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Posted: 10/13/2015 5:56:28 AM EDT
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Yolo.
Has some limited accuracy to it. |
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Posted: 10/13/2015 5:57:42 AM EDT
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Im 48 .. I agree........
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Posted: 10/13/2015 6:00:24 AM EDT
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Yolo. Has some limited accuracy to it. Yup.... The past few years I've made it a point to rid my life of the slackers the do nothing's, and those with the party mentality. I've also gotten myself into the best shape of my life..now I need to get to work on my bucket list. |
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Posted: 10/13/2015 6:03:57 AM EDT
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Im 48 .. I agree........ |
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Posted: 10/13/2015 6:10:32 AM EDT
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I'm ten years ahead of you and it seems to be speeding up at a rapid rate.
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Posted: 10/13/2015 6:14:24 AM EDT
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Yup.... The past few years I've made it a point to rid my life of the slackers the do nothing's, and those with the party mentality. I've also gotten myself into the best shape of my life..now I need to get to work on my bucket list. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Yolo. Has some limited accuracy to it. Yup.... The past few years I've made it a point to rid my life of the slackers the do nothing's, and those with the party mentality. I've also gotten myself into the best shape of my life..now I need to get to work on my bucket list. Why did you wait so long to trim the fat? I'm 29 and ive already been through the thinning process at least twice. It feels like it's slipping by because you can't differentiate between days. Break up your routine and you'll feel better. That's certainly easier said than done, just start small. Sleep later, or wale up earlier, maybe take a jog or eat a real breakfast. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Posted: 10/13/2015 6:15:11 AM EDT
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i'm 46 and the older i get, the faster the time passes...
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Posted: 10/13/2015 6:17:18 AM EDT
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Tell me about it...seems like I'm flipping the calendar every week.
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Posted: 10/13/2015 6:17:42 AM EDT
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Right there with ya op . I'm 49
The other hobby thread got me thinking about all the shit I ised to do and can't now . Need to get other things that aren't going to beat me up. 
That means no redheads 
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Posted: 10/13/2015 6:19:03 AM EDT
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Cryin' thread.
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Posted: 10/13/2015 6:29:14 AM EDT
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Why did you wait so long to trim the fat? I'm 29 and ive already been through the thinning process at least twice. It feels like it's slipping by because you can't differentiate between days. Break up your routine and you'll feel better. That's certainly easier said than done, just start small. Sleep later, or wale up earlier, maybe take a jog or eat a real breakfast. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Yolo. Has some limited accuracy to it. Yup.... The past few years I've made it a point to rid my life of the slackers the do nothing's, and those with the party mentality. I've also gotten myself into the best shape of my life..now I need to get to work on my bucket list. Why did you wait so long to trim the fat? I'm 29 and ive already been through the thinning process at least twice. It feels like it's slipping by because you can't differentiate between days. Break up your routine and you'll feel better. That's certainly easier said than done, just start small. Sleep later, or wale up earlier, maybe take a jog or eat a real breakfast. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile Because for many years I was caught up in the party scene...wasn't into it as heavy as some and since in those days my main interest was playing music I landed there by default. Thankfully those days are behind me. Days are already broken up pretty well...not much more I can do at this point but make the most of every single moment. Sleeping later...no thanks. I like to stick to a strict schedule...bed by 9:30 at the latest. Wakey wake at 430 at the latest. |
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Posted: 10/13/2015 6:29:34 AM EDT
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Cryin' thread. Reality thread. |
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Posted: 10/13/2015 6:29:54 AM EDT
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Cryin' thread. I'm guessing you're 25 and immortal? 49 here and fully enjoying life but, it damn sure ain't as easy. Should've listened to my mother and stayed off motorcycles when I was young. I was supposed to be retired by now. Maybe five more years.
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Posted: 10/13/2015 6:35:07 AM EDT
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I'll be 60 next year. Holy shit...where did the time go? More importantly, have you seen where I put my glasses?
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Posted: 10/13/2015 6:36:16 AM EDT
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I'll be 60 next year. Holy shit...where did the time go? Right there with ya, buddy.
