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How to Tell If You Are Officially Over the Hill

You are officially Over the Hill if:

No matter what angle you hold your head in pictures, you still have a double chin.

You’re metabolism has slowed down to the point that you only have to eat two to three times a year to maintain your overweight status.

While you used to receive junk mail that offered you a chance to win the Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes, you now receive junk mail that offers you a chance to win a free cremation.

The clerk at the electronics store points out that what you just purchased is the most popular item among their elderly clientele, so he’s sure you’ll be happy with it.

You keep picking up on a tell-tale “why bother” vibes from girls at the cosmetic counters.

When you correctly push the right buttons to successfully complete a transaction, you get the definite impression the cashier is stifling an urge to applaud your lucidity.

Worrying about your back has finally eclipsed worrying about your kids.

And you know you are officially Over the Hill when:

Nobody has ever wanted you more than AARP does right now.

If you identified with any of the above, congratulations! You are now officially Over the Hill. But don’t feel bad because that means I’m throwing you an Over the Hill party. In fact, I’m going to right out to buy some Over-the-Hill party decorations for your celebration — just as soon as I get done greasing the wheels on my Soap Box of Old Age, that is.

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Linda Vernon

Linda Vernon is a humor writer who lives in the Bay Area with her husband and her Yorkshire terrier, Cha, who she plans to hire out as a toupee if the economy takes a turn for the worse. In her spare time, Linda enjoys writing paragraphs about herself in third person (ha ha), and taking dressage lessons on her retired racehorse, Sedentariat. Linda Vernon’s writing has appeared in various newspapers around California including The San Jose Mercury News, The Oakland Tribune and The San Diego Union Tribune. She is also a past Grand Prize Winner of the infamous Bulwer Lytton Fiction contest (it was a dark and stormy night. . .) where writers vie for the dishonor of writing the worst beginning sentence to an imaginary novel. Linda Vernon would like to cordially invite you to visit her at her humor blog You can also reach Linda via email

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