I’ve been invited to join the AARP.
This is pretty amazing, considering that (a) the minimum age for membership is 50, and (b) the AARP were early pioneers in the use of invasive, privacy-compromising monster databases, and thus they should realize that I’m not even CLOSE to 50.
I’m torn. Should I lie about my age and send in my eight bucks, so I can get all those fabulous discounts at places like EconoLodge and Denny’s and Wal-Mart? Or should I just hang on to my invitation for fifteen years until I’m really eligible?
In an effort to stave off senility for a few hours, I took a really long walk on Sunday. When I say “long walk”, I mean a five or six mile mega-hike around the city, from China Basin to Chinatown, from the Financial District to Union Square. A couple of realizations in the process:
- The Financial District is boring just about any day of the week and provides an unpleasant lull to any stroll.
- A disturbing number of German tourists eat at the Burger King at Powell and Market.
- An encouraging number of skateboarders still ignore the “no skateboarding” signs along the Embarcadero.
- It’s damned difficult to find a Coke on certain streets in Chinatown.
- A mildly sunburned scalp is a very unpleasant thing.
More exciting missives to come, I’m sure…