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Participant[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.
Participant[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…
Participant[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.
Participant[quote=FlyerInHi]Not playing your heart out is better for your cholesterol and staying in shape.
You want to be placid and zen for the rest of your life. Keep on going and going and going. Never get excited over anything especially food.
People who play their heart out would probably pig out at the buffet or drink a 6 pack of beer in one sitting.[/quote]
a 6 pack is too much? probably. depends how long the sitting is.
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…
Participant[quote=Blogstar][quote=scaredyclassic]Gout: the rich man’s disease.[/quote]
O.k. So it’s not gout then.Probably tendonitis[/quote]
ow. tendonitis. gout might be better.
ParticipantGout: the rich man’s disease.
ParticipantInsurance companies increasingly exclude pits and these companies aren’t known for making irrational decisions
Participantwhole mess of pitbulls at the dog adoption onthe 79 by petsmart yesterday. they looked very very shifty…
Participant[quote=ocrenter][quote=CA renter]
[quote=ocrenter]NPR had a segment in 2012 where an experiement was done in a struggling school district. They gave bonuses to all of the teachers at the beginning of the year, if the teachers do not meet certain academic criteria, the bonuses would have to be returned. This is compared to teachers that were promised bonuses if the same acadmeic criteria was met. The result showed if the bonuses had to be returned, the students ended up doing much better.
http://www.npr.org/2012/09/19/161370443/do-scores-go-up-when-teachers-return-bonuses
So the question is would unions actually say yes to something like this???[/quote]
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To say the least, Michelle Rhee’s time in DC was controversial. Needless to say, you have some strong feelings about the lady.
Did you at least get a chance to look at the NPR piece on performance based bonuses that need to be returned if certain goals are not met?
Obviously we are all eager to see positive changes with the schools. So please don’t minimize the problem (by saying bad teachers are rare and far-between). I didn’t bring up anything controversial. Just a simple research that showed an effective tool at improving academic performance.
As a die-hard union supporter, is that something the union would say yes to?[/quote]
this reflects the human reality that we are pained to lose something we already have much more than we are pleased to gain something we don’t. this is the nature of humans and im pretty sure it’s been wired into us over many years for survival purposes. a bird int he hand, etc. obviously, it’s not entirely rational, since the end expected result may statistically be the same, but the feelings are the feelings.
probably run into legal problems making people return money later they don’t have. maybe do soem sort of hybrid system where they geta trust that is in their name with certain conditions, but they get the paperwork and the feeling that it is theirs…
Participantcall me cynical, but i suspect that anyone who claims to be chipper is in fact deeply depressed.
i guess when i hear “make the most” of something, i think of those tours where people are shuttling about a place as quickly as possible to take in as many sights as possible to have completed and done as much as possible and therefore have maxiized their vacation time. I have always felt that to be profoundly wrong. yet it seems to be popular.
yet that is our fundamental urge; to get, have, use, consume, see, eat, and generally take in as much of the good stuff as possible, and maximize our experiences and possessions, whetehr it’s european tourist sites, vacation time, cash in the bank, family togetehrness, collectibles, whatever.
the most is better than the least.
but im not persuaded. the least shall become a thousand. maybe it’s better after all to make the least of it!
Participantayiyiyi. here’s the real risk.
depression crushes the heart quicker than cholesterol ever could
Participanti just can’t get with the basketball metaphor. ive never quite played my heart out. i always keep something in reserve. Im also very scared of injury. for instance, i wouldnever play in a softball game, because people go nuts and try to make the most of their effort, and their day, and often end up breaking a clavicle or tearing a meniscus.
i am more calculating, taking my life measured out in teaspoons, assessing risks, lifting in small increments weights with strict form and in fear of injury. i hate getting my finger jammed on a basketball.
I used to play all the time as a kid. the NY knicks were so inspiring in the 70s. I had willis reeds autograph but im not sure where it went.. but im slowish and kind of have zero court sense or physical awareness of what is going on.
it’s justa blur of bodies and people with their arms waving about. in that sense, perhaps basketball is a good metaphor for life, as it often seems like justa bunch of people shuffling for position and yelling for the ball. or knocking you in the jaw and claiming it was an “accident”.
im not actually ina depressive tailspin. the book was hilarious, the vacation was great, my nature is my nature…
my cholesterol probably went up a few points in SF. dammit.
ParticipantReading the fun parts by Sam lipsyte on the plane home from SF from family vacation. I personally guarantee it’ll make you laugh before sending you into a depressive tailspin. Not the vacation the book. We totally made the most of our days but the highlights were serendipitous. Watch a drunk in public guy get arrested on the bus we were on. Stumbling across the anarchists bookstore. Stuff like that. They also liked walking the golden gate bridge. Alcatraz cooler than expected.
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