{"id":12919,"date":"2023-05-14T16:17:53","date_gmt":"2023-05-14T21:17:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.imagist.com\/blog\/?p=12919"},"modified":"2023-05-14T16:17:53","modified_gmt":"2023-05-14T21:17:53","slug":"anecdotes-about-aging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imagist.com\/blog\/?p=12919","title":{"rendered":"Anecdotes About Aging"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">As I approached the Sconza Lemoncello Almonds sample station at Costco<br \/>\nthe young man filling the little cups said, &#8220;Out fighting monsters today?&#8221;<br \/>\nPuzzled, I asked what he meant.<br \/>\n&#8220;with that vest and that hat you must be a super hero hunting monsters.&#8221;<br \/>\nAs I walked away munching my almonds and considering the price,<br \/>\nas I do enjoy them, I thought about his comment.<br \/>\nHe was not wrong. Though &#8216;aging&#8217; seems the only monster I&#8217;m struggling to hold at bay.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.imagist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/L1080119.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-12920\" src=\"http:\/\/www.imagist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/L1080119-818x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"528\" height=\"661\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.imagist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/L1080119-818x1024.jpg 818w, https:\/\/www.imagist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/L1080119-120x150.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.imagist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/L1080119-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.imagist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/L1080119-768x962.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.imagist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/L1080119.jpg 1107w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imagist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/L1080122.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-12921\" src=\"http:\/\/www.imagist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/L1080122-1017x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"594\" height=\"598\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.imagist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/L1080122-1017x1024.jpg 1017w, https:\/\/www.imagist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/L1080122-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.imagist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/L1080122-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/www.imagist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/L1080122-768x774.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.imagist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/L1080122.jpg 1376w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imagist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/L1080127.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-12922\" src=\"http:\/\/www.imagist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/L1080127-1024x448.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"688\" height=\"301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.imagist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/L1080127-1024x448.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.imagist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/L1080127-150x66.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.imagist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/L1080127-300x131.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.imagist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/L1080127-768x336.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.imagist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/L1080127.jpg 1376w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 688px) 100vw, 688px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imagist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/L1080129.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-12923\" src=\"http:\/\/www.imagist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/L1080129-1024x543.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"630\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.imagist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/L1080129-1024x543.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.imagist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/L1080129-150x79.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.imagist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/L1080129-300x159.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.imagist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/L1080129-768x407.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.imagist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/L1080129.jpg 1376w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imagist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/L1080131.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-12924\" src=\"http:\/\/www.imagist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/L1080131-1017x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"612\" height=\"616\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.imagist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/L1080131-1017x1024.jpg 1017w, https:\/\/www.imagist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/L1080131-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.imagist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/L1080131-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/www.imagist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/L1080131-768x774.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.imagist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/L1080131.jpg 1376w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(click image for larger view)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As I approached the Sconza Lemoncello Almonds sample station at Costco the young man filling the little cups said, &#8220;Out fighting monsters today?&#8221; 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