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TGIF Wild Card — 6.11.10

I didn’t realize I was elderly until a cop being interviewed at a crash site by one of the Spokane news stations commented that the driver was going too fast for an elderly person. The cop’s description of an “elderly male”? Seems the driver is going to turn 60 later this year. I turned 60 last November. After the segment, I asked my wife if she thought I was elderly. She changed the subject and said that she’d gotten a $10 discount on my season ticket for the Coeur d’Alene Summer Theatre because I was 60. This, after she’d just seen me pump weights for a half hour. Alas. Do you think 60 is “elderly”? While you’re contemplating the answer, I’ll play the Wild Card …

* This story was originally published as a post from the blog "Huckleberries Online." Read all stories from this blog