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  • R RChin

    Cheers ::beer:: I tend not to celebrate my birthdays. But this number seem to be a like a quicksand into my final years.


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    Christian Graus
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    RChin wrote:

    But this number seem to be a like a quicksand into my final years.

    Funny thing, no-one wants to get old, but no-one is keen on the alternative, either :-)

    Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++ Metal Musings - Rex and my new metal blog

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      RChin wrote:

      Eight minutes before I'm 31.

      Well Happy Birthday. :rose:

      RChin wrote:

      Mate, you are old.!

      NAH, you will just start using Hex next year and then complaining about the youngsters in another 16.

      RChin wrote:

      It means that you've now been there done it, wrote the book.

      Got all of your kids through school yet? :)

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      Michael A. Barnhart wrote:

      RChin wrote: It means that you've now been there done it, wrote the book. Got all of your kids through school yet?

      Ha! OK. Maybe I haven't done it all yet. But I like my freedom and kids and wives and all that seems to me to be what you do when you're old. Now, I have a mortgage on my head, so thats a tick on my 'Am I old Yet' list. Two to go and I might as well buy myself a rocking chair.


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      • R RChin

        Eight minutes before I'm 31. 31. Thirty One. Thirty was a an indication of getting on, but thirty one... It means that you've now been there done it, wrote the book. You have past it. Mate, you are old.!:(


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        RChin wrote:

        Thirty was a an indication of getting on, but thirty one...

        Nine more years of that and you may be balding with a gut, but get a sports car to pick up young chicks with. ;P Happy B-Day btw.

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        • R RChin

          Eight minutes before I'm 31. 31. Thirty One. Thirty was a an indication of getting on, but thirty one... It means that you've now been there done it, wrote the book. You have past it. Mate, you are old.!:(


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          [edit] "You have past it. Mate, you are old.!" [/edit] Nah... I turned 38 today, so good luck convincing me of that one. -- modified at 19:53 Thursday 10th August, 2006

          This statement is false.

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            RChin wrote:

            Thirty was a an indication of getting on, but thirty one...

            Nine more years of that and you may be balding with a gut, but get a sports car to pick up young chicks with. ;P Happy B-Day btw.

            Jeremy Falcon

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            Ha ha. Funny you should say that, but that the two things that I think I'm immune to.* Baldness I've never really worried about it. Never had anyone in my immediate family that I know is bald.

            • Beer belly. Now, I drink a lot of beer. I'm Mr. Pub. But I'm forever thin. Up to a year ago I used to have a full gym membership, only to try and tempt a bit of weight onto me, but only in vain. All my brothers, and my father, has got enourmous bellies, but I seem to have skipped that one!

              Jeremy Falcon wrote:

              get a sports car to pick up young chicks with.

              Now you are talking. I've got a 1995 Renault Clio. Does that count? :~


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            • R RChin

              Michael A. Barnhart wrote:

              RChin wrote: It means that you've now been there done it, wrote the book. Got all of your kids through school yet?

              Ha! OK. Maybe I haven't done it all yet. But I like my freedom and kids and wives and all that seems to me to be what you do when you're old. Now, I have a mortgage on my head, so thats a tick on my 'Am I old Yet' list. Two to go and I might as well buy myself a rocking chair.


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              Michael A Barnhart
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              RChin wrote:

              I like my freedom

              Understood. A choice one makes.

              RChin wrote:

              kids and wives and all that seems to me to be what you do when you're old.

              Trust me. You do NOT want a new baby when you are OLD. That is for younsters! Have a great birthday.

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              • R RChin

                Ha ha. Funny you should say that, but that the two things that I think I'm immune to.* Baldness I've never really worried about it. Never had anyone in my immediate family that I know is bald.

                • Beer belly. Now, I drink a lot of beer. I'm Mr. Pub. But I'm forever thin. Up to a year ago I used to have a full gym membership, only to try and tempt a bit of weight onto me, but only in vain. All my brothers, and my father, has got enourmous bellies, but I seem to have skipped that one!

