Feb. 20th, 2024, Tuesday is well underway. The Sun is out and so is the cold was 20 degrees this am. A day like all the rest in my book, being retired and disabled, makes it pass slowly. Sometimes I think I should just surrender, but, I don’t. It is a borderline area, few would discusss I am sure, when they reach the stage I am in. At 68, one begins to realize they are on the downslope of life so to say, and we tend to protect and preserve ourselves in may ways. Our health and well being, comes first, but, we still seek to be involved with the world and attempt to keep busy. I think if one keeps their mind busy, they are far better off than most. It is involvement, activities and finding things to do, that keeps one going. Once a person stops being involved, or stops talking and communicating with others, and they isolate themselves, the decline begins. So, whatever you do as you age, stay involved, keep the mind busy and use your body as much as you can.
Living in a 55 plus community like I do, for me is rough. While the people are decent folks, I also know there are gossip kings and queens here. You neighbors watch everything you do as you come and go. They question, what they see, and of course behind your back they gossip about it all !. 55 plus communities, while they are great for those of us who live in them, because you are near to people in your age range, they are dangerous also in some ways. Some get cast aside, or overlooked, or ignored and others get included in all that happens. Those smart enough to know better, don’t date within the community. Looking around in such a community, leads you to see, we have widowers, and widows, we have divorcess here and of course some couples who are married. Yes it is a diverse community not only on racial, ethic and other backgrounds of all of us. You learn to accept everyone and just putter along like all of them. Excitement in a 55 plus community is a birthday party, or a popular event happening. Life in a 55 plus community is really, about fitting in and how much fitting in one wishes to do. For if you get involved in the activities and events here, you at least get people to talk to. Friendships take time to happen if you are new, but with very little effort it will happen for you or me. Personally, I talk to anyone I see, if I can, but I will neverimpose, or burden anyone, nor, will I force myself into anything or on anyone. As a widower myself, I feel how hard it may be to live in such a community, for you know if you cross the line and attempt to het involved with a member of the oppisite sex who lives here, it can be dangerous in many ways. For we all know, when relationships go wrong and many do, the ones that work are few, it is usually the male half that gets blamed. And if your a single male, you lose out and get forced by peer pressure and community pressure, and outcast and that leads to selling and moving.
I stay alone and try to stay aloof in all ways. That way, no one can say I did anything to them, living here. Once your marked as a problem in a 55 plus community you end up, looked down on, and cast out so to say. Isolation happens, and you find no matter what, others won’t talk to you. In the end this can lead for a person 55 and up, to isolation, and that can lead to your mental and physical health going south so to say. Keep busy folks, walk, run, play sports, play cards, dominos, or whatever is available. Pickle Ball, hikes, walking malls, and if you drink there are many bars here in town. For me at 68, I feel I am on the downslide or downslope so to say. I don’t like to drink much and would only do so to fit in. So Bars/ Taverns, are not my favorite place to be or go. I always feel I am out of place when I do go to one, ageism is in effect for sure, here in Westborough, Mass. The world tends to start pushing you aside when you reach 55 and up, so don’t be surprised if it happens to you or me out there. I will say this, I was a baby boomer child, we had the best of everything there ever was. The Best music, the best car, that were metal folks, we had roller skating rinks, ice skating, dancing, played sports outside. Now a days it is all electronic lives ! TVs. Cell phones, computers, video gaming machines like X-box, Playstation, have taken over, for the newer generations. Few actually read a book, or write anymore, few build puzzles or just walk. America has become a electronic device country, people walk around staring at their cell phones, not even looking up at times. America lives on electronics and the internet, even dating wise these days. Although in recent weeks, I have read articles saying, americans are now heading back in time a bit, to speed dating meetings and meetup events. It’s hard to fake profiles or looks or education or personality faults and attitudes if you meet in person. So, hopefully that will help some. The old meeting face to face through conversation works best anyway in my mind.
As to politics, well this country is screwed up now, due to the Trump, Maga fiasco that Trump brought with him. I basically avoid anything Trump or Maga and would never vote for him, no matter what. I tire of the evils, damages, and bullshit being put out by Maga and Trump, period. Never supported him and never would. I will say this, as Trump cries election interferance, he brought it on himself. You don’t get 2 Impeachments in one term, 4 indictments, and 91 charges against you, because you did nothing wrong! I just want to say, that many prosecuters, judges,, federal and state, would not waste money or time, unless they know he is guilty period. Funny how everyone is wrong except for Trump and his people isn’t it ? If it were you or I, did all Trump did, we would be in a jail cell and never released again to the public world. try it folks, go ahead, do what Trump does, lie, cheat, steal, con others. Go ahead steal American top secret and secret documents and see what happens, lol. I dare ya !
Go stand on Capital grounds in DC and on TV and call for the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers and others to come and march on the Senate and House of Representatives. Hold a Riot, and direct them like he did and lets see, how long it takes your wrists to get cuffed and locked up. Bet it would be very fast, and you will not, be let out fast. Ask the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys and those already convicted how they feel now behind bars and charged and convicted. Go Ahead folks, ask them how they feel about doing Trump’s bidding now !
As we go forward toward the next election in November, I hope America will make the right choice once more. I know Biden is too old, but Trump is only three years younger. Age is a factor and will be, it is a fact we must deal with. If we don’t deal with it or don’t really want it, then, I would say this. We could definitely end up with a Nikki Haley or Kamala Harris as President. If we do, we won’t be the first country to have a female leader, and it may be what we need to do now.
Let me say this America, if you vote, Trump or Biden, be prepared to face the first female President. I believe nether Trump nor Biden are healthy enough at their ages to complete a full term. So, Biden already has Harris on his ticket and if Trump can’t win in the General, then Republicans will have to back Haley. The Republicans have a fiasco to overcome in Trump, his 2 impeachments, 4 indictments, 91 charges, and his loses in defamantion trials and hush money schemes, is crazy. By way of defamantion trials and cases he is also a convicted rapist, in a way. Is this the type of President American Women, want? I firmly believe there are enough Americans over all, who can see and listen to, all of this happening around Trump and all he has done, that he can’t win in 2024. Just my opinion all, if Americans actaully elect Trump again, well, lets just say, I believe we shall not be a democracy and republic anymore, start learning russian folks ! It’s sad but true, Trump will sell us out !
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