:00That was a timely post Lee...and maybe you have un...That was a timely post Lee...and maybe you have unearthed the reason I have never attended a reunion...and my 40th is next year!<br /><br />I have this conversation with myself every time I look in the mirror...however I NEVER have it with anyone else, not even my wife!<br /><br />Denial my friend...it is what keeps us young!Chuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13676928110297819368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-76751034033852517672013-01-16T18:59:23.051-08:002013-01-16T18:59:23.051-08:00Beauty is only skin-deep but age goes bone-deep, a...Beauty is only skin-deep but age goes bone-deep, and those bones ache.<br /><br />It's funny, LEE... I read the blog installment's title, then I clicked on the photo to enlarge it. And then I thought: <br /><br />What the hell's Lee talking about? He doesn't look any younger than most of those other people in the picture.<br /><br />Then I read the rest of the blog bit. <br /><br />That was a funny opening question to be followed by that photo.<br /><br />~ D-FensDogg<br />'Loyal American Underground'Stephen T. McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249125637725791567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-44587711543047314862013-01-16T18:35:29.832-08:002013-01-16T18:35:29.832-08:00Diane -- I might disagree about the kid thing. At...Diane -- I might disagree about the kid thing. At least when they're young they kind of keep you younger. It's when they become teens and young adults that they can become worrisome. I wouldn't trade my kids for anything though. But I guess not having kids worked for you--and 47 ain't old anyway--at least not from my perspective.<br /><br />Thea -- I think just the daily looking at ourselves and seeing little perceptible change from day to day creates the illusion that we aren't changing that much. But you're right about the photographs.<br /><br />Karen -- I think I need to look in the mirror when I shave and just to make sure there's nothing weird on my face.<br /><br />Jemi -- Yes, I'd like to have a number of years ahead of me whether it means getting older or not.<br /><br />Teresa -- I've had people think I was my youngest daughter's grandfather. Sure she looks very young for her age, but I am not happy when that happens.<br /><br />Shah P-- Thank you for visiting. And I don't care what anyone says, I'm just a big kid.<br /><br />Lee<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Arlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-67988212646760280082013-01-16T16:11:40.771-08:002013-01-16T16:11:40.771-08:00This is really an insightful post. I suppose we a...This is really an insightful post. I suppose we are as young (or some cases "old") as we perceive ourselves to be. I often think of myself as much younger than I actually am. Does the world see me this way? I really don't know but what I do know is that I will not go gently into that good night. :P<br /><br />I truly enjoyed reading your post. Shaharizan Perezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02917164925694287209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-22884635321192637062013-01-16T15:09:30.438-08:002013-01-16T15:09:30.438-08:00Oh and he didn't sit with me during the game. ...Oh and he didn't sit with me during the game. :)T. Powell Coltrinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02160774009926623671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-8788722255716243512013-01-16T15:08:59.435-08:002013-01-16T15:08:59.435-08:00When my son was in high school and I would have be...When my son was in high school and I would have been mid to late 30's somebody thought he was my boyfriend as I paid his way into his sister's volleyball game. He was NOT happy about that. <br /><br />I was. <br /><br />TT. Powell Coltrinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02160774009926623671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-78064693974387616392013-01-16T15:07:52.770-08:002013-01-16T15:07:52.770-08:00Teehee! :)
Numbers are just numbers and whenever ...Teehee! :) <br />Numbers are just numbers and whenever I start to feel old, I try to remember feeling old is much better than the alternative :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149224757183756660.post-81501938811098320632013-01-16T12:50:28.809-08:002013-01-16T12:50:28.809-08:00I didn't read all the other comments, but I th...I didn't read all the other comments, but I think that what we see in the mirror is different than reality. Just like your voice sounds different, you look different. sometimes when I see pictures of myself (v. looking the the mirror), I am surpised by how old I look. The same thing happens to me every now and then when I just get a glance of my reflection. I don't know what the phenomena is but it's real.theahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08621187880594813876noreply@blogger.com