"You are old, Father William, and exceedingly grey!"
It is my birthday today — I am turning 65.
I find that hard to believe, although there are definitely days on which I can feel every one of those years!
When I look in the mirror, I don't really feel the reflection looking back at me. I don't actually "feel an age," but then I never have.
I have always struggled with the whole notion of self-image and self—identity, in the sense that both have been absent from my awareness, except in the most general of ways.
So now I am 65.
I remember that being really old when I was a kid, but 65-year olds in 1970 seemed older than 65-year olds of 2025. Or my memory is just going!
Truth be known, I have never been big into birthdays and celebrations... just as well the whole thing just pass by unnoticed. Likely, that's a hangover from childhood, where being the center of attention was rarely a good thing.
I definitely don't begrudge those who experience birthdays as reason for a huge party and celebration... I just don't happen to belong to that club.
Boring, I suppose...
And so, today will hopefully just be a pretty quiet affair, spent at home with good food and no great fanfare.
I'll be back with a proper post later!
Thanks for stopping by, and have a great weekend!
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