Nobody told me about being old.  Or maybe they did, and I wasn't listening. Why? Because being old was just not a part of my personal hopes and dreams.  I fantasized a lot about being a wife, about being a mom, about having a career, about owning my dream home, even about retiring.  But I didn't fantasize about being old...elderly...senior...over-the-hill...geriatric...long-in-the-tooth...etc. etc. etc. Being old, however, has completely changed my psyche, and I have daily th