Amen brother, Amen. And I pee like a Morgan horse no matter how much or little intake before bed.....I just wish I could sleep through the damn night instead of waking up at 3:30 no matter what time I go to bed.
"... And miles to go before I sleep".
I'm pushing age 71 pretty hard, and last year I had open heart surgery, could not breathe on my own after surgery and was kept going with a ventilator for 6 days. Then into intensive care for another week, during which time I was diagnosed with pneumonia. Six weeks after the open heart surgery, I had spine surgery.
So . . . . . every day is a blessing, and age is only what you allow it to be.
However, when I shoot IDPA matches, I seem to be in the company of fellow shooters who:
1. Act as though even the slightest exposure to lead from shooting, handling ammunition, or reloading is akin to dealing with a nuclear reactor meltdown
2. Refer to a lot of my equipment and gear as "old school"
3. Are in awe of the "terrible" recoil generated by the .40 S&W cartridge
4. Talk about "shooting shoes"
5. Have no idea who Jeff Cooper, Elmer Keith, Skeeter Skelton, or Bill Jordan were
6. Refer to bullets as "bullet heads" and cartridges as "bullets"
7. Are likely younger than some of the hand loaded .45 ACP ammunition in my gun room
8. Think I'm bullshitting them when I tell them practical shooting matches used to be called "combat matches", were timed with a stop watch, and stages of fire started with a whistle
9. Don't remember ever using ear protection that was not electronically enhanced
Sigh . . . . . .
When you remember Walter Cronkite telling you most of the news you need to know if 15 minutes.
When you still want to read a newspaper (probably before you use the bidet).