Paulie I am 38 and the majority of my friends are 10-12 years younger than me. I am in the same situation but one thing I know for sure is I have a good time regardless. Today’s society is full of clicks and if you are not in a click then you are and outcast; Power and Light for example. I know tons of people but not good enough to be in that click which I really don’t want to be. Clicks are for kids so I let them have it but what the young people of today lack is genuine good hearts. I mean if I walk over to you and say hi then I would think you would say hi back but no way because I’m outside the “click” and not what you are looking for in a guy you just ignore me. Sorry to say but I might not be looking for you just being nice which the younger generation has lost.

One of my mottos for my nephews, nieces and teens I mentor is get to know as many people as you can, send them a note over the years keep in-touch because you never know when you will need them; and just be yourself. No its not about just needing them but its about loyalty; people trust you when you show loyalty. Yes most of my friends live in other states but those I do have here do respect my Loyalty and elder :>) so Paulie all I can say is keep doing what you do, no one can take your youth or experience away; we are a dying breed (with real personality). I might have taken this further than you meant it to go but you sparked something in me that I needed to get out.