Don't know where I sit in this bell curve. Probaby far to the right. The question is - what moral to the story can be gained from my case. I turn 68 next month

Don't know where I sit in this bell curve. Probaby far to the right. The question is - what moral to the story can be gained from my case. I turn 68 next month. 7 years ago I was cold-call recruited (they called, not me) and offered by three companies all wanting embedded systems expertise. All at the same time. Never rains but it pours, eh? Two were boring embedded Linux. One was fun gaming console OS. Audio SDK and DSP, specifically (although I was not pointed there for a good year after hiring). I'm still there. And the interesting bit is - I had never coded Audio or DSP before. They liked my technology surfing history, that wide 'T' shaped profile on LI. And, clearly, age had nothing to do with it. Experience, proven adaptability, and quick at learning new stuff did. Is my theory, anyway. But that is not something one can decide to add to the CV in a panic after the fact of layoffs. It starts in ones' teens and never stops. But then, this is an established Japanese company in Seattle. Two major differences to SV start-ups.