Today at Iten's Acres: Old News February 6, 2015

You know you're getting old when:

You keep trying to remember the reference to that verse: "Early to bed and early to rise . . . Even though you have secret doubts about the veracity of the end of that verse.
You've decided that even though you're an English teacher "spell check" is a good thing.
You can tell absolutely that each day has exactly two more minutes of daylight.
When you hear on the radio that some personality just passed away at 85, and you think, "so young."
You're fairly certain your cat will outlive you.
It takes you so long to break in new shoes that by the time they are comfortable, you need new shoes.
When you see on facebook that someone you graduated with from college has turned 69, and you think, "Wow, 69." Meanwhile your brain refuses to finish the logical idea ricocheting around your mind, "If he graduated with you, and he's 69, that makes you . . ."
You know that your briefcase that you carry your school "stuff" in is older than your students.
You no longer care in the least if your clothes match or your hair is combed--provided you have enough hair to comb.
When your having your students listen to Charlton Heston read The Old Man and the Sea, and they have no idea who Charlton Heston is.
You start thinking about such topics as "you know you're getting old when .