Are there many, some, a few of us over 50??

**Duck on Wheels** · 02-12-2007, 08:18 AM

Originally Posted by kjay

Duck on Wheels, will you not be hiking with your husband in Yunnan? I had to "google" "Yunnan" because I had never heard of it. How great to have such an adventuresome hubby. You are very fortunate. I love adventure trips (and refer to most anything as an adventure. . . even a bicycle tour) but always go alone (which I actually don't mind).

Nope, this was his trip. I saw the pictures afterwards, and though they were gorgeous I also could see how I would not have been able to do the hike. I have a fear of heights, and there were stretches of trail there where I would have frozen solid in fear!!!

p.s. Yesterday he watched a rerun of the Michael Palin series about hiking in the Himalayas. All serious and straight-faced, he came to my office door and harrumphed to signal an important announcement, then said that he had to go back to Yunnan again ... he'd used the wrong outhouse. (If you've seen the series, you'll know what he was referring to.)

**Bruno28** · 02-12-2007, 01:05 PM

I'm 50. Don't know how it happened

**five one** · 02-12-2007, 03:02 PM

Birthdays are good for you. Statistics show that the people who have the most live the longest. - Writer/Reverend Larry Lorenzoni

**BleeckerSt_Girl** · 02-12-2007, 03:41 PM

Bike Goddess-
I read your TE profile and you are now my inspiration!

**annie** · 02-12-2007, 05:06 PM

Originally Posted by five one

Birthdays are good for you. Statistics show that the people who have the most live the longest. - Writer/Reverend Larry Lorenzoni

Love it, love it, love it!!!! I always tell people I would prefer to have my birthday than the alternative. (I'm 52.)

Annie

**Aggie_Ama** · 02-12-2007, 05:45 PM

I have always been baffled by people who fear birthdays. Granted, I am only turning 26 Saturday but I enjoy them. I plan to be someone who embraces 50 with open arms (and still be on my bike). You ladies ROCK!

**Bad JuJu** · 02-13-2007, 04:39 AM

Originally Posted by Aggie_Ama

I have always been baffled by people who fear birthdays. Granted, I am only turning 26 Saturday but I enjoy them. I plan to be someone who embraces 50 with open arms (and still be on my bike).

I feel the same way about people who get all crazy about their birthdays--jeez, what's up with that? Like Annie said, you can either have your next birthday or...not--so I prefer to keep having them.

It makes me a little angry when people imply that I should be hiding my age. I'm 54 and I don't care who knows it.

In spite of the ridiculous cult of eternal youth that this society seems mesmerized by, we CAN embrace our age, still pedaling happily away on our bikes.

**East Hill** · 02-13-2007, 04:55 AM

I think the worst thing about turning fifty is that's when the AARP comes after you. And they don't give up.

Other than that, it's just another birthday. I'm glad to have made it this far, and I like to ask people when they complain about getting older:

"You'd rather have the alternative?".

After they figure that one out they shut up.

East Hill

**JanB** · 02-13-2007, 02:58 PM

Hi all,
This is my first post and I'm going to be 48 in May. Not sure how that happened and if I don't look in the mirror, I feel like I should be around 30 or so. I'm inspired by so many of you that are 40 and over and all that you do.

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