Arlo and Janis by Jimmy Johnson for March 13, 2013

I saw my old friend Linda just todayShe looked the same to me as yesterday…Her wrinkles gave her character,She still had lots to say, We talked about the dues we’d had to pay…She’s still the same, still growin’ everyday..

Arlo and Janis are only middle aged..wait anouther 30 years and …….

Janis just figured that their life wouldn’t hit the ‘sitting around the table talking’ until much much later. She probably figured at this stage they’d be out travelling, doing exciting things, etc.

My take is that when they were first married she pictured late forties – early fifties as “old”. Now theat she is at that stage in life it really doesn’t “feel old”.

…can’t be disappointed – still alive & kicking, and hopefully, for another 40 or more years!

Is that supposed to be Janis in 40 years? Will she finally be wearing something different? Arlo is still wearing the same shirt.

I was born in 1950. In my youth I really believed that I’d be too old to celebrate when we reached the millennium. When it arrived I found I’d been right all along.

sfreader1: I don’t either – seven weeks til 80.

Ouch! I will never be able to get that image of Janis out of my head. Let’s hope JJ ages her VERY slowly and gracefully.

I agree with gdogg. "Old is always 10 years out.

I think Spidman is right. Janis does not look at all relieved or of joy to be where they are right now. I think she may feel that they are actually the foreseen shadow of themselves- if not old in years old in ways. a mid life crisis point feeling that time has passed too quickly to be where they are now and she is not yet old enough to think with surprise- gee I dont feel 60-70-80

Janis is imaging what they COULD look like by now compared with what they DO look like. All you have to do is see some of your old high school friends on Facebook to know what she’s thinking!