Lyrics from Joni Mitchell’s song California :

Sitting in a park in Paris France Reading the news and it sure looks bad … 

I am stopping the quote right there, because in the era of the 24 hour news/fake news/reality unreality: destruction, distortion, despair … sometimes we need to just take a break.

Deep Breath – how about a joke? 

We could certainly slow the aging process down if it had to work its way through Congress. Will Rogers

An archaeologist is the best husband a woman can have. The older she gets the more interested he is in her. Agatha Christie 

I’m at an age when my back goes out more than I do. Phyllis Diller


You know you’re getting old when the candles cost more than the cake. Bob Hope


By the time a man is wise enough to watch his step, he’s too old to go anywhere. Billy Crystal                           

When I was a boy the Dead Sea was only sick. George Burns

At my age, I don't want to eat health food. I need all the preservatives I can get. (Unknown)

Here is a what is billed as a short, clean, funny joke site! 

and then of course there is always the vast archive of   New Yorker Cartoons.

and finally a smile or three: