12 Ways to Pass the Time When You are Old
Hopefully, the excitement isn’t too much for you.
As we get older we find ourselves making concessions to old age. For example, I played full-court basketball into my early 50s. Now I try to catch an NBA playoff game without going to sleep. I find even my sense of taste is diminishing. That’s why I find pastries and sweets, in general, to be so appealing. So I tell myself. While things I’ve found to be enjoyable in the past are becoming distant memories I’m finding ways to compensate.
Since my abilities have changed over the years, so have my pastimes. Below are some things to do when we get older.
1: Watching out for the early warning signs of the disease that’s going to do you in.
This kind of information seems to find its way into my various timelines. It’s a full-time job just watching out for the insidious stuff that’s going to do me in. Maybe that’s why I am always tired and find myself taking a lot of naps.
Being on guard 24/7 is exhausting. But if the first thing on this list is bad, the second thing is worse.
