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So now I'm old !

Ahle2Ahle2 Posts: 1,179
edited 2011-06-29 01:25 in General Discussion
I'm totally new to being old, so what am I supposed to do now? O_o
I had a look in the mirror, but I couldn't see a difference; Is that normal?:innocent:

Please HELP ME !!!

(Btw, I turned 30 a week ago)

/Ahle2
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  • Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi)Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi) Posts: 23,514
    edited 2011-06-18 14:55
    Old? At 30?!! You're just getting started! Wait 'til you hit 35, then you'll see what "old" is all about! :)

    Happy belated birthday, you young whippersnapper!

    -Phil
  • ElectricAyeElectricAye Posts: 4,561
    edited 2011-06-18 14:55
    Ahle2 wrote: »
    ...
    I had a look in the mirror, but I couldn't see a difference...
    Please HELP ME !!!
    ...


    If you're young enough to still see yourself in a mirror, you're not old.

    christopher-hitchens-cancer.jpg
  • $WMc%$WMc% Posts: 1,884
    edited 2011-06-18 14:56
    I wont be long now!
    '
    I doubt you'll make it long enough to read this reply.
    '
    So I'll stop here.
  • localrogerlocalroger Posts: 3,452
    edited 2011-06-18 14:57
    I'd says something snarky about being 47, but my wife, who is 53, would kick both our butts :-)
  • Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi)Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi) Posts: 23,514
    edited 2011-06-18 15:02
    Ahle2 wrote:
    I had a look in the mirror, but I couldn't see a difference; Is that normal?
    Yes, totally. But if you want to extend the illusion of youth well into your 50's and 60's just remember this: when standing before the mirror, be sure to remove your glasses before removing anything else!

    -Phil
  • Ahle2Ahle2 Posts: 1,179
    edited 2011-06-18 15:11
    @ElectricAye
    Where did you find that picture!?!? I KNEW my cat was up to no good.:frown:
    I have to get rid of the cat before something even more private turns up on the net.

    /Ahle2
  • ajwardajward Posts: 1,130
    edited 2011-06-18 15:46
    I'm 21... for the third time. Working on the fourth time! :-\
  • kwinnkwinn Posts: 8,697
    edited 2011-06-18 16:29
    Jeez, you bunch of young whippersnappers - yes you too localroger - quit your whining and bellyaching. You're not old. Just a bunch of wimps ;- )
  • localrogerlocalroger Posts: 3,452
    edited 2011-06-18 16:48
    kwinn wrote: »
    Jeez, you bunch of young whippersnappers - yes you too localroger - quit your whining and bellyaching. You're not old. Just a bunch of wimps ;- )

    kwinn, you're right. My father in law is 82 and the last time we visited (they're about 500 miles from here) we had a big family get-together with all the sibs; my wife has a sister and brother, both younger than her, and they're both married too. And they live even further away than we do. So one fine day at the big reunion we went hiking around what was a really tame trail in a suburban park, but it had some ups and downs, and FIL left all the kids huffing and puffing and trying to keep up. I've been low-carbing for 5 years because I found out I was pre-diabetic and I outpaced everyone except my wife, who I am now convinced is an android from the future wth an antimatter power generator in her chest.
  • UnknownUnknown
    edited 2011-06-18 17:26
    Ahle2 wrote: »
    I'm totally new to being old, so what am I supposed to do now? O_o
    I had a look in the mirror, but I couldn't see a difference; Is that normal?:innocent:

    Please HELP ME !!!

    (Btw, I turned 30 a week ago)

    /Ahle2

    If you were a professional baseball player then age is a difference because younger is better and younger have faster reflexes. I saw a 18 year old Olympian compete against a 34 year old Olympian on a treadmill and their hearts are different.

    I think you are physically in your prime when you are 24 or 26. It is all downhill from here because some people start having health problems or needing bifocals when they're 40. Enjoy life while you can.
  • Ahle2Ahle2 Posts: 1,179
    edited 2011-06-19 03:33
    Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi) wrote: »
    Happy belated birthday, you young whippersnapper!

    -Phil
    Thank you Phil! :)
    Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi) wrote: »
    Yes, totally. But if you want to extend the illusion of youth well into your 50's and 60's just remember this: when standing before the mirror, be sure to remove your glasses before removing anything else!

