Hot or Hot

Years ago I was hot. Today I am hot. Two totally different interpretations of the same word. When I was in my twenties I was told that I was pretty. In those days the expression "hot" was born. Hot meant good looking, attractive and even sexy. There was a song "Don't you wish your mama was hot like me". As I got older the meaning has dramatically changed. Hot now means night sweats, flashes and clammy skin. I know that this does not sound too attractive but it is the truth. Once you hit 50, you yearn to be cool. Not the way you were cool in your 20's. This cool has nothing to do with style or attitude. It has to do with body temperature.