Getting Older

Remember swinging at the park, going up and down on the teeter totter, and flying down the slide? How about running for no apparent reason? Games of tag, kick the can, hopscotch, jump rope, tetherball, and red rover. We live an incredibly active life as youth. Why can't we go to the park anymore? What is it that keeps us from going? I noticed today that I have fallen victim to something called aging. A process by which I lose the ability to react as quickly and my jokes stop being funny. Today I pulled out in front of a car thinking I would have enough time to get going. In my defense, my car has had trouble accelerating lately. Nonetheless it made me aware that I should be a little more careful. Yay for me.