Don't Stop Playing.

"We don't stop playing because we grow old. We grow old because we stop playing." J. Lee

My Dad is 82 this year. His eyes are still bright and his smile is wide. That's because he still knows how to have fun and play at 82. Dad is a WWII veteran and retired from the Navy after 23 years. As a child growing up he would wake my bother, sister and me up by calling "rev-ely" in the morning. He still gets a big kick out of teasing someone and his laugh comes straight from the belly. Dad doesn't play physical games, but he loves to play video poker in Las Vegas. He is also a big fan of horse racing. As long as I could remember Dad studied horses using the racing form. His mind is sharp and his wit is intact. He claims that when he was on the ship overseas he never had to cash his checks because he made enough money playing poker with his fellow shipmates. I pray that when I'm 82 I am still playing just like my Dad.