Countdown to 31
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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.
I Dream of Absolute Zero
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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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.
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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? :~
I Dream of Absolute Zero
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
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Well, (happy) birthay, fellow CPian. May a thousand good wims of Bob washes over your coding life. :)
I Dream of Absolute Zero
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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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.!:(
I Dream of Absolute Zero
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.
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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?).
I Dream of Absolute Zero
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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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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?).
I Dream of Absolute Zero
Well, the signal is that your father and brothers have it. But, who knows... you might miss that boat. :~
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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.!:(
I Dream of Absolute Zero
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:
Software Zen:
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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 )
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
If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.
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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.!:(
I Dream of Absolute Zero
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
If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.
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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.!:(
I Dream of Absolute Zero
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:
A mum and loving it!
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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.!:(
I Dream of Absolute Zero
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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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.!:(
I Dream of Absolute Zero
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
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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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:
Software Zen:
delete this;Gary R. Wheeler wrote:
You aren't even sentient until after you turn 40.
Does this mean I clear my two marriages and divorces off my record because I wasn't sentient then?
_________________________ 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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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
If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.
-- Steven Wrightbrianwelsch wrote:
It could be denial, but I think it's the truth.
Who says those two have to be mutually exclusive? :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:
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
Christian Graus wrote:
Funny thing, no-one wants to get old, but no-one is keen on the alternative, either
Staying young? :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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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
Christopher Duncan wrote:
Getting old is the point!
Well, I still like the idea of living forever. But I guess I'll have to settle for wisdom. :-D
Jeremy Falcon
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Christopher Duncan wrote:
Getting old is the point!
Well, I still like the idea of living forever. But I guess I'll have to settle for wisdom. :-D
Jeremy Falcon
Jeremy Falcon wrote:
Well, I still like the idea of living forever.
Am I the only one that thinks this would be a bad thing? I never liked the idea of living forever.
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
