#40 CONTINUE TO AVOID ASKING FOR DIRECTIONS
Just because you're sixty five years old and retired doesn't mean for a minute that you should turn in your keys to the butt head department. I mean, really. What would people think? Asking for directions, reading directions - even sometimes following directions has always been against the rules of adult male behavior, so don't start changing the rules now.
Historically speaking, there are many examples of men's need for directional freedom. Here's one; Why do you think Genghis Kahn was such a mean little shit? Simple. He was perpetually lost as he wandered across Asia looking for something he would only recognize when he saw it. Instead of welcoming him as an intrepid explorer however, people didn't like his looks so they told him he must be lost and he should go further north further east, or south - or back where he came from. Well, what's a guy to do? You have to lop some heads, of course. Genghis was a little heavy handed in that way, but the point is, asking for directions is simply against the male code of behavior.
Do you think Columbus asked for directions? Heck no. Captain Chris just sat there on the poop deck keeping his eye on the horizon. He figured that if he was lucky he'd bump into India and load up on spices. If not, well - the rest is history and doesn't really matter. The point is, now that you're elderly, asking for directions - and God forbid, actually following them is a fast track to the senior citizen's nursing home and you're not ready for that yet.
Getting retired and elderly doesn't mean that you automatically get soft in the head - no matter what your kids say. This is one of those places where you have to draw the line - if not for yourself, then at least think about the rest of us.
That's today's bloggy tip for retired guys and senior kings of the road. You can contact me easily by emailing teawater@rocketmail.com or by leaving notes on this blog site. Comments and chat are welcome.
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