8. On the other hand,people my own age are so much older than I am.I realize that my generation is approaching middle age(I define middle age roughly as the period between 21 and 110)but there is no excuse for my classmates tottering into a state of advanced senility.I ran into my old roommate at the bar,and he'd changed so much that he didn't recognize me."You've put on a little weight,George,"I said. "It's this modern food,"George said."It seems to be more fattening.” 8. On the other hand, people my own age are so much older than I am. I realize that my generation is approaching middle age ( I define middle age roughly as the period between 21 and 110) but there is no excuse for my classmates tottering into a state of advanced senility. I ran into my old roommate at the bar, and he’d changed so much that he didn’t recognize me. “You’ve put on a little weight, George,” I said. 9. “It’s this modern food,” George said. “It seems to be more fattening