I always dreaded the day that I would be older than the president. It happened with Obama, and I gradually got used to the idea, like the stages of death acceptance. Then comes Trump twice, and Biden.
The good news about being older than unhealthy trump is that when you outlive him, that will be an especially sweet day for you.
Late 40s here. Really began feeling old a few years back when I saw people I graduated from high school with posting pictures on social media of their grandkids.
Also, I’ve found that as I get older it’s become harder for me to find new music that I like. I still discover older music that I enjoy, but it’s rare that I’ll find a song produced within the past few years that I really dig.
There are sub-groups within US society where generations are only 15-20 years apart and other sub-groups where it’s 30-35 years apart.
If you’re a member of one sub-group and have friends (or family branches) in the other then the number of layers in folks’ family trees will differ wildly.
Which can make you feel old if you’re counting generations, not years.
“How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you were?” - Satchell Paige
I’ll be 47 in mid March, but I can still flex my muscles after a tough workout that leaves me dripping with sweat. And I feel like I’m still making progress in that pursuit. That’s a youthful feeling, to be sure.
The saying is, ‘better to be the oldest person in the gym than the youngest person in the nursing home.’ Some days, that’s undoubtedly true for me. But I hold my own.
Feeling old?
The first time I can recall feeling like that was when I was attending a Miami Dolphins football practice. In perusing the roster, I realized I was older than every player. That must have been about a decade ago.
More recent? It was just a year or so ago that I first noticed age spots on my hands. They are faint, but they are there! And then there’s Frank’s Sign on my left ear!
I can’t tell whether or not I have Frank’s sign on my ear. The gray hair sprouting like a weed from my earhole obscures the whole area. Sounds like maybe my geezerhood is starting to peek out ever so slightly. 
You know you’re getting old when your barber spends as much time on your ears and neck as they do the top of your head.
I actually think that we, as “senior citizens” in the gym, have the ability to look better than most of the younger people, simply because we’ve been at it for longer.
If somebody is consistent, there’s no reason for the muscle to atrophy until they get to advanced age. To the contrary, I’m certain that you can continue to make gains at least through your 60s.
unless, you are already drooling into your old-person-baby-food while simultaniously discharging into XXL diaper briefs …
but yeah - I agree
I remember when I was older than my clergy, my doctor and our President.
I’m not older than trump, and I do look forward to that day. My senator was raffling out tickets to trump’s inauguration. I wrote that I would go see him when he’s on display under the rotunda.
So something very obvious that makes me feel “old” is family or friends from high school or college sending me or posting “hey remember when we did this” pictures from high school or college.
When my aunt, my mother’s younger sister dies, I will be the oldest member of this branch of the family. I still remember being in the youngest generation.
Half-caught a commercial today, Kansas City Chefs Snickers commercial with Andy Reid. Was only half paying attention, but swore I heard him say “Great Googly Moogly!” toward the end of the ad. Looked it up online, sure enough, that’s what he said.
None of the guys at work would even get the reference, was a line from Zappa’s “Don’t Eat The Yellow Snow”.
Yeah, I’m old.
Even more directly, that Snickers ad with Andy Reid is a direct remake of a Snickers ad from 1996:
I used to use an mp3 player at the gym for similar reasons. Still does the job. But you can cheaply buy “Spotify players” that play thousands of songs (from any major streaming service) while being cheap to replace if damaged, having better sound, and not draining the batteries. I use mine every day. About the same price but much better. You do need Spotify, but you don’t need an Internet connection during use.
I almost never feel old. I have no aches or pains and can cut my toenails easily. My mind is sharp. I don’t stay up to date with current music and social trends, but on checking them out they do not surprise or shock me (indeed they often seem paler versions of what I used to - and sometimes still - like.)
I am still strong, setting a personal deadlift record a few weeks ago at well over 550 pounds. The things that make me feel oldest are my slow walking speed and thinner hair. I used to be a fast walker. And the barber has not mentioned needing to use the “thinning shears” on my once thick hair for the last two decades…
Sorry to confuse your age, and especially in an upward direction, but this
sure sounded to me like you meant: “I was older than Obama. The came trump and I was older than him. Then Biden and I was older than him. And now come trump again and I’m still older than he is.”
If you meant something else by those sentences I utterly missed it. Sorry.
It’s even older than that. The first occurrence of “Great Googly Moogly” in a song I know is from Howlin’ Wolf’s and Willie Dixon’s “Going Down Slow”.
I’d forgotten about the Howlin’ Wolf song saying “Great Googly Moogly.” My earliest memory of it is Grady on Sanford and Son. My son and I still refer to the KC football team as “The Chefs”.
Ninja’d. Shoulda known.
Predates Frank, but being one-upped by Howlin’ Wolf is something to be proud of!