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Posted: 10/13/2015 6:36:23 AM EDT
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43 here and your right, time slips by at a faster rate the older you get.
When i was younger i always thought time would go by slower the older you get,boy was i wrong
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Posted: 10/13/2015 6:38:39 AM EDT
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I'm a week from 47 myself. I hear ya.
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Posted: 10/13/2015 6:40:26 AM EDT
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Was sitting here thinking the same thing. 47 and just starting to figure what I enjoy doing.
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Posted: 10/13/2015 6:40:41 AM EDT
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For me it started getting like that after Dad passed. I was 54 when he passed. We did everything together (hunt, fish, etc) and for the most part his friends (of his age or older) were my friends. Now most all of them are dead or getting there in a hurry.
I used to live to hunt and fish but now since everyone I did those things with are gone or had to quit due to health I find myself not really giving a shit if I ever kill another deer and mostly just squirrel hunt now. Oh I still never miss opening day but it's not the same anymore with no old friends left that hunt to share the experience with. I just sorta go through the motions. Go to my stand, sit a while, kill a deer, and tote it home to process it. Meh. I know it's all part of getting older (in my 60s now) but it still sucks to find that stuff that meant a lot to me just ten years ago no longer do. 
On the bright side I find I have more time and money to devote to messing with guns so there's that. 
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Posted: 10/13/2015 6:44:32 AM EDT
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There will come a time when you start to feel kinda child like again.....in a helpless way. Your eye sight, hearing, hands, knees, strength, brain all betray you and you realize you are sliding down the back side of life and "reverting" to the familiar ways of your childhood.
It's kinda weird. Time accelerates......MONTHS fly by in the blink of an eye. Seasons are how you start to gauge time. (Hard enough to do in Florida). Enjoy the journey cause the ride ends for all of us. |
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Posted: 10/13/2015 6:45:09 AM EDT
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I am 68
You guys are depressing! |
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Posted: 10/13/2015 6:45:55 AM EDT
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I'd love to be 47 again.
You haven't yet started down the roller coaster's big hill, when your joints are shot and your eyes no longer focus sharply, even with the glasses. Make the most of your life at this moment -- carpe diem -- and savor your experiences. By the time you hit your sixties and beyond, the wistful 'if only I hads' will haunt you. |
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Posted: 10/13/2015 6:49:55 AM EDT
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Since all you old dudes are in here.
Any advice for a 23yr old? |
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Posted: 10/13/2015 6:50:50 AM EDT
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Since all you old dudes are in here. Any advice for a 23yr old? Don't stick your dick in crazy, you'll spend the rest of your life paying for it. Spend more time with your old man, you never know how much you have left. |
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Posted: 10/13/2015 6:52:51 AM EDT
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Quoted: Anymore I am simply amazed with how fast the years are going by, this year especially. No long thread on this one...but I'll just say that at 47 y/o, it feels like I have very little time left with where I'll be blessed with good health and am able to get out and do things with any degree of ease.. OP "Life is not a dress rehearsal" so enjoy it. I've found their are two kinds of people in life "participants" and "spectators". I turned 68 last month. Still can climb trees and screw in tree steps and hang the stands...life is good. I still dive (scuba), run, and can draw a bow at 60#..again life is good. Of course it's not as easy when I was in my 40's. A few tweaks to the heart, a few to the back, and need glasses but it sure beats the hell out of being a "spectator". Have fun; it's a one way ticket. |
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Posted: 10/13/2015 6:52:59 AM EDT
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Posted: 10/13/2015 6:58:19 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: i'm 46 and the older i get, the faster the time passes... That's exactly what my grandmother said years ago. Now I believe her. |
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Posted: 10/13/2015 7:00:39 AM EDT
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Don't stick your dick in crazy, you'll spend the rest of your life paying for it. Spend more time with your old man, you never know how much you have left. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Since all you old dudes are in here. Any advice for a 23yr old? Don't stick your dick in crazy, you'll spend the rest of your life paying for it. Spend more time with your old man, you never know how much you have left. Truth. I thought my dad would live forever. He died when I was 33. I'm 37 now, time is def speeding up. |
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Posted: 10/13/2015 7:00:46 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: There will come a time when you start to feel kinda child like again.....in a helpless way. Your eye sight, hearing, hands, knees, strength, brain all betray you and you realize you are sliding down the back side of life and "reverting" to the familiar ways of your childhood. It's kinda weird. Time accelerates......MONTHS fly by in the blink of an eye. Seasons are how you start to gauge time. (Hard enough to do in Florida). Enjoy the journey cause the ride ends for all of us. You come into the world bald, drooling and in diapers and that's how you leave this world. |
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Posted: 10/13/2015 7:03:15 AM EDT
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Life is like a roll of toilet paper: it goes faster at the end.
