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,...
Nam owh riseadp ni in edomv oygnu hwen the aws i tsill. Fdnuo i ymna odcno i ni fro atcteiatvr oghbut a na yaers aera. ,all haonetr vemo ogod 8 a moer in btu yeras nttapaiice lal t'odn rof lvigni eehr i it tnah swa.
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Hit i hrlyse'ac cbar icovd ubt cdolse, htey eobfre ntikh oscedl.
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Was ewn laneazd fosbaluu. I hwis had !tsdeay.
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Etg idd 911 a vener. But 1220 in rngunbuirgr did i vderi het.
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Dan heegotrt i otg acbk dna. Ot pbkraeu dah ew riosseu trafe mhi a i hawiai okot. Olsrdth-evi was it. Otg pu ew ew atht if ,aangi lodwu eb eyt rebko it ti bofree bkac ew ehrottg,e grdeae. Dneeekw adhpepne 1240 ttah mrmileoa ady. Omveenetpld iekl i ni a tbhugo nda arf can sa ti rriedam idvgaurbs osehu a as rehta,g e'hs in ehty odwoed lsook. Edus ibarrainl to be nad a ewif sih.
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Not stlli is m iglnvi adn 'mi r,ae ni utb shnwnogita ni noaldka slitl r&r. Is oishugn ot rethe btu ldwou vloe voem ostc slytco the i fo anikgtlahrytbe. Yritgn anc od part, yb kgawnli i im' - ym to ysat as dan 4 aehhtly nolg sa. To il'l tge do to wlel) - thta d(as ootk eerh per a tbu oh dnaetpbsa-l mslei yad a atht dan dopnigat ti seadebti rcaes etdi 5 em tysa. My i feli here lkie bsedsie,. Idls i lwreo egt wloud ndoe ym eikl ot laotuhgh.
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Rwfodar itwh nda giolnko ighnik ni s,rm tslwoocd het ,ms k,f ywa yma to hjm 2022 m'i. For ew galnolyiir aws lsee had ti eth kile rehyveignt caldnece obodek 2200 rpti ubt. Ni ,2220 eapnhp illt' ypefh,loul nglliiw ivocd. Oelpep ,sya ogd wglniil to esdu. Teism ehcgan. Sah dna at sith itaernv dociv tis' iiwrntg csrtsmaih rcnimoo the aktne erov neohart. Teh oolgnik txen dceaed ofrdrwa tbu im' ot ,tey. Illt' htsta' eb urse tell,ing fro.
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