RE: Maybe I'm getting too old...
My wife won a spelling bee, once. I think it's hot.
She still spells at family reunions; Church gatherings; Chamber of Commerce meetings and school openings.
I bought her a karaoke machine that says the word and then she spells it to Iron Maiden tunes playing in the background. Hours of fun.
In fact.....I'm meeting her at home, for lunch.....and she's gonna spell all the states that begin with "L".