Saturday, July 8, 2006
getting older
I hate getting older as much as anyone. Well, maybe not as much as someone close to 95 or a hundred, but I really hate the idea that there's less time left than there's already been. Especially now that there are two fabulous babies on hand (the oft-referenced 2cgitw). But I sure hate to see women I admire abusing their faces with plastic surgery that actually makes them look worse and, by the way, older. Apparently there actually are surgeons who can do good work (Rachel Welch, Florence Henderson. . .) but some don't seem to know what they're doing (Mary Tyler Moore, Melanie Griffith, Faye Dunaway, Mia Farrow. . .). I mean, Judi Dench is really beautiful even if obviously over 50. Age could be a matter of respect and distinction, just like for men, if we'd let it.
Labels: about me, juxtapositions, whining
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