"You're As Old As Dirt!"

Me, before I hit 70.

What does it mean to be 70?
It can mean the difference between life and death ...

One good thing about being 70 is that I'm not 40 anymore. And I don't have the drudgery that came with being 40, such as working at a soul-sucking job, career stagnation, or making yet another desperate sales pitch to convince some unappreciative employer of my worth. As a bonus, I'm not required to maintain "friendships" to benefit me or my career. I choose my friends carefully.

I've given up the exhausting expectation that people will eventually grow up and change for the better, but most won't, and I have resolved to accept that ...

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