Happy 70th birthday. It's a Sunday, and I'm typing this sitting on the green couch in my living room on Beechwood, and it's around 9:40 a.m. Mr. Bird was singing earlier, and NPR is on the radio. Later today my pal Bob and I will be putting winter tires on our cars, and we'll be going to Charley's Crab for dinner this evening.
I feel pretty good about turning 60. I'm in good health, have some good friends, a job I enjoy, fun car to drive, and don't look too bad for 60. I'm looking forward to going to New Zealand next March, and if I can manage to drop 40 pounds by then, I'll be looking for a late 80s - early 90s Porsche to buy when I get back. I'm not wanting for much, but it would be nice to be someone's sweetie (although it seems things are picking up with Dan now that he's quit drinking).
Where will I be at age 70? Will I be living in Washington State as I have planned? Will I still be enjoying good health? I anticipate a lot happening this next decade, and am looking forward to it.
Epilogue
about 1 month later
It's Christmas Eve, 2021, over a month after I turned 70. I am in my 8th decade.
In the summer of 2019, I sold the house on Beechwood to J,...
Teh nhew tsill who mna domve diesapr wsa ni in ugyno i. Noocd ni eaar rvtitcteaa yrase i toghub nfuod a i na aymn ofr. ,lal a asw rehe hratone eovm rfo nod't etanicitap in all tub omer ogdo ti i eyrsa iglnvi 8 hnta.
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Hety oesl,dc btu delocs ith icodv eerfbo 'acreshly i brac khnit.
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Enw uloasubf azdealn was. Ihsw dha i d!easyt.
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Ddi tge 191 vrnee a. Did het in i 2201 utb nbgrrruignu eirdv.
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Nda otreegth gto bcka i adn. A i afrte took issueor ot imh ekapbur had we iiahwa. Ti rve-idsloth swa. Gredea we ew fi feorbe ttah got eohetrtg, yte it be ti ig,ana ew boekr pu wloud kcab. Tath dnhpaepe dnkewee 4120 loiaemmr yda. Sa emradri ni a uivbgards mnvdpeoltee a raf i as lkie nda dowdoe t,gareh yhet ti tbuohg euosh e'hs ni anc soklo. A ilnrabrai eb his ifwe adn ot esud.
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Era, tbu im' in listl otn still si in adn ivnigl r&r ihwngntsao m laokdan. Fo ovme utb rathenytgibkla tycosl rthee octs dowlu ot shigoun lveo i is hte. Acn by ot 4 ytinrg - atys elhathy od dna i as nlgo tra,p ym sa nkwglai i'm. Took stay ttha rehe 5 reasc otngpiad it to l'li dna yda teg od hatt - dite tbu )ellw elsim a pre ho em ads( a ot eisadbte paaseb-tndl. Ym lfie ssbee,id ilek i ehre. Worel dlis my uodlw logathhu gte done i ot ilke.
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Dan 2220 ni rfwroda s,m to teh gloknio dscwootl way mjh inkhgi ,kf srm, amy hitw 'im. Yintehvreg ti oobedk hte dah ldencaec iekl was sele tpir btu we nlyilrgoai 2020 rfo. Iilgwln in y,oufellph l'tli nhpape idvco 2220,. Dsue to s,ay gilnwli oplpee god. Hancge simte. Ta vciod rnmoioc the orev ahrenot is't etkna tsih and ahs atirven arsctmshi nrtiiwg. But e,yt rafordw lkogino het 'im eaecdd xnet ot. Gei,ltln sreu be rfo tah'ts tlli'.
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