I really needed a laugh today and this bumper-sticker quote gave me one. For like, five minutes. Thanks Darlene.
Come to think of it, it reminds me of the Church Lady.
Well, Elaine, let’s examine thew word “Santa”, shall we? [ holds up board with "SANTA" spelled across it in removeable letters ] Santa. Let’s see, what have we got here? We’ve got an S and an A, an N, a T, and another A. Hmm.. [ rearranges the letters ] Who could be causing all those laps to bounce up and down curiously? Who would help grown men peel the focus from the baby Jesus on his birthday? Who could it be, I just don’t know. Could it be.. [ echo ] Satan!!
OK, I’m quoting SNL skits from 1987. I’m old. Good feeling’s gone. Thanks a lot, Darlene.
Hey, you could have seen that on reruns! Paul has, and he’s only 22. Yeah, or on Nick at Nite….yeah, that’s the ticket…..oh no, now I’m quoting SNL from the early 80′s! Thanks a lot, Rachel. Meet you in the Depends aisle!
Now you are confusing me. You say, “What could an industry that essentially puts women out to pasture once they turn 45 possibly know about feminism?” And other feminist notions about women….then you bemoan the fact that the longer you live, the older you get? Women, and other people, often get better as they mature, and probably all should. After all, we learn as we experience life, don’t we?
It’s an unavoidable fact that we all get older the longer we live. The alternative is not so attractive. You might as well embrace it.
Pogo – I wasn’t so much bemoaning aging as “the end of youth” so much as “What do you mean its half over!?!” Being reminded of my own aging reminds me of my mortality, which reminds me of how much more I want to do in life even as it speeds by faster and faster. But your point is well taken – I’ll probably do it all better between 40 and 90 than I would have between 20 and 40.