My pal, Jack, is a psychologist for schoolchildren and prisoners of the State.
Jack is a great guy, older than me by about 25 years. We play tennis together. As a young man, Jack was card playing friends with my Father. And anybody that has fond memories of my Father that has been gone for 12 years is automatically my pal.
Jack has raised great kids, not a single one in prison.
Any way, Jack was telling me that after the age of 44, the State might do well to release many of the men in jail that are there for violent crimes because a mans leaning toward violence has rapidly diminished by that age. I believe Jack may be right. Certainly, on reflection, the people that I wanted to kill in my youth, I simply want to now avoid. And I do avoid them, leaving my criminal record blank to date.
Jack also told me during this conversation that the other two things you can count on failing at around age 44 are your eyes and your sex drive.
Wow, was that ever news that I didn’t want to hear.
Although, to be frank, given the choice, I would rather that my eyes go first before my sex drive.
Thankfully, my sex drive is just fine. Bout as good as at 22. And it keeps me plenty entertained. I realize this is shallow but I would rather be a blind man that can beat off than a guy with 20/20 vision looking down at his penis screaming “Do something!!”.
Shallow and frisky. Just the way I want to go through life.