                  Jeremy Falcon wrote:

                  get a sports car to pick up young chicks with.

                  Now you are talking. I've got a 1995 Renault Clio. Does that count? :~


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                RChin wrote:

                # Beer belly. Now, I drink a lot of beer. I'm Mr. Pub. But I'm forever thin. Up to a year ago I used to have a full gym membership, only to try and tempt a bit of weight onto me, but only in vain. All my brothers, and my father, has got enourmous bellies, but I seem to have skipped that one!

                Ohhhh your in for a surprise. I was bone thin and a rail of a kid and used to have contests as to was thinner. Fast metabolism.. After a while in my thirties, ok maybe working at the computer and eating good food, and drinking Guinness regularly had something to do with it, I developed the infamous beer belly and am now a whopping 200 lbs. Being 6 foot tall helps to spread it around a bit, but my friends who remember what I used to look like are still in shock.

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                  [edit] "You have past it. Mate, you are old.!" [/edit] Nah... I turned 38 today, so good luck convincing me of that one. -- modified at 19:53 Thursday 10th August, 2006

                  This statement is false.

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                  Well, (happy) birthay, fellow CPian. May a thousand good wims of Bob washes over your coding life. :)


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                  • R RChin

                    Well, (happy) birthay, fellow CPian. May a thousand good wims of Bob washes over your coding life. :)


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                    Why thank you. :) And happy birthday to you. I think I'll have to join you and pop a guinness... tis a good day.

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                    • R RChin

                      Eight minutes before I'm 31. 31. Thirty One. Thirty was a an indication of getting on, but thirty one... It means that you've now been there done it, wrote the book. You have past it. Mate, you are old.!:(


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                      Happy Birthday! :-D Look on the bright side, you're not 32 yet :rolleyes:

                      Ryan

                      "Punctuality is only a virtue for those who aren't smart enough to think of good excuses for being late" John Nichol "Point Of Impact"

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                        RChin wrote:

                        # Beer belly. Now, I drink a lot of beer. I'm Mr. Pub. But I'm forever thin. Up to a year ago I used to have a full gym membership, only to try and tempt a bit of weight onto me, but only in vain. All my brothers, and my father, has got enourmous bellies, but I seem to have skipped that one!

                        Ohhhh your in for a surprise. I was bone thin and a rail of a kid and used to have contests as to was thinner. Fast metabolism.. After a while in my thirties, ok maybe working at the computer and eating good food, and drinking Guinness regularly had something to do with it, I developed the infamous beer belly and am now a whopping 200 lbs. Being 6 foot tall helps to spread it around a bit, but my friends who remember what I used to look like are still in shock.

                        This statement is false.

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                        Chris S Kaiser wrote:

                        drinking Guinness regularly

                        Guinness...Ahhhhh (Salivating Homer sylie). My staple diet.

                        Chris S Kaiser wrote:

                        Fast metabolism..

                        Thats exactly what I've got. I am really worried about the day this gets tired and decides to stop altogether! Well my life has been a bit bland over the last couple years, so a (any) change probably would be initially welcomed (damn, I've just jinxed myselft haven't I?).


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                        • R Ryan Binns

                          Happy Birthday! :-D Look on the bright side, you're not 32 yet :rolleyes:

                          Ryan

                          "Punctuality is only a virtue for those who aren't smart enough to think of good excuses for being late" John Nichol "Point Of Impact"

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                          Yes. I guess its something to look forward to.:~ Its just that when I was younger, I always imagined that when I was in my thirties I could be a millionaire, ruling the world. (don't laugh). OK, maybe not a millionniare!


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                          • R RChin

                            Chris S Kaiser wrote:

                            drinking Guinness regularly

                            Guinness...Ahhhhh (Salivating Homer sylie). My staple diet.

                            Chris S Kaiser wrote:

                            Fast metabolism..

                            Thats exactly what I've got. I am really worried about the day this gets tired and decides to stop altogether! Well my life has been a bit bland over the last couple years, so a (any) change probably would be initially welcomed (damn, I've just jinxed myselft haven't I?).


