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  • Richard Andrew x64R Richard Andrew x64

    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


    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.!:(


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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.
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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.!:(


        I Dream of Absolute Zero

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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.!:(


          I Dream of Absolute Zero

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          El Corazon
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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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            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

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            Christopher Duncan
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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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              • G Gary R Wheeler

                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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                El Corazon
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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?

                _________________________ 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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                • B brianwelsch

                  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 Wright

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                  Ryan Binns
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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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                  • C Christian Graus

                    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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                    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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                    • C Christopher Duncan

                      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

                      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

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                        El Corazon
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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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                        • E El Corazon

                          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.!:(


                            I Dream of Absolute Zero

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


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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

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


                              Jesus loves you. But I'm his favorite.

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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.!:(


                                I Dream of Absolute Zero

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                                Happy Birthday :rose:

                                ---------------------------------------------- If you need a hammer get C and shut up. If you need a nail gun get C++ and shut up. If you don't need *those* things (and good design should tell you) then by all means get a factory, factory, factory. --code-frog@codeproject ---------------------------------------------- Why would you need to date, when C++ is your soul mate?! --Steve Echols@codeproject ----------------------------------------------

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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

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                                  Congratulations :rose:

                                  The tigress is here :-D

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                                  • E El Corazon

                                    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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                                    Gary R Wheeler
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                                    Since the marriages ended in divorce... :-D


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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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                                      Ryan Binns wrote:

                                      Staying young?

                                      No, I think he meant entering a time warp that brings you back in time. :laugh:

                                      :josh: My WPF Blog[^]

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                                        Ryan Binns wrote:

                                        Staying young?

                                        No, I think he meant entering a time warp that brings you back in time. :laugh:

                                        :josh: My WPF Blog[^]

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                                        Ryan Binns
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                                        Josh Smith wrote:

                                        No, I think he meant entering a time warp that brings you back in time.

                                        Oh ok. Makes sense ;)

                                        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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                                        • G Gary R Wheeler

                                          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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                                          Anna Jayne Metcalfe
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                                          Gary R. Wheeler wrote:

                                          Bah. You bunch of sissies. You aren't even sentient until after you turn 40.

                                          In that case, my brain is being delivered in 6 weeks and 4 days time...:doh: The question is, what type of batteries is it likely to require? :rolleyes::doh:

                                          Anna :rose: Currently working mostly on: Visual Lint :cool: Anna's Place | Tears and Laughter "Be yourself - not what others think you should be" - Marcia Graesch "Anna's just a sexy-looking lesbian tart" - A friend, trying to wind me up. It didn't work.

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