I think today might have been the day when I officially became old. I've thought that I might be getting close for a while now, but I wasn't for sure. I've also considered the possibility that I might still have a few good years left. But today I think I may have made the transition. Or at least qualified.
Today I got a letter from Social Security. Yeah, that Social Security. And it wasn't some form letter informing every American citizen of some new change in the system or something. It was more like a comprehensive overview of what the hell I've been doing for the last quarter of a century. And what that amounts to. No joke.
According to their records, I've been putting money into the system for about two-thirds of my life. It detailed how much I contributed each and every year since I began working in some capacity. It even tells me how much I would collect at various ages of retirement. That, and how much my dependents might collect if I die.
It's make a person feel good to know that all their years working as a parking attendant, bus boy, pizza maker, dj, mechanic, reporter, photo assistant, musician, copywriter, etc., etc., have amounted to something.
But that feeling goes away pretty fast when you realize just how little it actually amounts to.
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