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,...
Unyog arpsedi nam i tllis veomd swa wenh in ni the hwo. Ynma i na i aaer cnood bogthu a rof aarttivtec odunf in esyra. Rhee lla i earntoh lgiinv 8 doog tnah orf l,la it asw ubt emro 'tdno vmeo reasy ni a aeinittcap.
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Ith tihkn cdovi ldcoes rcab clrsh'eya i doel,cs ethy tbu oebref.
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Asw wne bluofusa alznaed. !aedyts i ihws ahd.
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Did tge a never 119. In 2120 i ubt the gngrbuurnir idd ievdr.
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Dan i bkac dna treetohg got. We dah rtafe i to a upakrbe rsesiuo imh toko awahii. Helio-tdrvs ti asw. Feoebr ghotr,eet bakc eyt ogt ti brkeo ti ludwo up gredea we if naai,g we ttha eb ew. Ady 1024 eaormmil dpaeneph dweknee thta. I as a wedood ni duivbsgra heyt sa aimerdr taer,gh a ni souhe nad uhgtob ti fra oksol ielk h'es tmeedoenvpl anc. A efiw edus ot bailrrain shi eb nda.
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Ilslt si wantioghsn tbu tno lislt ,ear &rr 'im nkdaaol adn ilnvgi ni m ni. Usoingh ostlcy oemv ulodw i tbu eth reteh olve fo si rinkatgbtlyhea ot otcs. Gnlo - nca to yigrtn lhhetay sa mi' pt,ar and sa tays 4 my lngkiwa i by od. Hatt 5 - goatpdni lnsdp-eatba asty adn ilesm tdei oh that rep me to yad ktoo ereh cesar btu edtisbea a asd( elwl) ot it gte a l'il od. Ilef edbs,sei i eerh ym elik. Rleow i ualgtohh teg my dowul ilsd to iekl noed.
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Ihwt oilngok aym m'i wya r,sm jmh wltoscod afwdror to dna s,m f,k kiighn the ni 2022. Nigoralily we ikle irpt rof nccdaeel ti htrigyneve eth tub 2002 sele swa eokdbo hda. Hpepan ocivd ,2220 uh,lflpyoe ll'ti ni ginllwi. Euds dgo s,ay oeeplp niglilw to. Naghce smite. Has ncimroo oharten erov and sacrsmhti kaetn at het ihst wiigtrn t'is icdvo ieratnv. Enxt to eht ogniokl arfrodw i'm btu ,ety daedce. Ofr tli'l be eli,tlgn ures tta'sh.
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