As I was walking around on my college campus again this week for the first time in about five years; I noticed that everyone on campus seems to have gotten a lot younger. I don't remember the college students being this young the last time I was here. They certainly weren't that young when I was attending college the first time.
I had to go to the restroom between classes so I dropped off my books and headed down the hall. As I came out of the classroom there was a line of about twenty students with all their books and stuff waiting for a classroom to empty out. As I looked at these children I had a horrible flashback. Suddenly I was back in high school. I really had the thought for half a minute that a high school class was there visiting the campus on a field trip. It took me a minute to process the fact that these kids were not visiting but attending. But I could have sworn that they were no more than sixteen. It really messed me up! I called my dear college buddy and told him what had just happened. He is a copier/printer technician so he often has contracted work on one college campus or the other in the area. I had to call for back up! He was indeed able to confirm that the kids have gotten much younger. He then said, repeat after me. "We're not too old for this shit, we're not too old for this shit!" :::Sighs::: I have truly come to appreciate the way Mel Gibson and Danny Glover felt in Lethal Weapon 4 of late. Guess that just means that maybe I really am too old for this shit.
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We're none of us getting any younger. Wait until the first check-out girl at the grocery store shifts her diaper and calls you "ma'am".
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