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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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    Chris S Kaiser
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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.

    This statement is false.

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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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      Ryan Binns
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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.

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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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          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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            Chris S Kaiser
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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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              Gary R Wheeler
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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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                    Megan Forbes
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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:


                    A mum and loving it!

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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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                            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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                            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?

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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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                              brianwelsch 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 :-)

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                                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

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                                  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

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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

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                                    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.

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                                      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)

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                                      Jeffry J. Brickley wrote:

                                      Am I the only one that thinks this would be a bad thing?

                                      Well, I don't know about living say after the planet has been destroyed. But, I wouldn't mind a run stretching a few thousand years or so. :-D

                                      Jeremy Falcon

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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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                                        Congratulations on reaching the 10th anniversary of your 21st Birthday!


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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'll be 31 in 12 days, time flies :(


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