Jack’s Winning Words 3/12/07
Since next Saturday is St. Patrick’s Day, we’re having a week of Irish Proverbs.
“The older the fiddle, the sweeter the tune.” (Sent by Ann McC.) What do you think this proverb’s about? Old musical instruments? Old people? Old Irish whiskey? I know some sweet older people. ;-) Jack

FROM MOLINER, T.L.: "Old age is inevitable, but immaturity can last a lifetime," (Anon.)

FROM G.S., ANOTHER MOLINER: We seem to mellow out and have more patience as we age. But I don't change my basic beliefs - if anything I'm even more willing to take a stand because I realize what is at stake on some basic issues.

FROM P.H. IN MINNESOTA: wine and cheese also gets better with age.... or so they say.... AND Phillis Diller says she has gotten so old the doctor told her that her blood type has been discontinued....

FROM M.L. IN ILLINOIS: it must have something to do with the mellowness of age. not that issues are any less important to us-the delivery just tends to have more finese!

FROM B.S. IN FLORIDA: One of our parisheners passed away. She was 92, she instructed the people to play a song by Frank Sinatra as the 2nd item in the service.

FROM A.M. IN MICHIGAN: An old fiddle is often more mellow. Older people and older marriages are often mellowed with patience. Sometimes this is not so if people are ill. To this day I am attracted to and very patient with older people. Of course, I am now one of them. Thank God.