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[swampstew]

10. do you have siblings? do you hang out with them?

13.what are your hobbies?

Thank you Quin <3

10. I have (counts on fingers) anywhere between 3-8 siblings! Weird right? well so I was adopted into one family, and bio dad was a huge whore so I have a truly unknown amount of half siblings (that are basically no-contact with him), and also one passed away. I dont talk to any of them because they most likely dont even know about me! They all live in different countries too. Now for my main family - when I was younger we hung out all the time cause we lived in the same area, relatively. Now they live out of state/in a different city so i dont get to see them at all which makes me sad. we do talk on the phone and we try to make occasional visits when its possible.

13. Jerking it, twisting it, shaking it, bopping it - I am a bop-it champion (IYKYK) XD I practice witchcraft, gardening, diying whatever I THINK i can DIY, i love reading, I write, I (sometimes) draw and paint, and I collect crystals, and eustass kid merch :) does kitten collecting count? that too! also annoying my fiance - an art I have mastered.

Ask me OldBlr questions :)

[sileana]

So I’m at the stage of ‘getting my little exercise routine in regularly’ where I still absolutely fucking hate it BUT if I skip it I feel like my muscles are made out of ants.

(Oldblr trivia: 50% of seniors who break a hip are dead within a year. If you don’t want that, you gotta be doing some exercise regularly in your 40s+.)

[mckitterick]

Getting old is like climbing a mountain - you get a little out of breath, but the view is much better!

- Ingrid Bergman

[nectarink]

If you haven’t been on tumblr long you might be surprised to know that mutuals actually used to meet up lol

[kcowgill]

Graduation(?)

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Anyone else here as old as the wind (as I am)? Did we have "graduation" from 8th grade in the mid 80's? Regardless, the weather decided to be a peach today when my son needed to not crumple his dress pants by wearing snow boots, or ruffle his hair by wearing a hat, and making him more likely to drop his blazer/graduation gown by wearing slippery gloves.

But we got him out the door, dressed to the 9s (including a last minute belt adjustment - my wife picked a belt that was a bit too big so I ended up grabbing my leather punch and punching an extra 3 holes (and it's still not enough)), all ready for graduation pictures.

I didn't want to mash the cap on his head and disturb the expertly coiffed hair (thanks to my wife). I'm responsible for the lopsided tie knot. It was my 2nd attempt - the first attempt was a half windsor and that was going to look worse so I went with a full windsor, tied backwards (i.e. facing him) which - way after the fact - I now realize it made me pass the tie around the knot the wrong way on the 3rd/4th step.

Also, please enjoy this shot of Boomer pestering Riley while she tries to snuggle in the Cozy Cave™.

[what-would-logan-do]

The schedule and the heat have kept me from running for over a week, yikes. Finally a nice day and some nice clouds over the Mohawk. 2.3 miles total.

And tomorrow I go for my next appointment to set me up with... (drumroll....) hearing aids! Instead of dreading it (as in "yikes I'm old" ego bruising), I'm actually looking forward to it, because I'm so sick of struggling to follow conversations.

[odoriferouszephyrs]

[theotherstephencobert]

Special thanks to my daughter in law Deanna Atwater for this video of me approaching the finish line in last Saturday’s 10K. (She also took the pic of me and my grandkids with our River Run medals. (Golly gee WHIZ do I look old in this clip!)