Well, I just turned 50 2 weeks ago, and I kind of understand where you're at. I can't believe there's really that much water over the bridge already (should be "water under the bridge", I know, but I've always said it "over"). I look back at things that happened when I was 20 and 30 with ease and then it terrifies me to realize that symmetry means that 70 and 80 are equidistant or, because of the way that time goes as you age, even closer.

There's no solution to the problem but to make the best of it. Tonight I was on a ride with a different group from normal - much younger than my regular crowd. We regrouped after the steepest hill in town (maybe 15%? Anybody from the Twin Cities know how steep Ramsey Hill is?) in which I had held my own. Two guys were talking about how they could still climb well, even though they had recently turned 30. I smiled and said, "I remember 30."