Two weeks ago I got a strange envelope in the mail. It contained a letter asking me if I’d ever considered cremation, and proceeded to list its benefits and tempt me with an offer to enter to win a free cremation. Yeah right. Like I’d ever get that lucky! I thought it was kind of a weird thing to get in the mail, but just figured it was junk mail and forgot about it. Until yesterday, when I received my AARP card in the mail.
Wait….whaaaa?
Was the old lady deep inside me starting to emerge faster than I thought? I mean, I know that these days I much prefer staying in and doing things like cuddling, cooking, baking or reading, and yeah, I do usually have to get up in the middle of the night to pee, but was it becoming so obvious to the outside world that they felt the need to send me an AARP card?
Maybe there’s some other Valerie LeBlanc living in Lake Alfred who just turned 55 and is wondering why she hasn’t received her AARP membership card yet. Meanwhile, I’ll be sitting over here, drinking some Geritol and counting down the months until I change my last name and maybe throw them off my trail.
You might want to think about checking your credit report. One is a fluke, two means something weird might be going on
By: Becca on December 3, 2008
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[...] I like classic rock. So sue me. I went to see Van Morrison in concert for my 21st birthday and it was the best birthday of my life. “Take It Easy” by the Eagles was my favorite song as a kid (and I still love it). I actually liked the SuperBowl halftime shows with The Who, Tom Petty and Bruce Springsteen. I loved it when the classic rock station dubbed October 13th “Rhymin’ Paul Simon Day” and played only Paul Simon songs in honor of his birth. I think “Mr. Tambourine Man” makes an awesome lullaby and plan on singing it to my future children. So when I got the Ticketmaster email update and saw Stephen Still was coming to the House of Blues in April, for a fleeting second I thought, “Oh that sounds fun…wonder if anyone wants to go with me.” And then I remembered – no. No one will want to go with me to that. Because my friends aren’t 60. And now I know that I deserve to keep getting AARP membership cards, life insurance policy offers, and cremation contest entry forms in the mail. [...]
By: I like classic rock. So sue me. « Loves Bug on February 19, 2010
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