Age Discrimination, I'm Thinking  

 The openings are there.  If you are qualified, someone will hire you.  Unfortunately some of your peers have not distinguished themselves.  We just had one quit during training.  He was out of the industry awhile, had a lot of outside irons in the fire, and halfway just decided it wasn't for him.  I worked with 2 older (than you) guys.  Great guys, great pilots, great experience.  But "forgotten more than you know" was not just a saying.  They both earned their way into retirement, and the band wasn't playing.  No matter how good you were, sometimes it's time to go.  We have had some older pilots come through, who flat didn't know it in the first place, and they forgot the rest.  We had an older relief pilot come through, the crews (yes, melodramatic as they are) had more close calls in the week he was here than the last 5 years with the base pilots.  He also had this chronic cough, they thought he would die on duty at any time.

Frankly employers are afraid you don't have it anymore, or even if you do, that you will walk sooner than later (probably the bigger fear).  If you have 10 years experience, someone knows you.  Is there something in your reputation that precedes you?  Also, the "All hail my greatness" comes through on your post.  Is that coming through on your interview?  It is ok to think it, just need to dial it back for the interview.  You want to show confidence, not arrogance.

If you are not a troll, good luck to you.