"Bring up ageism and out comes it comes -- it's the one insult that's considered socially acceptable." That and politics. I'm absolutely amazed at the hateful

"Bring up ageism and out comes it comes -- it's the one insult that's considered socially acceptable." That and politics. I'm absolutely amazed at the hateful language that friends and talking heads use for people who are "differently politicized." As for me, I "knew" I was old and irrelevant (or seen as such) the day I answered a telephone poll for local radio stations. The first question was my age, and the next statement was "Thank you for your time <click>." I was guilty when I was young. The tables have turned, and I try not to let it bother me now, although it sometimes does.