---
title: Senescence
subtitle: Losing the fight against time
---

> I did not realize that aging was going to happen to me, personally.
> -- [Ginny Hogan](https://www.tiktok.com/@ginnyhogan/video/7219643115387309358)

**1988 (age 14)**
[Glasses to correct near-sightedness](/logs/events/1989-respectacled/)

**2010 (age 36)**
[Discovered teeth require maintenance](/2010/05/10/defective.html)

**2014 (age 40)**
Found that sitting cross-legged for extended periods causes knee pain

**2018 (age 44)**
[Had several lipoma tumors surgically removed](/logs/events/2018-angiolipoma/)
and first bifocals

**2019 (age 45)**
Revive cycling workouts and am keenly aware of how much weaker I am, and how much slower improvement is

**2021 (age 47)**
Tinnitus (post-COVID) is frequent enough to be noticeable, and make me aware of just how poor my hearing is