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Posted: 10/13/2015 7:07:56 AM EDT
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Quality over quantity. Don't have a baby with a woman you aren't married to. If you aren't married and you do have a baby, get a paternity test, no matter how much you "trust" her. Don't marry or trust a woman you wouldn't start a business with. She, whoever she is, has likely banged at least as many men as you have women. Get over it. If "it" whatever "it" is, is being explained to you, and it doesn't make sense upon first explanation, it's because it doesn't make sense. There's either deception or incompetence afoot. Never be talked into feeling guilty. If someone is trying to make you feel guilty, they are trying to control you. There is no "giving" back, because unless you were a trust fund kid, you earned whatever you have. (see "guilt" above). America as it has been communicated to many of us is dead. We are a European Socialist Democracy, whether we want to admit it or not. The Constitution was dead the minute "we" accepted that it was a living document. (i.e.,Even the Devil can quote scripture). Someday, they will come for you, or your heirs. Prepare yourself or them accordingly. Never make fun of someone speaking broken English, because at least they are speaking in a second language. It's never fair. Ever. Grown ups are prepared for this. Pick your battles. Discretion does not mean cowardice. Being judgmental is not only okay, but preferred. You cannot have good judgment without being judgmental. Your kid tells lies sometimes. Just like everybody else. When anticipating consequences in dealing with people, don't anticipate what you would do. Anticipate what they would do. That way you are not blindsided by the actions of amoral shitbags. Etc. |
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Posted: 10/13/2015 7:14:15 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Im 48 .. I agree........ My health has gone to shit the last 5 years. |
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Posted: 10/13/2015 7:19:52 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Cryin' thread. |
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Posted: 10/13/2015 7:20:08 AM EDT
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Since all you old dudes are in here. Any advice for a 23yr old? My 2 cents. A lot of this people told me in my youth and I now wish I would have listened Exercise, stay in shape and eat healthy. Surround yourself with motivated people, ditch the slackers and those with overly negative attitudes. Don't put shit off. If there is something u want to do no matter if it's a trip, training class or visit to the range, do it. Don't let work get in the way of your personal life. Unless of course work IS your passion Don't get mental over a chick. Parents. You only get one set, spend as much time as possible with them Booze/partying:drugs (yeah this includes weed). Personally I think all that is a waste of time and it will take a toll on you. I look back now at my party years and wish I could have that time back and be more productive |
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Posted: 10/13/2015 7:27:28 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Since all you old dudes are in here. Any advice for a 23yr old? |
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Posted: 10/13/2015 7:31:27 AM EDT
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I'm 45 and was just thinking the same thing this morning. I think it's perspective that makes it seem like time is going by faster. The older you are the more you have to compare against. Wish I could go back to when I was a kid and a week seemed to take forever. I need to start cutting some of the time wasting stuff and enjoy the years I have left. Seems like I never have time to do anything fun now.
