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<DIV><SPAN class=054494113-16062004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>My father
used to say, "The best ten years of a woman's life are between 29 and
30.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff><SPAN class=054494113-16062004>A friend of
mine, on his 40th birthday, said, "I don't mind turning 40, especially
when I consider the alternative." Unfortunately, he never made it to
41. That really shook me up.</SPAN></FONT></DIV><FONT face=Arial>
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<P>This one is for us Dave (and a couple of you other guys.)</P>
<P>Frank<BR><BR></P>
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<DIV></DIV>Subject: Age
<DIV></DIV>Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2004 17:39:17 -0600
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<DIV></DIV>Message
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<DIV></DIV>George Carlin's Views on Aging
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<DIV></DIV>Do you realize that the only time in our lives when we like to get
old is when we're kids? If you're less than 10 years old, you're so excited
about aging that you think in fractions.
<DIV></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>"How old are you?" "I'm four and a half!" You're never thirty-six
and a half. You're four and a half, going on five!
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<DIV></DIV>That's the key.
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<DIV></DIV>You get into your teens, now they can't hold you back. You jump to
the next number, or even a few ahead.
<DIV></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>"How old are you?" "I'm gonna be 16!" You could be 13, but hey,
you're gonna be 16! And then the greatest day of your life . . you become 21.
Even the words sound like a ceremony . . . YOU BECOME 21. YESSSS!!!
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<DIV></DIV>But then you turn 30. Oooohh, what happened there? Makes you sound
like bad milk. He TURNED; we had to throw him out. There's no fun now, you're
Just a sour-dumpling. What's wrong? What's changed?
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<DIV></DIV>You BECOME 21, you TURN 30, then you're PUSHING 40.
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<DIV></DIV>Whoa! Put on the brakes, it's all slipping away. Before you know
it, you REACH 50 . . . and your dreams are gone.
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<DIV></DIV>But wait!!! You MAKE it to 60. You didn't think you would!
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<DIV></DIV>So you BECOME 21, TURN 30, PUSH 40, REACH 50 and MAKE it to 60.
<DIV></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>You've built up so much speed that you HIT 70! After that it's a
day-by-day thing; you HIT Wednesday!
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<DIV></DIV>You get into your 80s and every day is a complete cycle; you HIT
lunch; you TURN 4:30; you REACH bedtime.
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<DIV></DIV>And it doesn't end there. Into the 90s, you start going backwards;
"I Was JUST 92."
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<DIV></DIV>Then a strange thing happens. If you make it over 100, you become a
little kid again. "I'm 100 and a half!"
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<DIV></DIV>May you all make it to a healthy 100 and a half!!
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<DIV></DIV>HOW TO STAY YOUNG
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<DIV></DIV>1. Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight and
height. Let the
<DIV></DIV>doctors worry about them. That is why you pay " them " .
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<DIV></DIV>2. Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down.
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<DIV></DIV>3. Keep learning. Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening,
whatever. Never let the brain idle. " An idle mind is the devil's workshop."
And the devil's name is Alzheimer's.
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<DIV></DIV>4. Enjoy the simple things.
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<DIV></DIV>5. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath.
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<DIV></DIV>6. The tears happen. Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person
who is with us our entire life, is ourselves. Be ALIVE while you are alive.
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<DIV></DIV>7. Surround yourself with what you love, Whether it's family, pets,
keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever. Your home is your refuge.
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<DIV></DIV>8. Cherish your health: If it is good, preserve it. If it is
unstable, improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.
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<DIV></DIV>9. Don't take guilt trips. Take a trip to the mall, even to the
next county; to a foreign country but NOT to where the guilt is.
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<DIV></DIV>10. Tell the people you love that you love them, at every
opportunity.
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<DIV></DIV>AND ALWAYS REMEMBER:
<DIV></DIV>Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the
moments that take our breath away.
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<DIV></DIV>And if you don't send this to at least 8 people - who cares?
<DIV></DIV>But do share this with someone. We all need to live life to its
fullest each day.
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