According to No, You Can’t Just Dodder in today’s New York Times, the Rolling Stones aren’t just “aging rockers, they are also something else: active seniors.”
Oh, gimme a break. Isn’t it time to redefine “seniors” as an age that makes a little more sense than 55 or 60?
(Though, not before I cash in on a few more senior discounts.)
On the other hand there are those who go along with this remark found in the article: “‘I don’t want to keep my brain particularly active,’ she said. ‘I’d like to piddle about.'”
And what’s with AARP hounding people to join up at the age of 50? It’s the American Association of Retired Persons for Pete’s sake. In what universe are Americans retiring at age 50?