An Old Codger?

 I was talking to our houseguest last night and I was telling her about "old codger" tobaccos.  According to Google an old codger lives in yesteryear and always talks about how things used to be.  But even my generation has changed from their carefree days of being hippies.  I'm not even sure at times how things used to be.  I told our houseguest I ordered an old codger blend of tobacco when I ordered my tin of Carter Hall that is arriving later today.

I had to explain to a thirty year old girl what an old codger is, but I don't live in yesteryear, although often, my wife and I reminisce about the old days.  We both remember the same stuff.  After 50 years of marriage we have no secrets from each other.  I told my wife yesterday she doesn't know how to relax.  She always finds something to do.  I fear if she thought the world could go on without her it would be the end of her.  In that regard I hope she never finds time to just relax.  I fear if she did that would be the end of her.

My wife has to feel useful.  And if she didn't that would be her end.  I kind of relax, but my thoughts are about this world.  I'm needed for my thoughts and for that reason, I might look relaxed but I'm not.  The world needs my thoughts.  I just don't have to be doing something, because I do enough.  My wife keeps me plenty busy.  I don't have time to be an old codger.  I focus on the now.  

I'm in the middle of reading a book on Amazon because I wanted to read something.  I'm reading Twilight of the Embers by Tessa Hale.  I tried to describe the book to our houseguest and she said it was a romance about dragon much like the Twilight series.  It's a young people's romance she said.  I said that nails it.  Amazon suggested it and without knowing anything about the three book series I just started reading.

And I'm about a third of the way through the first book.  I'm not even sure I'll read the series.  But instead of vampires it's about dragons.  But it's a young people's romance.  I might find more enjoyment reading Huck Fin again, but I'm not an old codger regardless of my ordering Carter Hall tobacco.  I've had all the old codger blends except this one.  But to say I'm old codger just isn't true.  If I trim my beard I might look ten years younger than I am.

If It were left to me, I'd have long hair and a long beard.  But when my beard is trimmed and I just come from the salon I look ten years younger than I am.  But between haircuts and a beard trimming I begin to kook like an old codger.  I mention all this because I am old enough to look like an old codger, and if it were up to me I would be.  But I do smoke a pipe which can be an old codger thing to do.  But my wife won't let me be one.  So, I am relaxing with my Dunhill pipe and I'll keep reading my book. My tobacco is my Special Blend until my old codger tobacco arrives later today.  My coffee is Amazon Basics.  Thank you for your time and Peace to each one of you.

Dave