- …..he realized that he was growing older and fatter and slower and more languid, but what really cemented this thought and resonated in every molecule of his body was a much-needed alteration in one of the favorite expressions he frequently chortled. Instead of saying, inveterately accompanied by a hint of disbelief, “That young lady is young enough to be my daughter!”, he now found he had to amend the expression to correctly state said young lady was young enough to be his GRANDDAUGHTER! And this stark realization did little for his ego, and made him feel all the more old and worthless and irrelevant…..
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