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David Ohsie's avatar

Getting old is difficult, but when you consider the alternative, it’s pretty good.

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Alan, aka DudeInMinnetonka's avatar

Finding your lost soup in the stove is funny!

Not funny was when I found myself staring at my microwave several years ago at 3am, finding my phone rotating as I awakened naked and astonished.

You have a beautiful family and congratulations on the biblical zoo and the birthday.

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Natan Slifkin's avatar

Thanks - that picture is not my family, it's evacuees at the museum!

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Boruch's avatar

Happy Birthday, Rabbi!! Ad Meah Vesrim Shana!! And keep up the great work that you do!!

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מיכאל לייזר בן בנימין's avatar

what's the third stage?

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Nicole Matcha's avatar

Happy Birthday!

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David Ilan's avatar

Happy Birthday. You should treat yourself to a Spa Day…

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Richie's avatar

Happy Birthday, or was that yesterday.

Enjoy the day.

May the coming year be a year full of posts for all the right reasons.

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מיכאל לייזר בן בנימין's avatar

At your age!

I'm 71 and don't do it

I made the cholent, mashed potatoes and soup every Sabbath

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David Ohsie's avatar

The first stage is that you start forgetting things.

The second stage is that you start forgetting that you are forgetting things.

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מיכאל לייזר בן בנימין's avatar

This is the beginning of the end

Next you'll be going into a room and not knowing for what

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Natan Slifkin's avatar

I've been doing that for a few years already!

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James Nicholson's avatar

Oh please, I'm Gen Z and I do that. It's not an age thing, it's a human thing.

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David Ohsie's avatar

Message from a Gen Xer: it gets worse, not better...

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Natan Slifkin's avatar

If you don't live in Israel and haven't experienced the last 8 months and don't have children in the IDF, it might be hard for you to understand.

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Natan Slifkin's avatar

you are welcome to unsubscribe.

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David Ilan's avatar

Irrelevant..?? lol. Nothing more relevant in wartime then getting those who refuse to contribute to serve.

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David Ohsie's avatar

Why do you expect you would find value in the inside baseball of groups you have nothing to do with.

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