older

I have noticed I have began to identify myself with physically older men lately. Yesterday I stopped at a local, somewhat lonely and very rundown convenience store. It is near a 4way crossroads and train crossing. I would often remark that I bet it got robbed alot. It smells like an old convienence store out of your childhood memories. That indescrible funk dank smell that also signaled ice cold drinks and bottles of beer melting their shapes into mounds of old ice inside and other delights.

An old hippy guy was working the register. Im not being discriminatory, but he had a tie-dye long hair worn loose, beard, in fact in facial appearance alot like myself, brown hair/eyes. I only went there for a cold beer and to try to track down my favorite brand of rolling papers, Joker, which mysteriously went off the market here a year ago. He offered me some Jbs, $.99. shitty papers. other Jbs $3+. ain't like the old days. He told me of a new store here with glass pipes etc. 'Muchos Cigaros' . I went by there today but they were closed for another hour.

Then today at the bike store the guys were older than me too but mellow old dudes. I feel ageless but I guess the body goes on, though I feel pretty wonderful on a moment to moment basis I must admit.