    -Phil
    LOL!!! :lol:

    I actually feeled "older" when I turned 20. It's all psychological.
  • bill190bill190 Posts: 769
    edited 2011-06-19 05:56
    Turning 30 was the worst for me psychologically - feeling "old", etc., but once I got over that, it was no problem with 40 and 50. Just another day.

    Then the good news with getting older is...
    I at least have become interested in new and different things as I got older. For example at one point I had more patience, so suddenly I might stop while driving by a historical marker and read it (instead of zooming past). Or go see things of interest. Or maybe take the time to learn the fine points of a game. (Stop to smell the roses as they say!) And there is a WHOLE DIFFERENT world out there when you slow down and notice some things in detail.

    Growing older for me has sort of been like the changing seasons of nature. Nice to have a change and be able to do different things. Or sort of like starting all over with a new different life.

    If you do not welcome this change, you can easily remain in your 20's forever...

    Instead of numbering your years....
    Twenty-eight, twenty-nine, thirty, thirty-one, etc.

    Try...
    Twenty-eight, twenty-nine, twenty-ten, twenty-eleven, etc.!
  • Matt GillilandMatt Gilliland Posts: 1,406
    edited 2011-06-19 07:03
    On June 12th, my grandparents celebrated their 77th Wedding Anniversary - that is not a typo.

    He's 95, and she's 93. She was 16 and he was 18, and she needed permission from her parents.

    Thirty?! Quit your belly-aching!

    -Matt
  • markaericmarkaeric Posts: 282
    edited 2011-06-19 07:38
    And here I was, thinking everyone on this forum was old enough to have programmed tube-based computers on punch cards!
  • kwinnkwinn Posts: 8,697
    edited 2011-06-19 09:31
    markaeric wrote: »
    And here I was, thinking everyone on this forum was old enough to have programmed tube-based computers on punch cards!

    How about being old enough to have programmed on a computer that was built with discrete components (transistors, resistors, capacitors) on 4x4 inch circuit boards. Of course it was obsolete at that point and I was in University at the time. It did use punch cards though.
  • Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi)Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi) Posts: 23,514
    edited 2011-06-19 20:41
    I "programmed" one of these once:

    It was actually my younger brother's, but it had tubes. Does that count?

    -Phil
  • markaericmarkaeric Posts: 282
    edited 2011-06-20 00:15
    Oh yeah? I designed the ENIAC! Nah, I was actually born after the advent of the CGA video standard. :) I'm both deeply humbled and inspired by the experience and knowledge possesed by so many of regulars (and, uh, "irregulars"? heh.) on these here forums.

    Kwinn, and Phil - where would you like me to send your medals and internet money? :)
  • HumanoidoHumanoido Posts: 5,770
    edited 2011-06-20 00:34
    Ahle2 wrote: »
    I'm totally new to being old, so what am I supposed to do now? O_o
    I had a look in the mirror, but I couldn't see a difference; Is that normal?:innocent:
    Please HELP ME !!!
    (Btw, I turned 30 a week ago)
    /Ahle2

    It's relative. All those people with higher numbers will think you're young. What can you do about it? Carry an attitude of youthfulness and live each day to the fullest as if it will be your last. Treat people the way you want them to remember you.
  • potatoheadpotatohead Posts: 10,261
    edited 2011-06-20 00:40
    I don't think 30 is old. When I turned 30, I remember ALL of my peers talking about it. We got over it rather quickly, life goes on. 30, IMHO, is a great time, because you are mentally peaking nicely, while your body is still young. I experienced this through 40. I'm now 43, and some stuff is kind of crappy. I can still hear really well, but vision is going south. Don't need glasses for most things yet, but I am having bad days...

    The trade-off appears to be continued mental goodness. Somethings don't operate as fast, but they often operate better. Interesting. I also notice that I take a macro view more often, and that change has been interesting and good.

    All night sessions cost more now. Bummer that. Seriously enjoy being able to bend your sleep schedule. It may not last. :)

    So, 40 feels a little old. Not too old yet, but old, where 30 really turned out to be pre-old!

