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.