Getting Up There

We were having a chat at nextdoor the other day about fun stuff like trips to New York and Broadway shows. Young Ellen had just been there and saw Follies with "you know, that older woman". This led to the comment, "yeah, she is really getting up there". I thought to myself, well in that case I am really, really getting up there. I've been thinking a lot about that since then...getting up there. Let's face it, it does have a negative connotation, and yet the expression is made up of a string of positive words. Getting for example: to accomplish, earn, receive, achieve etc. And up, that's a good thing. I'd rather be up than down. Add a Y and you have yup, that's better than nope. And there, a place, going forward...going there. Really, "getting up there" is a great place to be. I like being there. I get up every morning happy to be there, free to enjoy my day and do as I please. Up, Up and Away.