'us middle aged guys'
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The main differences I can see between 16 and 40 1 - I've had time to learn to do the things I like ( NO, I am talking about guitar and programming ) 2 - no-one can tell me to stop and go to bed 3 - I have the money to pursue the things I like ( I have $20k worth of guitars and amps now, for example ) 4 - so long as I know I've treated people fairly, I no longer care what people think. I dress how I want, live how I want, do the things I want to do.
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista.
Christian Graus wrote:
I dress how I want
It's very hard not to make a joke at that ;P but I'll just wish you a happy birthday :) May the rants keep flowing (they are entertaining!)
Cheers, Vıkram.
I've never ever worked anywhere where there has not been someone who given the choice I would not work with again. It's a job, you do your work, put up with the people you don't like, accept there are probably people there that don't like you a lot, and look forward to the weekends. - Josh Gray.
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I love the way people think that "middle aged" means that your life is essentially over. For those of you keeping score at home, here's a breakdown of age groups and what they mean in the US:
- Below 13: Child. Irrelevant to society other than the joy / burden of raising you.
- 13 to 19: Teenager. Obnoxious and prone to wild fits of manic behavior.
- 20: Young. The only years truly worth living.
- 30: Getting Old. Time to resign yourself to the fact that you're no longer young or able to have fun. Life sucks starting today. It's all about responsibilities, obligations and work. Hang up your party hat, you won't be needing it.
- 40: Over The Hill. It's all downhill from here. No point making plans. Your life is just about over, so why bother? Just fill out your will so we can have your money when you go. Er, you're going soon, right?
- 50: Old And In The Way. You're too old to function or contribute to society, let alone have any fun, so you'd do us all a favor if you would just go out back and shoot yourself so that we don't have to deal with you. (You did fill out that will, didn't you?)
- 60: Ancient. What, people really want to live that long? Good heavens, why?
As you can see, the only years worth living where you're able to enjoy life are your 20s. Beyond that, it's all a descending spiral towards death, with no real ability to have any fun. What a nation of whiners! No wonder anti-depressants are such big sellers. Do you think if you sit around and chant, "Life sucks, life sucks..." long enough, your life will magically become better? If you truly feel this way (and a huge chunk of society buys into this), why don't you just stay home, curl up in a fetal position and make more room for the rest of us? You're depressing and boring the pants off of us, and you're taking up valuable space that could better be used by those of us who are still alive. I'm 51, and I speak with authority when I say that everything they told you about getting old was BS. I'm stronger, smarter, faster and better in every way than I was at 20. Old and in the way? Trust me, boys and girls. I plan on being in the way a lot! :-D
Christopher Duncan Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes
The youngest I'd ever want to be again is 25. But then, statistically, singles between 25 and 30 have the least sex.
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Saw this phrase on the corvette thread below. I turn 40 tomorrow. I have no intention of buying a sports car tho ( heck, I just bought a prius ). I'm clinging to my youth by going to rock festivals, buying expensive guitars and playing them whenever I get a chance.
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista.
Christian Graus wrote:
by going to rock festivals, buying expensive guitars and playing them whenever I get a chance
A sure sign you are middle aged!
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Saw this phrase on the corvette thread below. I turn 40 tomorrow. I have no intention of buying a sports car tho ( heck, I just bought a prius ). I'm clinging to my youth by going to rock festivals, buying expensive guitars and playing them whenever I get a chance.
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista.
hehe. 39 next for me. Happy Birthday fella :). Just remember getting older is a good thing because you either make less mistakes or get better and talking yourself out of the ensuing sh*t. :)
The only thing unpredictable about me is just how predictable I'm going to be.
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The main differences I can see between 16 and 40 1 - I've had time to learn to do the things I like ( NO, I am talking about guitar and programming ) 2 - no-one can tell me to stop and go to bed 3 - I have the money to pursue the things I like ( I have $20k worth of guitars and amps now, for example ) 4 - so long as I know I've treated people fairly, I no longer care what people think. I dress how I want, live how I want, do the things I want to do.
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista.
I have to say that you've pretty much hit the nail on the head there. :cool:
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Swimming is probably an ideal form of exercise for middle-aged types. No impact, moderately aerobic, and if you pick the right pool and the right time of day, 'entertaining' (wink-wink, nudge-nudge).
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Saw this phrase on the corvette thread below. I turn 40 tomorrow. I have no intention of buying a sports car tho ( heck, I just bought a prius ). I'm clinging to my youth by going to rock festivals, buying expensive guitars and playing them whenever I get a chance.
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista.
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The main differences I can see between 16 and 40 1 - I've had time to learn to do the things I like ( NO, I am talking about guitar and programming ) 2 - no-one can tell me to stop and go to bed 3 - I have the money to pursue the things I like ( I have $20k worth of guitars and amps now, for example ) 4 - so long as I know I've treated people fairly, I no longer care what people think. I dress how I want, live how I want, do the things I want to do.
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista.
Christian Graus wrote:
I no longer care what people think. I dress how I want, live how I want, do the things I want to do
Damn straight!
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Saw this phrase on the corvette thread below. I turn 40 tomorrow. I have no intention of buying a sports car tho ( heck, I just bought a prius ). I'm clinging to my youth by going to rock festivals, buying expensive guitars and playing them whenever I get a chance.
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista.
Could you state that in the form of a question?
