Leo Cwach:  

Unlike previous decades of our lives, these 'fiftysomething' years seem to really make us aware that we aren't kids anymore. Things that I used to hear the 'older' generation discuss now are more easily understood. For example, instead of 'coming and going,' various aches and pains now often seem to come and just stay--chuckle! So far they haven't been serious enough in my own case to keep me off a sailboard--aka windsurfer--and that remains one of the biggest 'thrills' in my life--lol!-- and continues to make me look forward to summer. Meanwhile, I may still try to slide down a snowy mountain--hopefully on two skis without wrecking my knees or hitting any trees. Despite it supposedly being 'safer' in terms of those crucial ligaments, snowboarding is too hard on the rest of one's body to make me want to try that anymore! It can be shocking to look at obituaries an...Expand for more