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YOVANNA,

I AM ONE OF THOSE 'OLD' WOMEN!

I'LL BE 64 MY NEXT BIRTHDAY!!


SINCE I HAVE SAT IN ON THOSE OLD RETIREE'S CHAT ROOMS AND LISTENED TO THEM COMPLAIN I FEEL I HAVE FIRST HAND KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT I SPEAK OF!

YOU CAN SET YOUR CLOCK BY THEM! THEY ARE IN THEIR FOR 'COFFEE' EARLY IN THE MORNING!

AGAIN MID MORNING FOR A 'COFFEE' BREAK!

THEN SHORTLY AFTER LUNCH!

AND DON'T FORGET AFTERNOON BREAK!

THEY HAVE TO SAY 'BBL TIME FOR DINNER' AND AN HOUR LATER THEY ARE BACK!

THEN THERE IS A SHORT BREAK TO LOAD THE DISHWASHER AND BY 6:30 THEY ARE BACK FOR ANOTHER GO ROUND!

BETWEEN 8 AND MIDNIGHT THEY SIT IN THOSE CHAT ROOMS FOR AS LONG AS 2 HOURS OR MORE!

I KNOW FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE WHEN EITHER BEING THERE OR CHECKING TO SEE WHO IS IN THE ROOM!

THEY TALK ABOUT THE SAME, OLD, MUNDANE ROUTINE THEY HAVE EVERY DAY!

THEY CAN'T CARRY ON A DISCUSSION ABOUT ANYTHING OF IMPORTANCE UNLESS IT IS RELIGION OR POLITICS AND THEN THEY ARE ALWAYS 'RIGHT' IN HOW THEY BELIEVE OR VOTE!

THEY HAVE NO IDEA THE HISTORY OF OUR COUNTRY OR AN UNDERSTANDING OF HOW OUR GOVERNMENT WORKS!

THEY DON'T LIKE ANYONE WHO TALKS ABOUT THEIR OWN FAMILY HISTORY OR ACCOMPLISHMENTS BUT ARE THE FIRST TO 'BRAG' AND CARRY ON ABOUT THEIR OWN GRANDCHILDREN.

OR THEY WANT TO PRY INTO YOUR LIFE AND KNOW ALL THERE IS TO KNOW! ONLY BECAUSE TO TWIST IT AROUND LATER AND TELL LIES ABOUT A PERSON.

AFTER A WHILE, IT GETS OLD, REAL OLD!

IF I WERE A BETTING WOMAN, AND I'M NOT, I'D BET IF THEY ACTUALLY READ MORE THAN ONE BOOK A YEAR IT WOULD SHOCK ME.

THEY NEVER MENTION THAT THEY READ SOMETHING NEW IN THE NEWSPAPER SO I WONDER WHEN IT WAS THE LAST TIME THEY PICKED UP THE NEWSPAPER AND READ IT?

OF COURSE, ONE IN EVERY CROWD WILL SAY THAT THE MEDIA IS BIASED SO WHY BOTHER?

NOW DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHY I DON'T GO INTO OLD PEOPLE'S CHAT ROOMS? I DON'T WANT TO BECOME A BORING OLD FOOL LIKE THEM. I'D RATHER STICK MY NOSE IN A BOOK THAN INTO SOMEONE'S PERSONAL LIFE.