[Credit for this story goes to allergysafecuisine.]
Lunch with the Girls
A group of 15-year-old girlfriends discussed where to meet for dinner. Finally, they agreed to meet at the Dairy Queen, next door to the Ocean View Restaurant, because they had only six dollars among them and Brad Johnson, the cute boy in Social Studies, lived on that street.
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10 years later, the group of 25-year-old girlfriends discussed where to meet for dinner. Finally, they agreed to meet at the Ocean View Restaurant, because the beer was cheap, the restaurant offered free snacks, the band was good, there was no cover charge and there were lots of cute guys.
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10 years later, the group of 35-year-old girlfriends discussed where to meet for dinner. Finally, they agreed to meet at the Ocean View Restaurant, because the cosmos were good, it was right near the gym and, if they went late enough, there wouldn’t be too many whiny little kids.
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10 years later, the group of 45-year-old girlfriends discussed where to meet for dinner. Finally, they agreed to meet at the Ocean View Restaurant, because the martinis were big, and the waiters wore tight pants and had nice buns.
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10 years later, the group of 55-year-old girlfriends discussed where to meet for dinner. Finally, they agreed to meet at the Ocean View Restaurant, because the prices were reasonable, the wine list was good, the restaurant had windows that opened (in case of hot flashes) and they served fish which is good for your cholesterol.
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10 years later, the group of 65-year-old girlfriends discussed where to meet for dinner. Finally, they agreed to meet at the Ocean View Restaurant, because the lighting was good and the restaurant had senior citizens’ discounts.
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10 years later, the group of 75-year-old girlfriends discussed where to meet for dinner. Finally, they agreed to meet at the Ocean View restaurant, because the food was not too spicy, and the restaurant was handicapped-accessible.
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10 years later, the group of 85-year-old girlfriends discussed where to meet for dinner. Finally, they agreed to meet at the Ocean View Restaurant, because they had never been there before.
Curmudgeon at Large 
This is Great on every level…Is it ok with you if I print it out??
Yes, as a warning to others, I assume.
HA! Loved this!!!!
You make senility sound like it won’t be so bad.
Your forget nothing because you remember nothing.
Nice work, Curmudgeon. And a nice outline of what I can expect in my future. At least I’ll have all kinds of new experiences to look forward to, even if I’ve had them a million times before.
Ahaha! I can relate. Sadly, I’m fast approaching that day.
CaL,
This was my favourite post of yours. Please write it down somewhere, frame it, and look at it whenever you’re feeling down.
Le Clown
Le Clown, I will indeed write it down but what is it that I’m writing down?
That was great!