DAY 99 -- Honored Guest I AM

It is amazing to me to realize that we have less than 100 days before we are going to be set to go.  We are filling out paper work.  The applications for senior missionaries have more than 50 pages to fill out.  By that time, we will have elbow cramp, finger cramp, and eye strain.  We will tell them how many steps we can climb, how long we can stand erect, how many fingers we can hold up at a time, and who the supreme court justices are, and who they were in 1927.

They are going to know which of my eyes are dominant, which one is blue and which one isn't.  They will know how many functioning disks I have in my back, and how many times I have had a cold, how many low notes I can hit when I have a cold and whether I can sing.  They will know what my record is in making a foul shot using my own basketball, and using a rubber one.

I am worried that they may find out that I cannot hear very well, that one ear hears better than the other one, and that my hair is no longer blond and has not been for quite some time.  They may even find out that I dyed my hair to get the jog I have now.  I guess that is why my boss hired me, thinking that I was much younger than I really am.  They may even find out that I am an honored guest.

It is interesting. Yesterday I went out to lunch with a friend.  They didn't ask if I get the senior discount.  They didn't ask how old I was. They just asked if I was an "HONORED GUEST."  I replied, "Of course I am."  They were referring to my age, but what a crazy way to ask.  Are many afraid or embarrassed, or insulted if someone asked how old someone is to give them a discount on their bill.  I am proud to be earning a discount, even if they don't as me if I am honored.

I wonder if they will have a "Double Honored" for those who get to be 90 or more.  I mean if I get one honored discount, those being older than 90 should get at least a double honored recognition, no?  Course if we called them double old, that may not be received too well I would surmise.  Maybe they could just tell them their meal was free if they were over 100 years old.  Nice how they treat us honored guests isn't it.