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How to Defeat the Age Crisis

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Time to make some changes.

Exchange heavy socks for light ones.  Sandals take the place of tennis shoes near my nightstand. Tee-shirts and shorts are moved to the front of the dresser drawers. Lighter weight PJs.

On our trip to Costco today, I saw that the frozen cherries were nearly depleted. Time to stock up for the summer’s dearth of same.

What do these changes do for my mood?  A lot.  Especially when I looked in the mirror earlier and decided that it may be time for me to accept the reality that I am getting older.

Spring — the harbinger of new life. I guess that includes my six-month old and two-year old granddaughters.  They give me life.  So does the thought of one day being with my nine-year old grandson. But that’s another story.

All in all, I can’t complain.  I have my health, a wife who cares for me, three children, three grandchildren, a healthy and an alert almost 99-year-old mom,

more than a few enjoyable hobbies, and a good supply of cherries.

I think I’ve got the solution to my age dilemma.  Either leave the eyeglasses on the desk when I look in the mirror or walk by the mirror very briskly.

Oh yes, another change I vow to make: Stay in bed long enough to get eight hours of sleep.  I’ll need that rest to keep at the top of my form — and to keep thinking young.

Looking through some boxes in the attic, I discovered notes from an old hobby: CDB. CDB, if you pronounce the letters, says, “See the bee.” CDB was the title of the book that got me started. Here is a CODED message from me.

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Mr. Ebsen may be contacted at robertebsen@hotmail.com

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