No one ever says life is fair.

Now, I find out that I’m not old enough. Yes, it is hard to believe. I’m at the age where the Safeway people ask if I want help getting my groceries out to the car. I’ve had people tell me I could get my kids to help fill out an online registration form if I don’t have a computer or have difficulty. The MacDonald’s restaurant gives me coffee at the seniors rate.

As I’ve mentioned before, I’ve been trying to find a Wii video game system for three or four months. The sales people generally assume it’s not for me (“a gift for the grandchildren?”) and more than likely attribute senility, Alzheimer’s disease or some other dementia as the obvious infliction. That may well be true, but none the less, I want one for me. I’m not even sure I’ll allow the grandkids to play with it if I ever find one.

When I was in Alberta last week, I figured the “big” cities of Calgary or Edmonton would have some game systems in stock. No such luck. I’m still Wii-less.

Apparently, I didn’t look at the right places in Calgary. The CBC website has an article about a group of young people who found five Wii’s and donated them to a senior citizens home.

My quest continues. But I never considered I was too young.