And this: A man isn't old when his hair turns grey A man isn't old when his teeth decay But... he's fast approaching his last long sleep When his mind makes appointments his body can't keep. An old Norfok poem - and should be said with the dialect: A man ent oold whun 'is te-earth decaay... etc I'm just off on holiday - before it's too late. That is, if you go on the internet and look up Happisburgh - which is three miles along the coast from my holiday property - I don't know how long I shall have this property for.... Regards from Michael G.(UK) ----- Original Message ----- From: "ibetuner" <ibetuner@sbcglobal.net> To: <irs.pianos@earthlink.net>; "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Friday, March 18, 2005 5:39 PM Subject: retirement_just remember this > To commemorate her 69th birthday on October 1, actress/vocalist Julie > Andrews made a special appearance at Manhattan's Radio City Music Hall for > the benefit of the AARP. She changed (slightly) the lyrics to one of her > favorite songs, as follows: > > "Maalox and nose drops and needles for knitting, > Walkers and handrails and new dental fittings, > Bundles of magazines tied up in string, > These are a few of my favorite things. > > Cadillacs and cataracts and hearing aids and glasses, > Polident and Fixodent and false teeth in glasses, > Pacemakers, golf carts and porches with swings, > These are a few of my favorite things. > > When the pipes leak, > When the bones creak, > When the knees go bad, > I simply remember my favorite things, > And then I don't feel so bad. > > Hot tea and crumpets, and corn pads for bunions, > No spicy hot food or food cooked with onions, > Bathrobes and heat pads and hot meals they bring, > These are a few of my favorite things. > > Back pains, confused brains, and no fear of sinnin', > Thin bones and fractures and hair that is thinnin', > And we won't mention our short shrunken frames, > When we remember our favorite things. > > When the joints ache, > when the hips break, > When the eyes grow dim, > Then I remember the great life I've had, > And then I don't feel so bad." > > Ms. Andrews received a standing ovation from the crowd that lasted over > four > minutes and repeated encores. > > > > > >> > Subject: retirement >> > >> > This is to all the friends and enemies I've made on the list. No, I'm >> not >> > going away, even if some of you think I should. >> > >> > I'm pushing 75 from the wrong direction and my get up and go has got up >> and >> > gone. > >
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