Autumn Years

I'm pretty well at the end of my summer years, autumn is looming. Hip joints that my grandfather had replaced with shiny stainless steel are beginning to show signs of a little wear in my body, a reminder of my paternal line. One of the GOOD things I picked up from this line was a full head of hair and delayed greying, I missed out on the shortness of stature though, benefitting from maternal loftiness. The eyes are still sharp, despite staring at this screen for years. Thats the body section.......

Other observations from the autumn years.

Cops are looking younger and younger every day.

My friends are going through their second marriages. I have another one to go to next week. The stag nights are better organised and better behaved.

Accumulated pounds seem harder to get rid of than it used to.

Friends are having kids with a second partner, step brothers, sisters, sons and daughters seem to be in fashion. Dropping off someone else's kids at school is commonplace.

Relationships are more complicated with the addition of two sets of career, children, ex-partners, alimonies and the like. Accumulated karma, baggage and chatels seem to take a begrudged priority.

Wine becomes more of a treat than beer.

Cant think of anything else but I'm sure there's more, I'll edit it as time ticks on.