‘She Could See No Good Reason to Act Her Age’
Musings inspired by a fridge magnet
My Anne Taintor refrigerator magnet, depicting a mature woman coiffed, made up, and dressed in 1950s fashion, serves as a daily affirmation though I have no desire to attain that level of grooming. This piece is dedicated to Quasimodo, Michael Trigg, and Nancy Peckenham — you’re inspirational, and perhaps you, too, see no good reason to “act your age.”
Hubby, who is 66, likes to listen to a radio show called The Mens Room on 99.9 KISW, The Rock. A favorite bit is where people call in and, before they answer whatever the silly question is for that day, they are asked, “sober, or not sober?”
Taking a leaf from The Mens Room guys' book, I started writing this after consuming an edible — legal here in Washington State — then wrote the rest sober. Other times I wrote while impaired, it either made no sense to me later or I didn’t like it. Here, it feels trite but somewhat powerful, and I kinda like it, so it stayed. You be the judge if I shouldn’t do that again.
‘Sober Me’ Thinks This Is an Essay
What is acting your age? I don’t believe it’s about imposing or accepting restrictions outside your personal limitations. If it’s simply “adulting,” I’ve been doing that in essentially the same…
