tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055390067983009069.post6084203850117469869..comments2012-03-28T06:50:37.552-04:00Comments on Cyclist of a Certain Age: Whats So Embarassing About Old Age?Cyclist of a Certain Agehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08205868304484661672noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055390067983009069.post-70839549143163887732012-03-28T06:50:37.552-04:002012-03-28T06:50:37.552-04:00MSW programs ARE contaminated by middle aged peopl...MSW programs ARE contaminated by middle aged people like yourself! I completed an MSW at the age of 54. Yes, I got a job! Albeit one with low pay and high stress. It is one field where a little age is helpful I imagine it will be especially helpful in the area of gerontology.<br /><br />I now work in a call center. I will be posting about that soon. <br /><br />Thanks for reading.Cyclist of a Certain Agehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08205868304484661672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055390067983009069.post-28305712239010898732012-03-21T18:40:26.554-04:002012-03-21T18:40:26.554-04:00I turn 50 this year and fully embrace it. Fifty i...I turn 50 this year and fully embrace it. Fifty isn't old but I'm pretty shocked at the number of people in their 50 who seem resigned to the idea that they are old and falling apart. I have my own little aches and pains that cramp my style (at the moment my cramping knee has kept me from running since December) but I don't have much patience for participating in pity parties about it.<br /><br />I still look fairly young but I found myself the other day fantisizing about sitting on my front porch in 20 years knitting in jeans and a floral blouse with a glass of wine and a face full of wrinkles. Damn, I thought. I look pretty good at 70. Ha! I just hope I have a front porch to sit on. I know what you mean about people with means doling out advice to those of us with more limited resources. I'm hoping to pull together adequate financial aid to return to school and get a master's degree in social work (since 3 degrees just isn't sufficient proof of ability to learn in the "post" Great Recession economy). Luckily, MSW programs are contaminated by middle aged people like myself, and besides, I plan to focus on gerontology!She Rides a Bikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10269615938898501712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6055390067983009069.post-11063744872392171702012-03-18T20:54:39.539-04:002012-03-18T20:54:39.539-04:00One thing I've been looking forward to as I...One thing I've been looking forward to as I've gotten older, is caring less about myself and more about those around me. Ideally, I'll also gain a bit of wisdom...but that remains to be seen.Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03068855919147458057noreply@blogger.com