On Turning 64, Reflections on Sex and Ageing

Happy Birthday to me - looking backwards & forwards

There’s a saying I hear with greater frequency the older I become: “Age is just a number.” Well, yes, it is. And then again, it isn’t.

Today, as I turn 64, I’m acutely aware that the days I’ll be around as the Earth circles the Sun are shrinking in comparison to how long I’ve already been here. I’m more focused on the things I still want to do than on th…