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# Santa Monica Age is just a number
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/santa-monica-age-is-just-a-number-editor/
- Published: 2008-04-14T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-24T19:14:55.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Opinion, Santa Monica, #archive-import

*By Laszlo K. Makay*

Meredith Carroll, I just read your article with great interest (“Age is just the starting point,” page 5, April 10, 2008). I am not even 79 yet (for three days, anyway, to be exact). So I’ll be 79 years young, then comes the first day of my 80th year. I am still working full and overtime. I say: “I am not a senior citizen, I am a recycled teenager.” Mark Twain said, “Age is mostly a matter of mind. If you don’t mind, it does not matter.”

Also, I never wanted to be a grown-up, it just happened over time. My employer’s office is on the fourth floor. I do not use the elevator. I walk up on stairs from the underground garage. Sorry for being on the other side. Please be happy and have a nice day.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on April 14, 2008.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/041408.pdf?ref=smdp.com)