So this is middle-age:
. Multiple daily medications
. Joint pain
. Loss
. Extinction of diaper purchases
. Garment sizes I shall never see again
. Deep, foreshadowing empathy with the senior population
. Frequent, self-endearing-yet-self-abasing cracks and puns
. Thicker skin
. Actively embedding realism
. The graying of my mental composite of Jesus
. More frequent calls for tech support and slang translation
. Six Feet Under assuming the #1 spot in my list of "Favorite Shows"
. The road(s) not taken
. and the ever-present companion...Regret