    I'll leave the thread with this:

    In truth, you are as old as you think you are. Spend time to play, do, wonder, and you will stay young mentally. I think that matters. I know older people who are still playful, curious, sharp, and they adapt to the state of themselves, and I've personally set that goal. And they told me, what I just wrote. Play. You live longer and better when you do.
  • Heater.Heater. Posts: 21,230
    edited 2011-06-20 04:03
    I've heard it said that a man is only as old as the woman he feels.
  • Ahle2Ahle2 Posts: 1,179
    edited 2011-06-20 12:44
    @Humanoido and Potatohead
    It seems like wisdom comes with age as well, very insightful comments from both of you.
    (I don't really know how old Humanoido is though)
  • lanternfishlanternfish Posts: 366
    edited 2011-06-21 01:33
    30. I remember when I was 30. Ummmm ... or was I .... ??? 30 is a mere speed bump in the road of life. 50 on the other hand ....
  • Peter KG6LSEPeter KG6LSE Posts: 1,383
    edited 2011-06-21 22:50
    I am 25 in less then a month . I feel 40 .

    Peter
  • davidsaundersdavidsaunders Posts: 1,559
    edited 2011-06-22 07:43
    When I still lived in Kansas I used to go for a three mile run every day with my 92 year old (at that time) great grand father, and he reminded me that he is still young. The only old person I have ever known is my great great grand mother, and she did not get old until she was 102 years old.
  • Beau SchwabeBeau Schwabe Posts: 6,568
    edited 2011-06-22 09:04
    at 42 I feel better than I did at 35 ... Chalk that up to more recent exercise.

    'You are only as old as you think you are' - BUT!, you also need to get off of your duff and move your body around enough to get you cardiovascular up several times a week for sustained lengths of time.

    I know , I know, you minus-30-year-Old-somethings out there ... "cardio-who?" ... trust me!
  • Duane DegnDuane Degn Posts: 10,588
    edited 2011-06-22 09:33
    People often talk about being young at heart. I'm literally young at heart. In '95 I had a heart, eleven years younger than myself, transplanted into me. It was great when I turned 40 because I was literally 29 at heart. I used that joke all year. Heck, I still use it.

    Now I'm 37 at heart.

    Duane
  • PerryPerry Posts: 253
    edited 2011-06-22 17:53
    I have a friend whose father passed away last year at just over 102.

    He was quit lucid until the last few months.

    He liked to tell a story about some young reporter interviewing a centenarian who exclaimed, " I don't think I would want to live to be 100"

    The old fellow replied "That's because you have never been 99"
  • Cluso99Cluso99 Posts: 18,069
    edited 2011-06-27 05:01
    Ah I feel so young... approaching "09".
    Oops... it's upside down!!!

    Yes, I used punched cards and punched paper tape. But the computers were built with DTL & TTL. The mini I worked on was the length of my garage! That was in '77, and it was still that long when I sold it for scrap in 2000 and it was still working. Yes, the gold was worth something - about $700 for 3.5 tons, taken away by a large semi with a hydraulic lifter.
  • HumanoidoHumanoido Posts: 5,770
    edited 2011-06-27 06:53
    One day I went to the park to relax. While sitting on the park bench, I saw a very old man. He looked like the oldest living man I had ever seen. Remarkably he walked over to the center of the pavement and did a full routine of martial arts. Naturally I was very impressed and interested in his secret of health and longevity. I approached him to say hello and was surprised when he could speak some English and I could speak some Chinese. I asked him, "Old man, you are very old, over 100, yet you move like you are only 20. What is your secret to long life and perfect health?" (We both know and practice the same Chinese Tai Chi Chu'an so he was friendly.) Over the course of conversation, I learned the key to longevity. I had to travel thousands of miles to the opposite side of the Earth to meet this Chinese man by coincidence - and bestowed the meaning of life. Or was it a coincidence?
  • HumanoidoHumanoido Posts: 5,770
    edited 2011-06-27 07:04
    I want to put forth an observation I've had about people who live a long life, and want to know if your observations are similar to mine.

    In observing thousands of old and very old people, I notice one reoccurring trait in each person. There are no fat heavyweight old people. Every person who has achieved a ripe old age and beat the Grim Reaper is thin.

    I'm fortunate enough to travel the world and see many cultures and this is one trait common to all cultures observed.

    What is your observation?
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