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Saw this phrase on the corvette thread below. I turn 40 tomorrow. I have no intention of buying a sports car tho ( heck, I just bought a prius ). I'm clinging to my youth by going to rock festivals, buying expensive guitars and playing them whenever I get a chance.
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista.
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Saw this phrase on the corvette thread below. I turn 40 tomorrow. I have no intention of buying a sports car tho ( heck, I just bought a prius ). I'm clinging to my youth by going to rock festivals, buying expensive guitars and playing them whenever I get a chance.
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista.
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Bassam Abdul-Baki wrote:
I'm 37 and still in my prime. 40 is only middle-aged if you plan on living to 80. I say you still have a decade before you hit middle-age, but it's all relative anyway.
The term is "middle age", not "median age". Here's a sobering thought: If you divide your desired lifespan of 80 into thirds, youth, middle age, old age, then middle age begins at 27 and ends at 53. So you've been middle aged for ten years already! Watch out. You may be in your prime at 37, but the human body isn't a linear organism. In my case, the lights started winking out when I hit 40. - Owen -
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Saw this phrase on the corvette thread below. I turn 40 tomorrow. I have no intention of buying a sports car tho ( heck, I just bought a prius ). I'm clinging to my youth by going to rock festivals, buying expensive guitars and playing them whenever I get a chance.
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista.
40 isn't old, sorry there are many more years after 40. My new manager's manager appears to be 30-ish. His LinkedIn profile lists his high school graduation date, which is apparently still an important event for him career wise. Whereas for me, it'd probably invite age discrimination. :sigh:
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Saw this phrase on the corvette thread below. I turn 40 tomorrow. I have no intention of buying a sports car tho ( heck, I just bought a prius ). I'm clinging to my youth by going to rock festivals, buying expensive guitars and playing them whenever I get a chance.
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista.
I'm 42 and loving every moment it took to get here, no regrets! I admit I once thought 40 was old until I got there, then I realized birthdays are just a celebration of all the love, happiness, friends, and blessings that have come into my life.
S.Nowlin ----------------------- I'm a Techwriter Monkey -- handy, just less useful than the Bathroom Monkey.
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Hah. I turn
0x30this summer. I had a sports car for a while, until I totalled it out. I'll get another one someday. At the moment, I've got a kid about to enter college, and that sorts your financial realities. I cling to my youth by making my body do all the things it should have done when it was younger: mainly running, biking, and lifting weights. And when it complains, I tell it to STFU and soldier.Software Zen:
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0x28. I think it's tougher on a lady to hit the 40's. Men just seem to get more interesting and handsome! -
Saw this phrase on the corvette thread below. I turn 40 tomorrow. I have no intention of buying a sports car tho ( heck, I just bought a prius ). I'm clinging to my youth by going to rock festivals, buying expensive guitars and playing them whenever I get a chance.
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista.
Think 40 is a shock? Wait til you hit 70! As my Mother used to say, Oh to be 60 again! (She was 93 at the time. Me -Im still jogging a couple of miles 2 or 3 times a week in the hills. Dont have time for more -too busy developing. Trying to keep up with MS is like trying to drink from a firehose. Knock on wood.
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Saw this phrase on the corvette thread below. I turn 40 tomorrow. I have no intention of buying a sports car tho ( heck, I just bought a prius ). I'm clinging to my youth by going to rock festivals, buying expensive guitars and playing them whenever I get a chance.
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista.
I'm turning 26 next month and I'm already falling into despair. Time won't roll back and I'm still very far from having enough money to buy my dream car (Porsche Carrera)! And when I do I will be too old to enjoy it :sigh: Oh, happy birthday by the way. When I get to your age I will probably be on the mental hospital, I'm not mentally strong enough. Fábio
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Saw this phrase on the corvette thread below. I turn 40 tomorrow. I have no intention of buying a sports car tho ( heck, I just bought a prius ). I'm clinging to my youth by going to rock festivals, buying expensive guitars and playing them whenever I get a chance.
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista.
I'm not at all sure that a Prius isn't a geeky equivalent of a sports car- especially given the hacks that are in the wild for improvements such as plug-in recharging and adding laptop batteries and tweaking the internal software for faster speeds on electric only.
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Saw this phrase on the corvette thread below. I turn 40 tomorrow. I have no intention of buying a sports car tho ( heck, I just bought a prius ). I'm clinging to my youth by going to rock festivals, buying expensive guitars and playing them whenever I get a chance.
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista.
Here's the thing I have figured out - When you were younger if you thought 30 was old you dreaded turning 30 and freaked when you did. If you thought 60 years of age was old you passed 30 with flying colors but are dreading 60. I had a lady I worked with that freaked at 29 because the next year she was turning thirty. I personally think its how old you think you are. I have days where I feel eighteen and days where I feel I am over a hundred. It's all in the attitude!!!!!
If you can’t have fun at work, then why go to work?
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DaveyM69 wrote:
but I'm the original Peter Pan so I'll never grow up
My desk has Wall-E, Mario Kart, Toy Story, Incredibles, Pooh, etc figurines on it, so I am with you there.
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista.
Christian Graus wrote:
DaveyM69 wrote: but I'm the original Peter Pan so I'll never grow up My desk has Wall-E, Mario Kart, Toy Story, Incredibles, Pooh, etc figurines on it, so I am with you there.
LOL! I'll turn 52 at the end of March and I am known where I work for the collection of happy meal toys on my desk! Being able to feel satisfied by a kid's meal and getting a toy to boot is one of the few benefits of aging! :laugh: