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,...
In sillt newh swa odvme iaespdr unoyg ohw man eth in i. Itertcavat btuhgo for i a area ni i yesra myna fdoun coodn na. Aersy ti 8 odog eaiintpcat ereh swa nehtaro i t'ndo a ,lal omer in for ubt lal tanh eomv nvilig.
.
Secyhrl'a cdolse crab btu ehyt tih eorbef lcsdeo, i vcoid tnikh.
.
Ezaanld sufaluob wen was. Hda i asetd!y ihws.
.
Nvree 119 idd tge a. 1022 ngrbnriguru eth in vride i ddi but.
.
Bakc dna and tog i rtgtohee. To i okot we resisuo had tefar a mhi aprkueb waaihi. It was rveith-dols. Wolud trgoh,tee eofreb ti if pu eyt eb ogt iaga,n we ew it we kabc adegre breko ttah. Tath ieramlmo 2401 ayd aehpndpe dkwenee. Nad ni rdsiguvab ohuse as olsko as i raf gbutho ti wdeood 'seh hyet a a hag,rte ni dimerra anc elki pleotdmneve. To be nad dsue a fewi sih liaranibr.
.
Ton ni in rr& mi' dan liingv nalakdo itlls ae,r isltl tbu m ntnaghwiso si. Csloty nhgsoiu tcos mevo odlwu tkgrnbyliathae to ubt of rehte i vloe the is. I nitrgy prat, as ngol as nca adn 'im do stya ot my 4 - knawlgi yb lyhehat. Etg od ll'i well) and oh adtongip psd-lbteana 5 das( iesml me a to stya rep otko rcsae thta ietd btu htat - ayd ehre taeiebsd a ot it. Ym i ielf elki erhe ,idesseb. I werol ot eond ym thlohagu egt idls wodul ielk.
.
Hwti yam the dfrraow ot mhj m,s sm,r and kf, koiogln ni gnikhi 2220 'im tldsoocw ywa. Dlcnecae swa pirt slee orf ti giryliaoln hte yivehetrng ubt edkobo had we 0220 keli. 222,0 'ltil idvco ly,peoulhf nhpape inlilgw ni. Polepe ays, giwllni gdo to sdue. Setmi enhcag. Ekatn stih eth evor i'st iwtnirg adn ctmahissr sah taroenh mnicroo dovci ivanret ta. The enxt dedaec to rodrfwa tub 'im kgoilon et,y. Eb ilt'l fro uers 'htsat lginlte,.
This user has written an update to this letter.To see what they wrote, please
Press ← and → on your keyboard to move between
letters
Sign in to FutureMe
or use your email address
Create an account
or use your email address
FutureMe uses cookies, read how
Share this FutureMe letter
Copy the link to your clipboard:
Or share directly via social media:
Why is this inappropriate?