What I Learned When I Was 59 Years, 364 Days, and 19 Hours Old

My last day in the 50's was pretty routine.  I did get a happy birthday phone call from the salesman who just sold me a car, but nothing unusual happened until I was eating a late dinner.  Like most families, the conversation between my wife, my daughter, and myself, turned to a discussion about corn.  Yes, corn, one of those fascinating topics that most of us can't talk enough about.

It really started since on my list of 60 favorite foods I put corn on the cob and corn.  My wife and daughter said it was the same thing and could not understand why I put it down twice.  Corn on the cob is something that we rarely eat and it takes a lot of effort to eat it and it tastes great with steak or chicken.  Corn that is frozen or in a can is a much more common food that is easier to eat and I've always enjoyed eating it as a vegetable.(just kidding, I know it's a fruit)

That is when I learned the last thing in my fifties-the corn that I like from a can or frozen comes from corn on the cob-it's really the same! If I knew this, I don't remember I knew it.  My wife and daughter were amazed that I didn't know.  I never really thought about it and I don't recall my roommate in college teaching me that either.

Fortunately my wife went on her phone and I watched how corn comes off the cob-it was riveting.  My daughter had to text her brother and sister with the shocking news.  She then asked me if I knew what mayonaise was made out of.  I couldn't beleive that corn was in mayonaise! It wasn't, but I was a little concerned.  My wife suggested that maybe I should start learning about some of these things.  She said, "it's a good thing that I didn't know that about you when we started dating." Sometimes, your life can turn on something simple, like corn.

I am lucky that there are only two more hours left of me being picked on in my fifties.  I'll probably get a pass on that for tomorrow since it's my birthday, but it's something I can look forward to in my sixties.(I am looking forward to eating the corn tomorrow, no cob)

It just goes to show you whether you're 59 or 93, you can learn something new.