My readership skews younger; well, such as it is, and last I checked. I'm not sure I really understand that, but maybe I do.

I do spend some words here trying to pass along good news from your future ages. People should know that the accumulation of years is not necessarily a bad thing, nor likely to play out the way you expect. Like for example, I never would have expected this:

If you're the sort of person who, in your youth, enjoys passing an idle hour playing guitar in your underwear... that stays with you. It just stays fun, even if you don't get much past the bass line to "Smoke On The Water" in decades of playing.

"Hope I die before I get old", my ass.