Nope

The following column was sent to two proofreaders plus one other. One totally objected and the other two thought revisions were necessary. To which I simply smiled and replied, “Nope.”

A friend worries about getting older. I remind him I’m older which makes him smile. Another says, “I’m too old to do that anymore.” We older folk sometimes complain about aches and pains which result from just waking up in the morning.

I would, however, like to offer some advantages of getting older. First of all, if retired, you don’t work for anyone anymore. You don’t have to do things you don’t want to do jus...