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Posted: 10/13/2015 7:32:04 AM EDT
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Quality over quantity. Don't buy a house with a woman you aren't married to. Don't have a baby with a woman you aren't married to. If you aren't married and you do have a baby, get a paternity test, no matter how much you "trust" her. Don't marry or trust a woman you wouldn't start a business with. She, whoever she is, has likely banged at least as many men as you have women. Get over it. If "it" whatever "it" is, is being explained to you, and it doesn't make sense upon first explanation, it's because it doesn't make sense. There's either deception or incompetence afoot. Never be talked into feeling guilty. If someone is trying to make you feel guilty, they are trying to control you. There is no "giving" back, because unless you were a trust fund kid, you earned whatever you have. (see "guilt" above). America as it has been communicated to many of us is dead. We are a European Socialist Democracy, whether we want to admit it or not. The Constitution was dead the minute "we" accepted that it was a living document. (i.e.,Even the Devil can quote scripture). Someday, they will come for you, or your heirs. Prepare yourself or them accordingly. Never make fun of someone speaking broken English, because at least they are speaking in a second language. It's never fair. Ever. Grown ups are prepared for this. Pick your battles. Discretion does not mean cowardice. Being judgmental is not only okay, but preferred. You cannot have good judgment without being judgmental. Your kid tells lies sometimes. Just like everybody else. When anticipating consequences in dealing with people, don't anticipate what you would do. Anticipate what they would do. That way you are not blindsided by the actions of amoral shitbags. Etc. Nailed it. Must be that time of year again...was thinking along the same lines last night. Pushing 49 
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Posted: 10/13/2015 7:34:36 AM EDT
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Feels like I just turned 50 and I'm already 2 years away from 60. My eyes, knees, and joints all tell me that old age is not going to be fun.
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Posted: 10/13/2015 7:37:30 AM EDT
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My friend was 70, still drinking, hunting, fishing, snowmobiling,shooting and everything else he liked to do. He was dating a beautiful woman in her early 40's at the time. He unfortunately died in a crash on the trails shortly after his 70th birthday but he was having a great time and died doing what he loved to do. Moral of the story, if you take care of yourself and stay active, you can have another great 40 yrs.
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Posted: 10/13/2015 7:38:27 AM EDT
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I'm 45 and was just thinking the same thing this morning. I think it's perspective that makes it seem like time is going by faster. The older you are the more you have to compare against. Wish I could go back to when I was a kid and a week seemed to take forever. I need to start cutting some of the time wasting stuff and enjoy the years I have left. Seems like I never have time to do anything fun now. Remember when the summer between school years seemed to just go and go? Looking back, it's like they lasted forever. I guess when you're ten, 3 months out of your life is a lot. |
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Posted: 10/13/2015 7:38:51 AM EDT
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You aint seen nothing yet. I retired 2 years ago, seems like it was a month ago. Nothing wrong with working hard it is good for you, but there is more to life than working hard and making that extra buck. I could easily go back to work, but my days go by in a blur and I like being at home. Right now I am doing some house repairs, and although I am damn slow and it is frustrating at times I really enjoy it. Hang in there guys you will get there.
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Posted: 10/13/2015 7:39:56 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I'm 45 and was just thinking the same thing this morning. I think it's perspective that makes it seem like time is going by faster. The older you are the more you have to compare against. Wish I could go back to when I was a kid and a week seemed to take forever. I need to start cutting some of the time wasting stuff and enjoy the years I have left. Seems like I never have time to do anything fun now. My great grandfather said this about old age and time. "Sometimes when I sit down on my chair Monday morning, I get up to find it is already Sunday evening." |
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Posted: 10/13/2015 7:40:49 AM EDT
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Just turned 49 last month and yes, the time does fly by at this age, particularly when you have kids.
My son's in college and my daughter is about to turn 13 and it seems like yesterday they were babies. As for advice for the 23 year old... My advice won't be popular with most of GD, but I'm giving it perhaps for that reason. Money isn't everything. You are not your job. It's great if you can make a living doing something you love, but most people can't. In that case, don't let a job you don't love become your identity or your raison d'etre. Spend time with your family, spend time making memories with the people you love. Don't let them work you so much that you don't have a life outside work. The size of your house and the quality of your car are not as important in the long run as the memories you make. Travel as much as you can. At the end of your life, you probably won't remember a single thing you accomplished at work (unless you are one of the few who really does love their job and if so, congratulations) but you'll remember the places you've traveled and the experiences you had there. When you're ready to settle down, marry a woman you can call your friend. Being her friend will be much more important in the long run than how freaky she is in bed. |
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Posted: 10/13/2015 7:41:27 AM EDT
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Im 56 and going thru a bit of the blues
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Posted: 10/13/2015 7:47:22 AM EDT
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63
aging isn't for pussies.. 
