Posted on 12/15/2007 6:16:49 AM PST by big truck
We met in college. I was from Pennsylvania, she was from Oregon. We both worked in the cafeteria.
Somehow the topic of birthdays came up - she was born in December, so was I. She was born on the 16th, so was I. She was born in 1967, so was I. She was born at 10:40 am (pacific time), I was born at 1:58 pm (eastern time). Given the time change, she is 18 minutes older than I am. Any freeper advice as we crest the big hill tomorrow?
YOu were almost named Beethoven? Thank goodness. If you had gone to public school, there’s a good chance 80 percent of your teachers would have spelled your name wrong, and 50 perecent would have never even heard of the composer.
Anyway, happy birthday. I’m 41, and it’s great being in the forties. Ninety percent of the physical capabilities of the twenties and twice the wisdom. All things consdiered, it’s a great tradeoff.
Just be thankful you are a conservative. Otherwise, you would be saying “I was a young 33 when Bush was elected! He’s aged me seven years! That evil man! Yaaaagghhh!!!!”
But you’re a conservative, so you can enjoy what you have. Life is good.
The heck with strategy!
Some things are just too good to pass up! :^)
All these poor old people on here. Hahahaha
Happy Birthday to you both!
Tell your wife that life for women in their 40s can be very “not fun.” If she doesn’t know what I’m talking about, she’ll find out soon enough. ;-)
It only gets better.
And:
Congratulations & Happy Birthday to both of you!
As soon as SHE turns 40, tell her “hey there, old woman.”
Then DUCK!!!!
Party like it’s 1999?
Let me know how it goes. I will join y’all in July.
Do like I do—if anyone asks your age, quote them a number at least twenty years greater than your actual age. I never tire of hearing how great I look for nearly 60.
Can ya help me here BT? I never was good at math.
Here is the problem we are trying to solve =
In 36 years you will be married for 51 years and you are 40 now
which means you were married 26 years ago? =
40 minus 26 =
you were married at 14?
My mother’s cousin’s hubby
has a hat which says:
I WISH I WERE 70
He’s 85.
Exercise and take multivitamins, glucosamine, and fish oil.
NEVER quit FReeping.
Cheers!
Happy BD to both of you.
My advise is to pay no attention whatsoever to the “big hill”!!
Let me try the new math:
In 36 years we will have been married for 51 years.
51 - 36 = 15. I’m 40, so 40 - 15(years of marriage)
means we married at age 25. 25 + 51(years of marriage) =
76. 76 - 40 = 36 more years to go to get to our 51st
anniversary. Or something like that.
Next thing you know I’ll be my own grandpa!
I was going to warn you about that...
Someone on this thread mentioned that 40 is the new 20. Now here's a poster who thinks that mac and cheese is the new Ready Whip! :-O
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