Wahoo! But . . .

[Nostradama]

can we have some guidelines to start? Suggestions:

Posters should be willing to admit that even 'tho on the outside, they might look "old" (maybe we need someone to define that, but it's beyond me), underneath the wrinkles, the sags, the bags, and the droops, we're all still about seventeen, or twenty, or any age with a number that doesn't start with about a 5 or above. It's perfectly fine to be an age that starts with 5 or above, but let's be honest here. We just don't tell the younger generation that the great secret of the universe is that inside you never really grow up. That way, they'll never know why we smile a lot. Besides, it's fun and it drives them nuts. Especially after we retire, and extra-especially on days when everyone else has to struggle over unplowed roads to get to work, while we check for really good stuff on TV or find a good book or work away at something we'd wanted to do all our lives, but never had the time for before.

It's probably a good thing if you remember the old campaign slogans "Follow John" and "Kiss me, Pierre!". If you went thru the latter experience, you might want to think twice about posting about it, 'tho. We know the guy got around!

If an over-the-hiller is with it enough to even own a lap top, it is perfectly acceptable to post from your recliner, with your feet up. Just don't get all smart ass and tell the rest of us that you're using WiFi, too. All that some of us understand is that you can park in hotel and office building parking lots and use the building's internet service. That's it. So please be patient with those of us who don't have a super deluxe flame red Dell laptop with supersonic speed and options that a lot of us have never even heard of. Some of us still automatically think that the words "hard drive" are going to be followed by "into the net" or "over the left-field fence."

The words "whippersnapper" or "young smart-ass" should be avoided. Occasional brain farts, if unintentional, should be forgiven. Especially if they're in response to something some yuppie medical specialist has just said to you.

Yes, we do so know better about some things than the younger generation does, but we know they'll never listen anyway. So let them suffer like we did. After all, it's good for them. Builds character. Some day, they'll be us. Then they'll know. And no one will listen to them, either. Haha, younger generation.

Don't ever admit to the rest of us that you've flipped to Channel 4 to see what day it is--like, is this OAS and CPP day or not? ('Fessing up--I have.)

Pictures of grandkids, great-grandkids (lucky you!) and pets should be welcome, I think. After all, this is what life's all about.

Generally, we believe in government benefits for seniors, I think. And having your blood pressure go up by ten points anytime anyone says anything about not indexing pensions any more is a perfectly normal reaction.

People should be given extra respect if they remember the days when cars were actually like big comfy couches with metal panels applied around the outside, with a motor added. And even more respect if they remember that some cars used to have a velvet rope (like the kind they have outside nightclubs we'd never be welcome in these days) across the back of the front seat, for people in the backseat to hang onto, if they wanted to.

There have to be a million things out there that I've forgotten. Although I think I'm one of the few who actually clearly remembers all of the sixties. Too busy getting my life going to get all Woodstocky.

Please add to the list.