Was I Too Old?
100-word story
As I came out of Informatics International College here in the Philippines, a lady asked me if I was a student here. I looked down at my school uniform, chuckled a little, and then answered, “This would not be my choice of attire to wear if I weren’t.”
“How old are you,” she asked. “Fifty-three years old, ma’am,” was my reply. She said, “Aren’t you a little old to be going to college? How old will you be when you graduate?” I said, “The same age I’d be if I didn’t.”
I dropped the mic and went for a beer.
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Stephen Dalton is a retired US Army First Sergeant with a degree in journalism from the University of Maryland and a Certified US English Chicago Manual of Style Editor. He is a freelance journalist currently living in the Philippines.
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