Where has the time gone?
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When I first moved to where I live now, my neighbours had 4 young children. As of yesterday, 3 of them are married with the youngest one in college. While I am very happy for Luke and Morgan (married yesterday), instead of seeing a 6' 4" man, in my minds eye I still see a young child with his sister putting ice cubes on their driveway to see which one melts first. As a child, I didn't believe people when they said time flies; now, it seems to be travelling faster than the speed of light.
I know the feeling - when we moved in, the kid next door was teething. Now he's taller than me, and on the rare occasions he stops moving you can watch him grow...
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When I first moved to where I live now, my neighbours had 4 young children. As of yesterday, 3 of them are married with the youngest one in college. While I am very happy for Luke and Morgan (married yesterday), instead of seeing a 6' 4" man, in my minds eye I still see a young child with his sister putting ice cubes on their driveway to see which one melts first. As a child, I didn't believe people when they said time flies; now, it seems to be travelling faster than the speed of light.
Tim Carmichael wrote:
instead of seeing a 6' 4" man, in my minds eye I still see a young child
I think that's one of the harder things about being a parent -- the constant readjustment needed when seeing you kid. From their perspective it must be weird too as they grow up and their perception of you as a parent changes.
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When I first moved to where I live now, my neighbours had 4 young children. As of yesterday, 3 of them are married with the youngest one in college. While I am very happy for Luke and Morgan (married yesterday), instead of seeing a 6' 4" man, in my minds eye I still see a young child with his sister putting ice cubes on their driveway to see which one melts first. As a child, I didn't believe people when they said time flies; now, it seems to be travelling faster than the speed of light.
It's crazy isn't it. I try not to think about it too much. "So and So (who was a little tyke just yesterday)is getting married" "Hu" That's nice. for(i=0.........
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When I first moved to where I live now, my neighbours had 4 young children. As of yesterday, 3 of them are married with the youngest one in college. While I am very happy for Luke and Morgan (married yesterday), instead of seeing a 6' 4" man, in my minds eye I still see a young child with his sister putting ice cubes on their driveway to see which one melts first. As a child, I didn't believe people when they said time flies; now, it seems to be travelling faster than the speed of light.
My next door neighbor (70+) has seen my children grow. He requests status updates when we meet at the fence (usually doing yard work)... Seems like yesterday I helped deliver my daughter, yesterday, I walked her down the "aisle" and trusted her life to a fine young man. it just hit me again.
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When I first moved to where I live now, my neighbours had 4 young children. As of yesterday, 3 of them are married with the youngest one in college. While I am very happy for Luke and Morgan (married yesterday), instead of seeing a 6' 4" man, in my minds eye I still see a young child with his sister putting ice cubes on their driveway to see which one melts first. As a child, I didn't believe people when they said time flies; now, it seems to be travelling faster than the speed of light.
Tim Carmichael wrote:
As a child, I didn't believe people when they said time flies; now, it seems to be travelling faster than the speed of light.
You raised an interesting idea, whether it was intentional or not. According to Google (well, NASA), "...space and time are really aspects of same thing--space-time. There's a speed limit of 300,000 kilometers per second (or 186,000 miles per second) for anything that travels through space-time, and light always travels the speed limit through empty space." In other words, to get back to your observation, time and light would actually travel at the same speed. How's that for hijacking a thread? :-) But yeah...I know exactly what you mean. My sister's ex is 6' tall, and my nephew's taller than I am at the age of 13.
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When I first moved to where I live now, my neighbours had 4 young children. As of yesterday, 3 of them are married with the youngest one in college. While I am very happy for Luke and Morgan (married yesterday), instead of seeing a 6' 4" man, in my minds eye I still see a young child with his sister putting ice cubes on their driveway to see which one melts first. As a child, I didn't believe people when they said time flies; now, it seems to be travelling faster than the speed of light.
[SUNRISE SUNSET](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nLLEBAQLZ3Q) tells it all. :sigh:
If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack. --Winston Churchill
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[SUNRISE SUNSET](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nLLEBAQLZ3Q) tells it all. :sigh:
If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack. --Winston Churchill
Once upon a time, in my youth and ignorance, I actually enjoyed that scene. Now, it just reminds me of the carnage caused by private banks (e.g. Federal Reserve) and the cause of most major conflicts today.
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When I first moved to where I live now, my neighbours had 4 young children. As of yesterday, 3 of them are married with the youngest one in college. While I am very happy for Luke and Morgan (married yesterday), instead of seeing a 6' 4" man, in my minds eye I still see a young child with his sister putting ice cubes on their driveway to see which one melts first. As a child, I didn't believe people when they said time flies; now, it seems to be travelling faster than the speed of light.
Time keeps on slippin' slippin' slippin'...