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Posted: 10/13/2015 7:50:49 AM EDT
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Since all you old dudes are in here. Any advice for a 23yr old? don't get old stay physically fit no matter what. save twice as much money as you think you'll need and 1/4 in hard asssets buy quality pens, sunglasses and shoes love your wife and keep your dick in your pants once you've committee to ONE woman. love your kids, educate them, give them ever minute you have outside earning a buck until they'r 18 and then support their choices. buy 1/2 as much house as you want aond only as much as you need..those little nose pickers will grow up and leave you with a big ass house to fix.. learn to shoot, ride a horse and always speak the truth.. |
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Posted: 10/13/2015 7:52:46 AM EDT
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Remember when the summer between school years seemed to just go and go? Looking back, it's like they lasted forever. I guess when you're ten, 3 months out of your life is a lot. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I'm 45 and was just thinking the same thing this morning. I think it's perspective that makes it seem like time is going by faster. The older you are the more you have to compare against. Wish I could go back to when I was a kid and a week seemed to take forever. I need to start cutting some of the time wasting stuff and enjoy the years I have left. Seems like I never have time to do anything fun now. Remember when the summer between school years seemed to just go and go? Looking back, it's like they lasted forever. I guess when you're ten, 3 months out of your life is a lot. Yep, just last week I was juxtaposing in my head how quickly time goes by now, compared to when I was younger. Take the 4 years of high school, and compare that to how quickly 4 years goes by these days. High school was just short of eternal, and now 4 years is like water through my hand. It's sobering and humbling, but it's the way of things. It's been experienced by billions of people before us, and it will be experienced by billions of people after us; we just happen to be at that point in line right now. |
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Posted: 10/13/2015 7:56:06 AM EDT
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By the way, this is one of the most poignant and profound threads that I've read on this website in quite a long time. Some excellent posts. It may seem depressing to some people, but it can also be motivational if you look at it in the right way. I don't work today, and I usually stay in bed until 9 on my days off, just getting my thoughts in order and surfing the internet, but it's not even 7 and I'm getting up right now.
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Posted: 10/13/2015 7:57:07 AM EDT
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Because for many years I was caught up in the party scene...wasn't into it as heavy as some and since in those days my main interest was playing music I landed there by default. Thankfully those days are behind me. Days are already broken up pretty well...not much more I can do at this point but make the most of every single moment. Sleeping later...no thanks. I like to stick to a strict schedule...bed by 9:30 at the latest. Wakey wake at 430 at the latest. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Yolo. Has some limited accuracy to it. Yup.... The past few years I've made it a point to rid my life of the slackers the do nothing's, and those with the party mentality. I've also gotten myself into the best shape of my life..now I need to get to work on my bucket list. Why did you wait so long to trim the fat? I'm 29 and ive already been through the thinning process at least twice. It feels like it's slipping by because you can't differentiate between days. Break up your routine and you'll feel better. That's certainly easier said than done, just start small. Sleep later, or wale up earlier, maybe take a jog or eat a real breakfast. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile Because for many years I was caught up in the party scene...wasn't into it as heavy as some and since in those days my main interest was playing music I landed there by default. Thankfully those days are behind me. Days are already broken up pretty well...not much more I can do at this point but make the most of every single moment. Sleeping later...no thanks. I like to stick to a strict schedule...bed by 9:30 at the latest. Wakey wake at 430 at the latest. That will certainly do it. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Posted: 10/13/2015 7:57:08 AM EDT
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Im 48 .. I agree........ I agree , once the kids move out and into college in the next two years I imagine time will slip by even faster. sigh................ |
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