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Silence
At the age of 55 I just can't afford to skip my morning walk. I must stay fit, you see.
But I want to do my walking alone. I don't permit even my wife to join me.
If someone tries to join me during my walk I get rid of them fast and make it known that I prefer walking alone.
I choose the woods and green fields to walk even if I must drive out of town to find the right place. I can't bear the roads or parks.
I like hearing the birds singing when I walk but can't bear a dog's bark.
I hate carrying a cell phone or ipod when I go for a walk. But while driving I keep the music going.
If at all I must rest during the walk I make sure I rest by the river even if I must walk a little further to reach the river.
Conciously I stop the thought process from intruding but listen to the natural sounds around me.
Am I being normal for my age?
But I want to do my walking alone. I don't permit even my wife to join me.
If someone tries to join me during my walk I get rid of them fast and make it known that I prefer walking alone.
I choose the woods and green fields to walk even if I must drive out of town to find the right place. I can't bear the roads or parks.
I like hearing the birds singing when I walk but can't bear a dog's bark.
I hate carrying a cell phone or ipod when I go for a walk. But while driving I keep the music going.
If at all I must rest during the walk I make sure I rest by the river even if I must walk a little further to reach the river.
Conciously I stop the thought process from intruding but listen to the natural sounds around me.
Am I being normal for my age?
Do you think it's normal?
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That is hyperboil but not by much.
While I can understand the need to get away from noise, I can't grok why you would shoo away someone who is just trying to be kind and offer you a moment or two of polit conversation.
Seems a little rude to me.
Tobra
All along I thought it was normal but even the ancients like me get doubts at times!
I stay in shape; I can run and I lift weights at the gym regularly, among other things.
New music, movies etc are interesting. It is not difficult to hold conversations with twenty somethings on these general topics.
With peers I might wax nostalgic with the 'good ol days', which only refers to an era when things were DIFFERENT, not necessarily better.
Knowing you, Ms October, I am SURE you meant 'fossil' as a STATE OF MIND that one gets from CHOOSING to live in the past!
I ... I have a bias... toward elderly people. (I have this reoccuring fear that one day my beauty will fade, and though my mind is about a 9.7 I hate to lose out)
But yes, if people keep themselves in shape
Tobra
Normal.
~Peace~