No better than you

Before we go any farther, I should talk about my spelling and punctuation and use of caps.

Well, I write for a living, so I try to be accurate with spelling and stuff like that. But don't get the impression that I think I'm any better than anyone else. We all do what works for us. This is just how I like to do it.

In point of fact, I like young people very much. They are much more interesting than folks my age. Of course I wish I were back in my 20s or 30s again, but I'm in the 50s, so there you are. Take it as you want. My life is OK. I enjoy most of it.

Oh, another thing. If you think us older folks have their lives together and don't have doubts and fears all the time, be advised that it's a crock. Older folks don't have it any more together than you younger guys do. I think the difference is that we're more apt to be satisfied with things the way they are. Sometimes that's good, and sometimes that's not good at all. Maybe that's why we have such crappy politicians.