Even More Old Growth

No, I am not blogging about a new batch of old growth wood, log cabin, strikers, or even turkey calls.  Derby City has not torn down Honest Abe’s birthplace for its precious old wood.  Although, that is not a bad idea.  Just kidding around.  We do not want to upset anyone at the Historical Society.  The old growth that I am referring to in this blog, is me.  I will be entering my fourth decade on this planet at the end of the month.  Aging doesn’t really bother me.  To me, my 40th birthday is just another day.  The new gray hairs on my head are a sign of sophistication.  Who am I  kidding?  I don’t like this one bit.  I am half way to 80, my life is officially half way over.  That takes into account that I actually live to see 80.  In all reality, my life could be way more than half way over.  Man, I am really getting depressed writing this blog.  Does anyone know a good counselor?

I am a 40 year old man with the mentality of an 18 year old.  Maybe that makes me feel young enough to keep doing all the things that I love, especially hunting.  It’s a funny thing how your body changes (gray hair, aches/pains, extra weight, hairs growing from strange places), but the mind seems to stay in a time warp(between the ages of 18-25).  I know over the next 10-20 years that my body will start wearing out.  I can only hope that my mind will stay in this time warp.  I don’t want it to ever say you are too old to climb that tree or get in that blind.  I think I could deal with losing some of my physical abilities more than I could deal with losing my mind.  Hopefully, I never lose either of the two.  When you lose your mind, you lose your will to live.  A big part of living for me is spending time outdoors.  I don’t ever want to lose that.  Stay young at heart and strong in mind.

Bring it on big FOUR O!  I am ready for you.