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When I first moved to where I live now, my neighbours had 4 young children. As of yesterday, 3 of them are married with the youngest one in college. While I am very happy for Luke and Morgan (married yesterday), instead of seeing a 6' 4" man, in my minds eye I still see a young child with his sister putting ice cubes on their driveway to see which one melts first. As a child, I didn't believe people when they said time flies; now, it seems to be travelling faster than the speed of light.
Tim Carmichael wrote:
As a child, I didn't believe people when they said time flies; now, it seems to be travelling faster than the speed of light.
Very true, Tim. I now treat time as a precious commodity. /ravi
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Time keeps on slippin' slippin' slippin'...
Just have to fly. Like an eagle. /ravi
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Once upon a time, in my youth and ignorance, I actually enjoyed that scene. Now, it just reminds me of the carnage caused by private banks (e.g. Federal Reserve) and the cause of most major conflicts today.
:confused: May I ask how you connected between a wedding scene, private banking, and contemporary major conflicts?
If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack. --Winston Churchill
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When I first moved to where I live now, my neighbours had 4 young children. As of yesterday, 3 of them are married with the youngest one in college. While I am very happy for Luke and Morgan (married yesterday), instead of seeing a 6' 4" man, in my minds eye I still see a young child with his sister putting ice cubes on their driveway to see which one melts first. As a child, I didn't believe people when they said time flies; now, it seems to be travelling faster than the speed of light.
There are lot of unexpected things about growing older, but what you describe is one of the most disconcerting. It gets even more so when you haven't seen the childhood friends of your kids since they were kids. On the other hand, my granddaughters are the light of my life.
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:confused: May I ask how you connected between a wedding scene, private banking, and contemporary major conflicts?
If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack. --Winston Churchill
To understand you would have to start with knowing who Paul Warburg and Bernard Baruch are, the history of the Federal Reserve and a few other 'tidbits' of similar information such as the magnitude of western debt and and the root causes of this debt. Then you would have to know who a few other names such as Kimberly Kagan and Frederick Kagan. Then you would have to know a bit of the history of propaganda in western societies. At that point my point would start to become clear. Cheers, Ian
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Tim Carmichael wrote:
instead of seeing a 6' 4" man, in my minds eye I still see a young child
I think that's one of the harder things about being a parent -- the constant readjustment needed when seeing you kid. From their perspective it must be weird too as they grow up and their perception of you as a parent changes.
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It is even more dramatic being a grandfather seeing one set of kids every 6 months and the other once a year. It feels like one of those stop motion shows where someone has removed half the cards.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH
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To understand you would have to start with knowing who Paul Warburg and Bernard Baruch are, the history of the Federal Reserve and a few other 'tidbits' of similar information such as the magnitude of western debt and and the root causes of this debt. Then you would have to know who a few other names such as Kimberly Kagan and Frederick Kagan. Then you would have to know a bit of the history of propaganda in western societies. At that point my point would start to become clear. Cheers, Ian
Kagan? Or Fagin? :D
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To understand you would have to start with knowing who Paul Warburg and Bernard Baruch are, the history of the Federal Reserve and a few other 'tidbits' of similar information such as the magnitude of western debt and and the root causes of this debt. Then you would have to know who a few other names such as Kimberly Kagan and Frederick Kagan. Then you would have to know a bit of the history of propaganda in western societies. At that point my point would start to become clear. Cheers, Ian
A: You've convinced me. All the problems of the world are caused by the Jews and the bicycle riders! B: :confused:Why the bicycle riders? A: Why the Jews? </sarc>
If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack. --Winston Churchill
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When I first moved to where I live now, my neighbours had 4 young children. As of yesterday, 3 of them are married with the youngest one in college. While I am very happy for Luke and Morgan (married yesterday), instead of seeing a 6' 4" man, in my minds eye I still see a young child with his sister putting ice cubes on their driveway to see which one melts first. As a child, I didn't believe people when they said time flies; now, it seems to be travelling faster than the speed of light.
In the (Broadway) musical there's a song that expresses this so beautifully: "Sunrise, Sunset"[^] Audio[^]
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
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In the (Broadway) musical there's a song that expresses this so beautifully: "Sunrise, Sunset"[^] Audio[^]
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
Love that song... my daughter is 12, feels like I need to start singing it...
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A: You've convinced me. All the problems of the world are caused by the Jews and the bicycle riders! B: :confused:Why the bicycle riders? A: Why the Jews? </sarc>
If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack. --Winston Churchill
Daniel Pfeffer wrote:
the bicycle riders
Er... what do we have to do with the price of avocados in Denmark?
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A: You've convinced me. All the problems of the world are caused by the Jews and the bicycle riders! B: :confused:Why the bicycle riders? A: Why the Jews? </sarc>
If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack. --Winston Churchill
Have a good day!
