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VANITY: What have you learned in the last 25 years?
me, me, me, me, me ^ | 18DEC05 | me, me, me, me, me

Posted on 12/18/2005 11:08:33 PM PST by bannie

So...what HAVE you learned in the last 25 years?


TOPICS: Philosophy; Your Opinion/Questions
KEYWORDS: geezers; justpremature; lifelessons; me; oldtimers; prematurebalding; toothless
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To: Fenris6

Being married give you a better REASON to understand women. This is a good thing.


21 posted on 12/18/2005 11:20:08 PM PST by bannie (The government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend upon the support of Paul.)
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To: endthematrix

hehehehe...someone who understands!!


22 posted on 12/18/2005 11:20:44 PM PST by bannie (The government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend upon the support of Paul.)
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To: bannie

I don't know about 25 years, but in the past 7 years I've learned about politics and conservatism and actually become pretty smart politically. I have to give credit for the transformation to Rush Limbaugh back in 98 then to my current favorites Medved, Prager, and Steyn after that. Even though I've learned a lot, I've still got a long way to go especially when it comes to doing the right thing.


23 posted on 12/18/2005 11:24:43 PM PST by beaversmom
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To: bannie

That some of the stuff I used to eat all the time back then can give me a heart attack now.


24 posted on 12/18/2005 11:26:09 PM PST by WestVirginiaRebel (The Democratic Party-Jackass symbol, jackass leaders, jackass supporters.)
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To: msnimje

That's probably a really good way to clean your glasses though.


25 posted on 12/18/2005 11:27:08 PM PST by beaversmom
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To: bannie

Heck, I'm 31 or 32. But I'm learning quick....to follow an elders wisdom. I am in full swing of enjoyment with my two year old boy. I learned in two years where gray hair comes from, how no sleep effects the body and became patient.


26 posted on 12/18/2005 11:27:15 PM PST by endthematrix (Those who despise freedom and progress have condemned themselves to isolation, decline, and collapse)
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To: endthematrix

31 or 32...Can't you remember?

:-o


27 posted on 12/18/2005 11:28:18 PM PST by bannie (The government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend upon the support of Paul.)
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To: bannie

I learned that I'm too darned old to stay up late.

...alas...(hummmms "alone again, naturally.")

(Realizes--too late--that she shouldn't hum that.)
(Gets upset with herself for speaking in the third person to herself.)

:-D

g'night!


28 posted on 12/18/2005 11:30:16 PM PST by bannie (The government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend upon the support of Paul.)
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To: msnimje
I suppose I could take the eyeglasses off first too.

That will just fog your eyeballs unless you spray them with that stuff.

29 posted on 12/18/2005 11:31:19 PM PST by Mind-numbed Robot (Not all that needs to be done needs to be done by the government.)
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To: bannie
I've learned that parenthood and life in general is hard, very hard, and you're not always thrilled with the results....that life can be pretty discouraging at times and if you're a dreamer like me, an idealist, forget it......you never win at life....you try to keep up.....

the other thing......if at all possible, never, ever move away from your parents or your siblings....I did it and regret it to this day, over 25 yrs ago......I come from a loving and close family and should have thought more before moving "out west" with the hubby...honestly can say that MY family treats him better than his own ( hell, they treat him better than me...LOL)

30 posted on 12/18/2005 11:31:22 PM PST by cherry
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To: bannie

Stop picking on him he needs his sleep.:)


31 posted on 12/18/2005 11:31:36 PM PST by fatima
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To: fatima; bannie
I'll tell you in a few months.

:-)

32 posted on 12/18/2005 11:32:21 PM PST by Do not dub me shapka broham
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To: bannie; WKB; bourbon; onyx; dixiechick2000; Squantos; Travis McGee
(21 off the top of my head)

having and raising children is the most rewarding and important thing I have done....far and away.

the culture war is worth fighting


after nearly two decades outside the US, I am glad to be home in Dixie

i miss my dead friends and kinfolk...especially my dad

do right early on....it makes later on easier

don't be afraid to succeed and be fair and honest but bruise those who try to screw you over so they don't come back for seconds

immortality is for youth....so live that way young before you get scared from so many responsibilities

never ever have anything to do with an abortion

learn firearms...learn to hunt and eat what you kill

if you're a southern man, get used to being under the spell of passive aggressive women...beats the hell out of confrontational women

grandmothers are tops...come to think of it

enjoy toddlers....they grow up

nothing beats a good pick-up or a reliable DC-3 or a wooden yawl


teach your boys how to fight and your girls to stand up when they have to

teach your boys not to be bullies and to help the weak

learn how to drive fast....

only buy dogs that can hunt or protect you and your family

learn to like cats...it's hard but if I can do it anyone can

blind idealism is best for the young, it's a liability when older

generalizations are generally true contrary to modern relativist logic

teach your children about God early on and take them to church so they get a foundation for later on

22) be eternally grateful to God for being born here...goes double if born in the Red Zone....and appreciate and honour where you came from and those who came before you. God and our way of life are worth fighting and dying for.
33 posted on 12/18/2005 11:32:50 PM PST by wardaddy (They took most of my Dixie heritage......they'll have to take Christmas from my cold dead hands)
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To: Mind-numbed Robot

LOL!! Then they will match my brain!


34 posted on 12/18/2005 11:33:00 PM PST by msnimje (Political Correctness -- An OFFENSIVE attempt not to offend.)
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To: Darkwolf377

I've done pretty well without a college education.

I think it depends much more on the person than the formal education.


35 posted on 12/18/2005 11:33:45 PM PST by DB (©)
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To: bannie

I have learned that I am lousy at getting enough sleep and I will probably never learn how to keep schedules correctly.


36 posted on 12/18/2005 11:34:01 PM PST by antiunion person (Don't let anyone separate you from your hard earned money.)
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To: bannie
Nope! lol

Such funny topic at the dinner table. My wife convincing me I'm a year older (Well maybe I'm 32) and my boy blowing bubbles in his milk, the dog HAS to out that very moment...all on 3 hours of sleep.
37 posted on 12/18/2005 11:34:18 PM PST by endthematrix (Those who despise freedom and progress have condemned themselves to isolation, decline, and collapse)
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To: Do not dub me shapka broham

Your in love :) You just got engaged and you have to tell her parents:) AHHH Christmas.:)


38 posted on 12/18/2005 11:35:18 PM PST by fatima
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To: bannie
We're of an age, you know. In the past quarter-century I've learned that half of the stuff I was told by my teachers and elders was crap, and the other half will save my life, and that not only do I not know which half is which, but they didn't when they were telling it to me. And worse, now that I am telling my younger relatives what is unquestionably 100% true, I don't know which half of it is crap either.

Well, you asked...

39 posted on 12/18/2005 11:37:43 PM PST by Billthedrill
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To: fatima
LOL.

I wish my life were that interesting.

It was more of an age-related quip.

:7)

40 posted on 12/18/2005 11:40:55 PM PST by Do not dub me shapka broham
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