It’s amazing how the definition of “fun” changes over time. I watch my young grandson have fun, and the things that do it for him are taking a bath, rolling a basketball and watching “Hey Bear” videos on YouTube. When I was maybe 10 years old, fun was baseball in the yard, riding my minibike and going swimming in our pond. Later, when I was in my later teens, fun was hanging out with friends, going to concerts and spending time in the arcade at the mall.
How about now that I’m approaching 60? Fun is dinner out with my wife, spending time with my daughter and grandson and watching reruns of my favorite old shows on YouTube. (“Moonlighting” is my current favorite. I don’t know that I have five things that I regularly do, but there’s a number of things that are fun when I do them, including the three I just mentioned. Add to that my new side-hustle of refereeing football. Also add spending time with my best friend, especially if we can include in that time a glass of crafted bourbon and a nice cigar.
Fun is a relative term, and it changes as we age. My hope is that I’ll stay healthy enough to remember the fun things I do for many years to come.
