How Old Do You Want to Be?
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keith44spl
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I wouldn't take a hundred million dollars for the experiences I've had in life,
and right on the other hand, I wouldn't give a buffalo nickel for a do over.
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and right on the other hand, I wouldn't give a buffalo nickel for a do over.
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When I was 37 I took Mom to London to visit the "town" where her father'd been born. Great trip. Our first night there we were walking from the "tube" station back toward our hotel, and I suggested we have dinner at a pub we were passing. Mom said, "Oh, Bob, you don't want to take your mother into a bar!"
I convinced her a British pub held no resemblance to the American bars she envisioned through her 74-year-old eyes. We went in -- lots of families (and pets). She loved it. During dinner I reminded her I was half her age, a once-in-a-lifetime event, and I had the pleasure of telling her the older I get the smarter she is.
All this to acknowledge I'd realized way back then -- 28 years ago -- with age comes wisdom you can't gain by staying the same. I'll take the wisdom along with the bumps in the path.
I don't consider myself the wise ol' sage, yet, and I may never, but at 65 I'm still young and learning more as each day passes.
I convinced her a British pub held no resemblance to the American bars she envisioned through her 74-year-old eyes. We went in -- lots of families (and pets). She loved it. During dinner I reminded her I was half her age, a once-in-a-lifetime event, and I had the pleasure of telling her the older I get the smarter she is.
All this to acknowledge I'd realized way back then -- 28 years ago -- with age comes wisdom you can't gain by staying the same. I'll take the wisdom along with the bumps in the path.
I don't consider myself the wise ol' sage, yet, and I may never, but at 65 I'm still young and learning more as each day passes.
I often joke that I'd like to go back and relive my college years knowing what I know now. Of course, I had a heck of a good time as a kid too. About 10-12 years old was a wonderful time.
Without getting too philosophical, I guess every mountain, valley, curve and bump in the road has made me the man I am today. I've got no regrets and wouldn't change a thing. Well, I would go back and stop my dad from trading his K38 and 4" Model 19!
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Without getting too philosophical, I guess every mountain, valley, curve and bump in the road has made me the man I am today. I've got no regrets and wouldn't change a thing. Well, I would go back and stop my dad from trading his K38 and 4" Model 19!
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This question reminds me of Highlander. There is no way I'd want to be like Connor MacLeod it would be a lonely and heartbreaking existence to watch your loved ones and friends grow old and pass away while you remained young. I'm good with my 65 years and hope that tomorrow will be as good as today.
Targets Guy
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First choice would be 40.
Second choice would be 42.
But I am getting to like the 70's.
Second choice would be 42.
But I am getting to like the 70's.
Arik
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Under 30 and over 25. Somewhere in that time frame. It was a good time that seemed to last. From 30 to 38 everything happened in one day! 
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OFT II
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I would like to be old enough to know better but young enough to not give a darn.
coltle6920
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With my luck I'd take the pill and get hit by a bus tomorrow! 
The time period I like best was when I first started dating this young lady (my future wife) -
- and when I owned this:
Everything else is pretty much a blur...
John
- and when I owned this:
Everything else is pretty much a blur...
John
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Life is like a roll of toilet paper,It goes faster toward the end...
My dad was born in 1890 and lived until 103 years old. The first 100 were ok,the last three not so good. Be careful what you wish for...
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My dad was born in 1890 and lived until 103 years old. The first 100 were ok,the last three not so good. Be careful what you wish for...
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I'd only go back about 5 years, back to when I could shoot for hours, still walk for miles, and deer hunt. In other words before arthritis hit me in the back. (notice I didn't reveal my age!)
That would depend on whether or not the rest of the world went back also or if I am in present day. If the latter I would dump the pill in the toilet. If the first, I would go back to the start of the sexual revolution, heck, I'd even start it.
The time period I like best was when I first started dating this young lady (my future wife) -
- and when I owned this:
Everything else is pretty much a blur...
John
John,
I see we both have good taste!!
kthom
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I've had some good times and some bad ones, some fun times and some not so much. I learned a lot from both that brought me to where I am today. There is no time in my life that I would wish to return to, and I believe there are yet some good times ahead of me. I will say that it does not take near as much to peg my thrill meter these days!
My request to the good Lord today is that when the time comes that I cannot properly clean my hind end by myself, He will just take me on home. I've been fortunate and blessed to have had some genuine friends, most important among them my wife and my two sons. And I believe I have been able to be a genuine friend and neighbor to some folks along the way. I have no real regrets, certainly none that I can change at this point, and I don't look much beyond the end of today. If tomorrow gets here, I'll deal with it. If not, that time sooner or later comes for all of us, and I'm not concerned about it coming. Meantime, I'm gonna try my very best to make the best of the time that's left, enjoy everything I can, and try not to make anyone else's life miserable if I can help it. I think it's important to keep smiling, inside and out! Hope I can do that. Life, for the most part, is good. I will say that it gets more challenging as we get older, but where there is a will, there is a way. Just gotta look for it! And I wish the best for all of us as we negotiate the stream of life.
My request to the good Lord today is that when the time comes that I cannot properly clean my hind end by myself, He will just take me on home. I've been fortunate and blessed to have had some genuine friends, most important among them my wife and my two sons. And I believe I have been able to be a genuine friend and neighbor to some folks along the way. I have no real regrets, certainly none that I can change at this point, and I don't look much beyond the end of today. If tomorrow gets here, I'll deal with it. If not, that time sooner or later comes for all of us, and I'm not concerned about it coming. Meantime, I'm gonna try my very best to make the best of the time that's left, enjoy everything I can, and try not to make anyone else's life miserable if I can help it. I think it's important to keep smiling, inside and out! Hope I can do that. Life, for the most part, is good. I will say that it gets more challenging as we get older, but where there is a will, there is a way. Just gotta look for it! And I wish the best for all of us as we negotiate the stream of life.
kenv1950
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I'd have to think about that. Turning 68 in a couple months.
I just know it wouldn't be between 19 and 34 that was during my first marriage
I just know it wouldn't be between 19 and 34 that was during my first marriage
ParadiseRoad
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...I'd like to do 14 over again...that's the year girls and I discovered each other...
BigBill
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I'd like to be 12yo again to make educational choices. I could of been a doctor or a lawyer but I wasn't using my mind back then. I had the smarts but never applied myself.
Of course today I could build anything on the planet and design it too. I built machines that make parts that everyone of you use everyday. Disc brakes, etc. stuff for the government, nasa, lead engineering tech but I did ok but could of done better.
Remember behind every good engineer there's a tech telling him about the real world and how things work.
How many guys like ford, Edison, Tesla were phd's? We have lost touch with reality. We don't see ground breaking, life changing stuff like in the last century.
Of course today I could build anything on the planet and design it too. I built machines that make parts that everyone of you use everyday. Disc brakes, etc. stuff for the government, nasa, lead engineering tech but I did ok but could of done better.
Remember behind every good engineer there's a tech telling him about the real world and how things work.
How many guys like ford, Edison, Tesla were phd's? We have lost touch with reality. We don't see ground breaking, life changing stuff like in the last century.
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At this stage in life, I'm happy to be a day older than yesterday. 
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