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Jul 25, 2014 16:04:04   #
alex Loc: michigan now imperial beach californa
 
Zeno wrote:
Slatten49:You hit the nail square on the head about we older folks:It can take a tad longer to recall a fact(or a joke)because our memory banks are fuller.In my case,I have always been a bookworm,of both nonfiction and fiction,so I'll have something to store in the noggin(on the other hand,I also enjoy reading).
You never know,whilest engaged in a conversation,that a bit of trivia or an important fact will come in handy.If nothing else,it will give the illusion that you are intelligent.
I too will enter another room and forget what my intended purpose was.But at least I got some exercise and,at my age,I need all of that I can get. Zeno
Slatten49:You hit the nail square on the head abou... (show quote)


or if it pops up at 3 am and won't let you go back to sleep

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Jul 25, 2014 16:32:38   #
Tasine Loc: Southwest US
 
alex wrote:
or if it pops up at 3 am and won't let you go back to sleep


True story. I have a friend who had been talking on the phone with another friend. They were trying to remember someone's name but couldn't . Tired, they hung up and went to bed. At 2 AM my friend's phone rang. She said "hello", and the other end said, "Ed Green" and hung up. I love that story, and knowing those two, it DID happen.

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Jul 25, 2014 17:19:57   #
slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas
 
Tasine wrote:
True story. I have a friend who had been talking on the phone with another friend. They were trying to remember someone's name but couldn't . Tired, they hung up and went to bed. At 2 AM my friend's phone rang. She said "hello", and the other end said, "Ed Green" and hung up. I love that story, and knowing those two, it DID happen.


I know exactly of what you speak! :thumbup: :mrgreen:

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Jul 26, 2014 12:58:54   #
Nellie Evans
 
As one of the elderly, I must say Thank You. You have answered one of my questions about this aging process. I must say I like your explanation better.

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Jul 26, 2014 13:02:07   #
Nellie Evans
 
As one of the older generation I must say that I like your explanation and the way you think. God Bless.

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Jul 26, 2014 13:51:57   #
alex Loc: michigan now imperial beach californa
 
Nellie Evans wrote:
As one of the older generation I must say that I like your explanation and the way you think. God Bless.


please use the "quote reply" button

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Jul 29, 2014 21:16:27   #
robby1
 
An 8o year old woman walked into a police station. She walked up to the desk and said she was raped. The officer asked when did this happen. She said forty years ago. he said what are you reporting it now for. She said I don't want to report it, I want to talk about it.

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Aug 28, 2014 22:29:30   #
robby1
 
slatten49 wrote:
Brains of older people are slow because they know so much. People do not decline mentally with age. It just takes them longer to recall facts because they have more information stored in their brain, scientists believe. Much like a computer struggles as the hard-drive becomes more full, so humans also take longer to access information, it has been suggested.

Researchers say this slowing down is not the same as cognitive decline. The human brain works slower in old age, said Dr. Micheal Ramscar of Tubingen University in Germany, but only because we have stored more information over time. The brains of older people do not get weak. On the contrary, they simply know more, but just may not be able to access the information.

Also, older people often go to another room to get something and when they get there, they stand wondering what they came for. It is NOT a memory problem, it is nature's way of making older people do more exercise!

SO, THERE! :lol:
Brains of older people are slow because they know ... (show quote)

As people get older they have seen a lot in life. They have seen so many things in life that do not mean anything anymore. As I grow older I think less and less about the things I used to think were important. There comes a time when all the things you did in life are not important anymore. You get close to the end and finally figure all the things that are not important anymore. You just want to enjoy what time you have left because you finally realize things were not all that important anymore. You enjoy the relief of old age.

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Aug 28, 2014 22:40:00   #
slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas
 
robby1 wrote:
As people get older they have seen a lot in life. They have seen so many things in life that do not mean anything anymore. As I grow older I think less and less about the things I used to think were important. There comes a time when all the things you did in life are not important anymore. You get close to the end and finally figure all the things that are not important anymore. You just want to enjoy what time you have left because you finally realize things were not all that important anymore. You enjoy the relief of old age.
As people get older they have seen a lot in life. ... (show quote)


There is certainly a level of truth to that statement. :thumbup:

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Aug 29, 2014 00:01:54   #
dennisimoto Loc: Washington State (West)
 
slatten49 wrote:
Well, Marines don't get old, anyway...they get 'salty'! :mrgreen:


There's a special place in Heaven for Marines. And it's guarded by The 10th Mountain Div.

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Aug 29, 2014 08:11:35   #
robby1
 
dennisimoto wrote:
There's a special place in Heaven for Marines. And it's guarded by The 10th Mountain Div.


A heavenly marine can defeat a million bad guys in no time at all. spiritually speaking.

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Aug 29, 2014 08:23:35   #
slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas
 
dennisimoto wrote:
There's a special place in Heaven for Marines. And it's guarded by The 10th Mountain Div.


Marines can certainly understand pride in one's unit! :thumbup: And, we are always on guard. :wink:

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Aug 29, 2014 08:30:57   #
slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas
 
alex wrote:
but they can't even operate a boat


If we were to include operating the boat among our duties, what would be left for the squids to do...fix chow?

There has to be something for the Navy to do. :lol:

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Aug 29, 2014 08:31:53   #
robby1
 
alex wrote:
or if it pops up at 3 am and won't let you go back to sleep


I walk into the kitchen then stand there and ask myself what did I come out here for.

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Aug 29, 2014 10:41:56   #
alex Loc: michigan now imperial beach californa
 
robby1 wrote:
I walk into the kitchen then stand there and ask myself what did I come out here for.


actually all I have to do is stand up to get something that's out of reach then can't think what I was reaching for

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