Thankful

You know, I was once one of those people who despised the age-challenged population. If you had liver spots or saggy skin, I just turned a blind eye to you. Anyway, I have come to realize that they are really fascinating and have a lot more wit and character than anyone who is a third or even half their age. I am never bored when they are around. They always want someone to listen and I happily oblige to listen to their funny, poignant and often bawdy tales.
My sister said that one lady who has been in the fashion biz forever told her that they used to dust all the roses in their showrooms with coke and people used to go and "smell the roses". I now understand why R is so damn crazy and why she wears see-through skirts to work every day, because she is so damn crazy. (I am talking about a skirt that is make of ONE layer of silk chiffon, I actually think it is a beach cover-up.) She must have sniffed all the life out of those poor roses in one fell swoop.
I met another old guy who is now acting after retiring from the corporate world. He goes on auditions and has been in a lot of films and does tv work. Come on, that's kind of cool even if you are a cynical little (ACHTUNG! Big word is coming up. Some of you may have to clap through this.) ger-on-to-pho-bic prick.
I guess all I am saying is that some of my favorite people are old and they are interesting. I think that if you have gotten past the big word than you should really try to find an older person and have a conversation with them. If you skipped the big word, and read this paragraph first then do them a favor and don't approach anyone from the uber mature set since they really don't have the time to speak with morons.