they say "you can't teach an old dog new tricks" -

but if we could, should we?

an old dog, or old-timer, looks silly when he wears
the latest fashions or uses the latest slang -

so damned silly that you'd think he'd become aware
of how ludicrous he appears and knock it off

if Abe Lincoln were still around today, he would not
be greeting his fellow citizens with a "Hey dude!" -

no, Mr. Lincoln would be way too smart for that

but how about you and me?

what are we going to do in the year 2108, when
we're still around and kicking; thanks to the coming
scientific breakthroughs that will extend our lives
indefinitely?

breakthroughs that people like Ray Kurzweil are
writing about in non-fiction best sellers like,

Fantastic Voyage: Live Long Enough to Live Forever

will we still dress, speak and gesture as we do today,
or will we be making spectacles of ourselves??