Senior Parachute Club

Yesterday my daughter e-mailed me, again, asking why I didn't do something useful with my time—like sitting around the pool, drinking wine, isn't a good thing. Talking about my "doing-something-useful" seems to be her favorite topic of conversation. "I’m only thinking of you," she said, and suggested, I go down to the Senior Center and hang out with the fellas.

So, I did and when I got home, decided to play a prank on her. I sent her an email saying that I had joined the Senior Parachute Club. She replied, "Are you nuts? You're 88 years old and now you're going to start jumping out of airplanes?" I told her that I even had a Membership Card and emailed a copy to her. Immediately, she telephoned me and yelled, "Good grief, Dad, where are your glasses? This is a membership to a Prostitute Club, not a Parachute Club."

"Oh man, am I in trouble," I said, "I signed up for five jumps a week!"

The line went dead. Life as a Senior Citizen isn't getting any easier, but sometimes it can be fun.