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Nobody on the Internet knows I turned 60 this week. I must confess I nibbled the number 6-shaped cheese of 6 and 0 in a charcuterie gift into a 3. But, really, this is the best age yet!

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Happy birthday!

I love that Karen talks about self-interrogating- why cut out a 3? Probably because it’s funny (it is!) and second because you’re mocking the fear that older = something not so good. That’s not on you. You’re just having feelings about it. Mostly though: Happy happy birthday. YOU are worth celebrating 🎉❤️🧁

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Jul 31Liked by Liz Gumbinner

Sigh, I miss my metabolism and young boobs, too. But I LOVE my "new" brain!

Are you following what Bryan Johnson is doing? He recently had dinner with the Kardashians. The whole thing he's trying to do is fascinating but, in my opinion, just looks like he had a lot of botox and a facelift. I don't doubt his regimen will extend his life, but that's yet to be seen...

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I had to look it up. I know some fans of biohacking. But I'll be honest, if the key to "not dying" is to eat lentils all day, go to sleep at 7:30, and take transfusions of your child's blood, I'm good with living to my 90s like my grandmother. (Let alone the possibility that you can do everything "right" and still have a piano fall on your head one day.) There's got to be more to life than just living it longer than other people, right?

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Jul 31Liked by Liz Gumbinner

I have to agree. As much as I want to live a long life, I'm not trying to diminish my quality of life. I am all for health span, early detection, preventive care, etc. but not ready to sacrifice life's small pleasures for it. I need to eat ice cream!

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I'm toasting you with a virtual pint of Caramel Cone Explosion!

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