Passing The Brimley Line

As of earlier this month, I officially passed the Brimley / Cocoon Line. For those of you not familiar with arguably the fourth most famous line after (In no particular order) the Mason Dixon Line, the 38th Parallel, and Whose Line Is It, Anyway?, actor Wilford Brimley was 18,530 days old (50 years, 9 months, and 6 days) when the movie Cocoon debuted in theaters on June 21, 1985. This is a picture of Brimley from Cocoon from the Brimley/Cocoon Line Calculator website.

The premise of Cocoon is that a group of seniors swim in a pool with alien cocoons and regain their vigor and energy from their younger days. In the film, a 50 year-old Brimley easily passed as a senior citizen and someone at least 20 years older than his actual age. While I remember enjoying the movie, I was a kid when I saw it. I don't know how it holds up today, but more importantly, I don't think I had a concept of what "normal" 50 year-olds looked like then. I mean, the film had Brimley portray an elderly grandfather, not someone who was 50. 

To me, this is what 50 looks like in 2026.

I don't know if I look like a regular 50 year-old or not. I mean, I don't have much hair, but I've been balding for years. A colleague recently shared that they thought I was 43 or 44, so I'll take that as a win. 

Well, for some reason I feel like I should have some oatmeal now!