TOP TEN SIGNS YOU MAY BE LOSING A STEP

10) Once a stickler for detail, you've been leaving your share of "t"s uncrossed and "i"s undotted along with a slew of dangling participles and split infinitives. And those inappropriate air quotes... c'mon, really?

9) Your last two “Words Of The Day” have been “word” and “day”.

8) Your water cooler banter has gone from insightful critiques of the last season of “Succession" to the present hair and wardrobe choices of "Dancing With The Stars" and "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills"

7) Your ideas in the workplace once greeted by colleagues as “mesmerizing" and “nothing short of brilliant” are now being categorized as “kill me now”.

6) Initially the crossword puzzle extraordinaire, doing the Sunday New York Times in pen, you’ve since opted for Sudoku…the mini version, nothing harder than moderate… in pencil… with a big-ass eraser.

5) Remember when you used to have a great memory?... Didn't think so.

4) Your once weekday ritual of rising early, eyeing your mirrored reflection and proclaiming, “It’s showtime!” is now you in the car, late for work, glimpsing into the rearview, wondering, “What the hell’s with my eyebrows?"

3) The newest addition to your “Bucket List”: Impress people with your last two “Words of the Day”.

2) You used to be able to name that tune in three notes. Now you’re lobbying for full orchestral arrangements to be played in their entirety. And even then it’s iffy.

And the number one sign you may be losing a step:

1) Your father's daughter from a previous marriage says she's completely cutting off ties with you.