Old Man

Reasons I may be an old man trapped in the body of an almost 27 year old woman:

1. Yankee magazine. If it is near me, I read it.
2. A love of good bourbon, scotch and whiskey. And a knowledge of their differences.
3. Tools. Love tools. All tools.
4. The persistent cough that plagues me in the morning.
5. Chronic pains that actually do predict the weather
6. A love of John Prine
7. Dark, strong, black coffee every morning. Preferably in the same mug as the previous day. I enjoy consistency.
8. I get really annoyed and short with people I see too much.
9. Repetitive stories
10. Grunts when I stand up from a chair
11. LL Bean duck boots
12. Fly fishing. Love it.
13. “I can probably just do it myself” as a mantra.
14. Really cold hands and feet
15. Owning more than three “Peterson's Field Guides” or “National Audubon Society” guides
16. A sincere, undying love of quiet.
17. Zero interior decoration skills
18. Lots and lots of scars
19. I actually do pull my glasses off and clean them with breath and my shirt
20. Wanting to play a good game of Bocce or croquet for my birthday

Reasons I know I'm not an old man trapped in the body of a nearly 27 year old woman:

1. Don't have hairy ears
2. Don't have hairy nose
3. Still look good in a sports bra
4. Can hear
5. I don't think Matlock was all that great