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                            Well, the signal is that your father and brothers have it. But, who knows... you might miss that boat. :~

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                            • R RChin

                              Eight minutes before I'm 31. 31. Thirty One. Thirty was a an indication of getting on, but thirty one... It means that you've now been there done it, wrote the book. You have past it. Mate, you are old.!:(


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                              Bah. You bunch of sissies. You aren't even sentient until after you turn 40. (I turned 45 a couple of weeks ago) Happy Birthday! :rose:


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                                Christian Graus wrote:

                                Still, I'd be more upset about it if my life sucked now as much as it did when I was 22.

                                I raise my glass to you! I agree with that sentiment because I try to look at aging as being like the maturing of a fine wine. You live and learn. ( I'm 38 )

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                                Richie308 wrote:

                                I try to look at aging as being like the maturing of a fine wine.

                                When I was seventeen It was a very good year It was a very good year for small town girls And soft summer nights Wed hide from the lights On the village green When I was seventeen When I was twenty-one It was a very good year It was a very good year for city girls Who lived up the stair With all that perfumed hair And it came undone When I was twenty-one When I was thirty-five It was a very good year It was a very good year for blue-blooded girls Of independent means We'd ride in limousines Their chauffeurs would drive When I was thirty-five But now the days grow short Im in the autumn of the year And now I think of my life as vintage wine >from fine old kegs >from the brim to the dregs And it poured sweet and clear It was a very good year It was a mess of good years

                                BW


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                                • R RChin

                                  Eight minutes before I'm 31. 31. Thirty One. Thirty was a an indication of getting on, but thirty one... It means that you've now been there done it, wrote the book. You have past it. Mate, you are old.!:(


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                                  I tell everyone my 30s have been and promise to continue to be the best years of my life thus far. It could be denial, but I think it's the truth. ;) Happy Birthday!

                                  BW


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                                  • R RChin

                                    Eight minutes before I'm 31. 31. Thirty One. Thirty was a an indication of getting on, but thirty one... It means that you've now been there done it, wrote the book. You have past it. Mate, you are old.!:(


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                                    I reached this milestone about 6 weeks before you. I came to a decision. My 20's rocked, my 30's are going to be even better :cool: Happy birthday! :jig:


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                                    • R RChin

                                      Eight minutes before I'm 31. 31. Thirty One. Thirty was a an indication of getting on, but thirty one... It means that you've now been there done it, wrote the book. You have past it. Mate, you are old.!:(


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                                      RChin wrote:

                                      It means that you've now been there done it, wrote the book. You have past it. Mate, you are old.!

                                      I hate to tell you, but 31 you haven't done it. I haven't done it, or wrote the book on it at 41. You've done it, and wrote the book on it when YOU decide to give up and stop doing it. I started learning music at 40. I started photography all over again at 37. Heck, I started my life over again at 37 because of my 2nd divorce. I still haven't done it all. I haven't seen it all. But I am still trying, still learning, still doing. I'll write the book when I decide to, but for write now, I'm still 41 years young even if I did loose 20 years of my life in 2002. Live for today, but never waste tomorrow. and happy birthday!! may you have many happy to come! -- modified at 22:09 Thursday 10th August, 2006

                                      _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)

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                                      • R RChin

                                        Eight minutes before I'm 31. 31. Thirty One. Thirty was a an indication of getting on, but thirty one... It means that you've now been there done it, wrote the book. You have past it. Mate, you are old.!:(


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                                        Getting old is the point! Besides, who says you can't write the book, then decide to write a dozen new and different books? :-D

                                        Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes www.PracticalStrategyConsulting.com

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                                          Getting old is the point! Besides, who says you can't write the book, then decide to write a dozen new and different books? :-D

                                          Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes www.PracticalStrategyConsulting.com

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                                          Christopher Duncan wrote:

                                          Besides, who says you can't write the book, then decide to write a dozen new and different books?

                                          and then write a book... about writing books! ;)

                                          _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)

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