At 60, The Mind Was

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I Often Laugh And Say I Should Go Down To The Department Of The Interior And Register As An Endangered Species. I'm A Gay Man Over 60 And I'm Alive.

I'd Come To The Country To Do My Thoreau Bit, So I Needed An Office That Looked Out Onto The Woods For Inspiration. I Converted One Of The Bedrooms Into My Workspace And Through Its Windows Watched The Wildlife Appear Each Morning With The Sunrise. Many Were The Days I Would Sit In Wonder, Coffee In Hand, For Hours.

My Family Lived Off The Land And Summer Evening Meals Featured Baked Stuffed Tomatoes, Potato Salad, Corn On The Cob, Fresh Shelled Peas And Homemade Ice Cream With Strawberries From Our Garden. With No Air Conditioning In Those Days, The Cool Porch Was The Center Of Our Universe After The Scorching Days.

At 60, The Mind Was Sharp But The Body Complained. The Legs Were Willing To Make All The Right Moves But The Muscles Gave Out Too Early.