The Way We Are: Walt Handelsman's Comic Take on Slipping Memory - AARP Everyw... Beauty & Style

Mem' ries Where Did I Put My Keys Walt Handelsman' s Toons

Animator cartoonist pokes fun at our preoccupations

Admit it: You've searched high and low that are already on your head; you've groped for the forgotten name; and you've had the mystifying experience of standing in your closet wondering, "Why did I come in here?" Vote for your favorite (look left, and down for the Laugh Out Loud poll!)

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Right under the video, you can "email," "share" or "get link" and give your friends a chuckle. At the top of the page, you can "Email" "Tweet" and "Like." On your mobile device, you'll see "email," "g+1" (Google plus) "Tweet" and "Like" (for Facebook) at the bottom of the page. You can also watch and . In his rendition of the classic Barbra Streisand hit "," two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist and animator takes a hilarious look at middle-age forgetfulness. "We have to be able to poke fun at ourselves," says Handelsman. "You can wring your hands about your , or you can say, 'Hey, this is it!' Be happy that you're growing older, that you're maturing, that you're smarter, that you're wiser. Plus, all of your friends are growing older with you.

"So let's have some fun with it!" Coming soon — more toons. A wry look at our "boomerang" kids, and a jocular swipe at our obsession with looking young via lifts, tucks and enhancements provided by plastic surgery. You may also Laugh Out Loud at and .

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