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April 6, 2014 at 7:29 PM #21035April 6, 2014 at 8:26 PM #772560svelteParticipant
40 wasn’t a hard one for me. I actually almost enjoyed turning 30 and 40. But I hit the half century mark recently and that one, that one hurt.
It still hurts. I think I can even see changes in my behavior as I prepare for the future. I feel like an aircraft that has reach peak altitude and now has oh so gently started the decent. And that’s depressing.
My wife still doesn’t have permission to share my age with anyone. That’s how much it hurt.
April 6, 2014 at 8:30 PM #772562scaredyclassic
Participanti turned 51 last week. im open about it. I say, “i am extremely old. 51.” my kids know my age; i never was quite clear on my parents’ ages.
51. sheesh.
better not make the most of anything. walk, don’t run. hell, i was playing tennis with one of my kids and I had to “rest” after an hour by lying down for a moment in the middle of the court to catch my breath. true, it was partly for dramatic effect, and i wasn’t runnign all that hard, but damn i got tired running after that ball!
i think a very slow walk, a mild breakfast of a tiny cup of oatmeal, a prune, a small shot of whiskey, a pot of tea, and a crust of toast would probably be the best way to start off the day in these advanced years. instead i drink 3 cups of coffee and get to work before im even awake…
April 6, 2014 at 8:33 PM #772563Participant[quote=flu]Doing my taxes over the weekend, I was looking over things I need to report and had to open up my file cabinet stuffed with statements from all the years. I only open this cabinet around this time of year….
Digging through the cabinet, I stumbled across an old relic…My very first paycheck I earned as a full time engineer, from my very first job.. Lol….
….Then digging further, I found my first offer letter …Qualcomm. Engineer (I)… Starting paying $38,500. With a “generous sign on bonus of $2,500….Then there was, the selling points of why I should live in San Diego…
I remember when I first started out, I bought this file cabinet from Staples in Mira Mesa, along with a white couch and twin bed from them Robinson May Company in UTC… The couch, bed, and file cabinet, went with me wherever i relocated…up to the bay area and back and forth..
In all, the file cabinet has been every place that I lived, accumulating more and more statements as the years progress
…Digging through one of the drawers this evening, I realized I have so much crap in this drawer….And then it hits me…
Holy Sh***… I’m almost 40….I’ve been working for almost 18 years… I’m old, dude……[/quote]
it’s interesting to look at old docs. wouldn’t it be fun to see your dad’s first tax returns? i keep thinkgs i think might be interesting ina box. maybe some offspring, or offsprings offspring might someday be intrigued.
April 6, 2014 at 9:03 PM #772565SK in CV
Participant[quote=scaredyclassic]
it’s interesting to look at old docs. wouldn’t it be fun to see your dad’s first tax returns? i keep thinkgs i think might be interesting ina box. maybe some offspring, or offsprings offspring might someday be intrigued.[/quote]Yeah, it is interesting. It’s hard to throw away old stuff. I was just going through a box of old papers a few weeks ago. I came across a very official looking legal document that said “Chattel Mortgage” (ever seen that term since law school?). It was a loan my father made to the owner of the Ken Theatre in Kensington so he could buy a new coke dispensing machine, secured by all the theatre equipment. The loan was $200. It was dated 1946. The most surprising part was that my father had $200 to loan in 1946.
April 6, 2014 at 9:37 PM #772566NotCranky
ParticipantI was really angry about turning 40, but I got over it by the time I was 47. Probably took a few years off my life being pissed off.
Now I have much better perspective, lots of people die by the time they are 50 and anyone could go at any time ,really….lucky to get another healthy day.
April 6, 2014 at 11:37 PM #772568an
ParticipantHoly Sh… you are old :-P. I remember making fun of my cousin when she turned 25. Once I turned 25, I didn’t think it was as funny. Now, I accept that there’s nothing I can do about aging, so why not enjoy the new “wisdom” :-).
April 7, 2014 at 2:11 AM #772575flyer
ParticipantWe’ve all been young, and we’ll all be old. I’ve never worried about age, and still don’t, since I know there’s nothing I can do about it. My wife feels the same way.
Might have something to do with our spiritual beliefs, or maybe we don’t feel the need to worry about something we know we can’t change.
Really like this quote:
“In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count, it’s the life in your years.”
April 7, 2014 at 6:32 AM #772578Participant[quote=flyer]We’ve all been young, and we’ll all be old. I’ve never worried about age, and still don’t, since I know there’s nothing I can do about it. My wife feels the same way.
Might have something to do with our spiritual beliefs, or maybe we don’t feel the need to worry about something we know we can’t change.
Really like this quote:
“In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count, it’s the life in your years.”[/quote]
still, regardless of the quality, most people cling to life when it’s time to go, regardless of belief…
April 7, 2014 at 6:40 AM #772579svelteParticipantDon’t get me wrong…there are things I enjoy about getting older. The wisdom, the money, and the grandkids to name but three.
But what really, really spooks me is that there no longer seems to be an infinite amount of time left. We’ve done very well at doing everything we have wanted to do, but the more we pack in the faster time goes. Time just flies by now and it flies faster with each passing month. And the more it flies, the closer to the end we get. It almost feels like I have less and less control. Like riding a cardboard box down a hill…as speed picks up, the less I can maneuver.
I guess that is a good thing – it means we are having fun. If we weren’t time would drag. 🙂
April 7, 2014 at 6:46 AM #772580Participant[quote=svelte]Don’t get me wrong…there are things I enjoy about getting older. The wisdom, the money, and the grandkids to name but three.
But what really, really spooks me is that there no longer seems to be an infinite amount of time left. We’ve done very well at doing everything we have wanted to do, but the more we pack in the faster time goes. Time just flies by now and it flies faster with each passing month. And the more it flies, the closer to the end we get. It almost feels like I have less and less control. Like riding a cardboard box down a hill…as speed picks up, the less I can maneuver.
I guess that is a good thing – it means we are having fun. If we weren’t time would drag. :-)[/quote]
extreme boredom may slow time downa bit.
reading BORDEOM; a lively history by toohey. boredom may actually serve vital purpose in human experience…you may be insiffuciently bored.
April 7, 2014 at 6:48 AM #772581Participant50 is way freakier than 40 and 30 combined.
50 is the first one that seems liek the end is in sight.
50 is aarp membership eligibility age and you start getting deluged with that stuff..
50 is when your lfie insurance starts to get seriously expensive.
50 is when you are probably past the damn midpoint.
50 is not funny anymore.
luckily, im ok with these things…
April 7, 2014 at 7:43 AM #772584ParticipantI’m 17 years older than my mother was when she died and 6 years older than my father was….I have a 7 year old boy . I am super healthy, I have a lot of gratitude for life now.
April 7, 2014 at 11:10 AM #772586
barnaby33ParticipantFLU, I’ve thought you were older than 40 from your very first post. So really you are just now growing into my mental image of you.
Josh
April 7, 2014 at 6:11 PM #772598CricketOnTheHearth
ParticipantYeah, 50 was the big boojum for me too.
Like you said above, the feeling really setting in that “I’m running out of time…” and there are so many things I want to do yet.
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