Orchidflower
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That's hysterical, Calmloki! Thanks!
DH and I recalled the days growing up when TV only got 4 channels
Our family did not even own a TV until I was 9 years old. Old black and white and oval screen. These are the shows I grew up watching.DH and I recalled the days growing up when TV only got 4 channels -We all had to watch the same programs-gave us commonality -
Then we sang the theme song to Beverly Hillbillies
Remembering TV repairmen coming to the house
Bread & Milk delivery
(and for fellow Canadians) When the Union Jack not the Canadian Flag hung in every classroom
I'll be 52 next month but wierdly enough, I've been feeling younger lately.
I'm coming to the end of my current job and career in software and, if I'm lucky and keep myself fit, I've got 30 good years left. That's as much time as I had from age 20 to age 50 -- enough time to start on a whole new career / vocation / love affair with life.
If I'd had a trust fund at age 20 equal to my net worth today, I could have done anything I wanted.
So... I can do anything I want now -- go back to school, find something I'd really LOVE to pursue, take a few chances, backpack around the world...
That's what feeling young is about for me -- the feeling that you've got the time to pursue your potential, whatever that means for you.
Believe me, young dreamers, when you get to a certain age just going to work every day is a huge accomplishment and about all you can handle. So, I recommend planning to ER before you get old, or at least having a "Plan B" in case you feel the need to do so.
"Well, Your Honor, I was doing fine up until she told me I was 'too old to drive like that'. How old are you, Your Honor?"After determining his sobriety she said "you're to old to drive like that". His reply was "you're never too old". No ticket.