Old and Beautiful

Susan and I had dinner with M.M and A.M. with great conversation with and evening desert (Pawpaw parfait - George Washington's favorite desert and Ohio's official state fruit) at their house.  Somehow the conversation and topical interactions with the two of them, flood all kinds of nostalgic memories into my brain:

(1) The 1960's vocabulary of cool, groovy, yea man ... like ...,
(2) The pocket knife game of chicken played as a youth
(3) The Godfather movie
(4) The manual ice grinders of the 1960's
(5) The embroidered bell bottom pants (apparently now coming back into fashion)
(6) The fashion in women's attire - short skirts and bikinis

We are all relatively the same age (55-61) but with diverse geographic roots.  As we were discussing fashion, it was natural to reflect on what looks good - then and now.  That's when M.M. mentioned the term - old lady and old man.

The tension of the word "old" is reflected in attitudes of it's asthetics, function, and context.  An old building without care is a dump.  An old painting can be worth millions.  Old technology is relegated to the unfinished basement. But what about the term old lady, or old man?

A skimpy bathing suit on an old lady or old man is .......

In the 60's bikini's were required to cover the navels.  In that case "old" can remain beautiful.  :)