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« Reply #300 on: 23:01:24, 24-04-2007 » |
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I think it is A taking picture there on a background.
She is famous photographer now.
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« Reply #301 on: 23:02:32, 24-04-2007 » |
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All very true, Martle. Happy to confirm all those.
A few more:
(e) you develop a much more intense interest in the passing of the seasons
(f) in, um, intimate encounters the gift of imagination plays a larger role
(g) you become much less interested in middle-sized things (clothes, life insurance, gadgets, upgrading consumer items, fashions) and much more interested in tiny fleeting things (the dog over the road wagging its tail at you, rose bay willow herb growing on derelict ground, small unnecessary acts of kindness, people bothering to cherish a window box in a dreary flat) and the big things (why there is something rather than nothing, how consciousness squares with materialism, curiosity as to whether we are going to make it to the end of the century and irritation that you won't be around to find out).
(h) having to get up and have breakfast again seems to come round more and more frequently
(i) everyone in charge of anything seems to have gone stark staring bonkers
(j) High Court Judges all seem to look absurdly young.
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« Reply #302 on: 23:02:43, 24-04-2007 » |
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Mart,
I read that as 'Nose hair and a reluctant application of Andrew Marr', and thought "Gosh, Andrew Marr looked different when he was young!"
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« Reply #303 on: 23:05:23, 24-04-2007 » |
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All very true, Martle. Happy to confirm all those.
A few more:
(e) you develop a much more intense interest in the passing of the seasons
(f) in, um, intimate encounters the gift of imagination plays a larger role
(g) you become much less interested in middle-sized things (clothes, life insurance, gadgets, upgrading consumer items) and much more interested in tiny things (the dog over the road wagging its tail at you, rose bay willow herb growing on derelict ground, small unnecessary acts of kindness) and the big things (why there is something rather than nothing, how consciousness squares with materialism, curiosity as to whether we are going to make it to the end of the century and irritation that you won't be around to find out).
(h) having to get up and have breakfast again seems to come round more and more frequently.
Oh dear despite feeling 18 I am, if GG's guidance is to be taken, at least as old as the board calendar indicates.  Tommo |
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« Reply #304 on: 23:11:10, 24-04-2007 » |
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Obviously wise beyond your years, Tommo  It's when your own children pause at the top of the stairs and say 'Now what on earth was it I came up here for?' that you really know you've made it into middle age. |
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« Reply #305 on: 23:25:30, 24-04-2007 » |
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All very true, Martle. Happy to confirm all those.
A few more:
(e) you develop a much more intense interest in the passing of the seasons
(f) in, um, intimate encounters the gift of imagination plays a larger role
(g) you become much less interested in middle-sized things (clothes, life insurance, gadgets, upgrading consumer items, fashions) and much more interested in tiny fleeting things (the dog over the road wagging its tail at you, rose bay willow herb growing on derelict ground, small unnecessary acts of kindness, people bothering to cherish a window box in a dreary flat) and the big things (why there is something rather than nothing, how consciousness squares with materialism, curiosity as to whether we are going to make it to the end of the century and irritation that you won't be around to find out).
(h) having to get up and have breakfast again seems to come round more and more frequently
(i) everyone in charge of anything seems to have gone stark staring bonkers
(j) High Court Judges all seem to look absurdly young.
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« Reply #306 on: 23:40:28, 24-04-2007 » |
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All very true, Martle. Happy to confirm all those.
A few more:
(e) you develop a much more intense interest in the passing of the seasons
(f) in, um, intimate encounters the gift of imagination plays a larger role
(g) you become much less interested in middle-sized things (clothes, life insurance, gadgets, upgrading consumer items, fashions) and much more interested in tiny fleeting things (the dog over the road wagging its tail at you, rose bay willow herb growing on derelict ground, small unnecessary acts of kindness, people bothering to cherish a window box in a dreary flat) and the big things (why there is something rather than nothing, how consciousness squares with materialism, curiosity as to whether we are going to make it to the end of the century and irritation that you won't be around to find out).
(h) having to get up and have breakfast again seems to come round more and more frequently
(i) everyone in charge of anything seems to have gone stark staring bonkers
(j) High Court Judges all seem to look absurdly young.
Oh George! The truth of all that makes me weep. George, All so very true and I often get a lump in my throat or have a wee weep over the `tiny fleeting things`. There`s a sharp poignancy to them that is bittersweet. |
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« Reply #307 on: 23:58:36, 24-04-2007 » |
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Two more:
The suspicion that Bill Bryson may be on to something.
Those Gollancz thrillers that your parents always read seem rather well written actually. Harmless enough.
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« Reply #308 on: 07:28:00, 25-04-2007 » |
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« Reply #309 on: 08:00:26, 25-04-2007 » |
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Almost all true for me except the nose hair!
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« Reply #310 on: 08:12:40, 25-04-2007 » |
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Are you feeling better this morning, Mary?
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« Reply #311 on: 09:55:37, 25-04-2007 » |
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Thank you for asking, t-p. Yes, I do feel better, though I'm still annoyed about the decorators not turning up. I slept a a lot better, which makes a big difference, I find, to one's outlook on life. I don't think I should complain at all, really, because compared with many people my life is very easy - but I suppose everyone has bad days, even if there's no good reason.
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« Reply #312 on: 10:01:39, 25-04-2007 » |
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One of the best things about becoming older is that you realise that you feel exactly the same as when you were 16. At 50 I fell for a chap who is 17 years older than me, we are now 5 years into the affair, and it has been such an exciting rollercoaster of joy ! We are like a couple of love-struck teenagers. It's FAB ! We feel like this....  But we look more like this....  AAAaaaHHHhhh ! So dont panic about being 67 - my man is 73 next week ! and with a lust for life unmatched by anyone else I know. Hey ho ! off to the Happy room. I blame the bananas. x Jan x |
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« Reply #313 on: 10:11:42, 25-04-2007 » |
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One of the best things about becoming older is that you realise that you feel exactly the same as when you were 16.
At 50 I fell for a chap who is 17 years older than me, we are now 5 years into the affair, and it has been such an exciting rollercoaster of joy ! We are like a couple of love-struck teenagers. It's FAB !
So don't panic about being 67 - my man is 73 next week ! and with a lust for life unmatched by anyone else I know. Hey ho ! off to the Happy room.
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« Reply #314 on: 10:29:31, 25-04-2007 » |
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The funeral I've just returned from was for a 92 year old who was married to a 98 year old. They were wed just under two years ago, after meeting in the very nice Retirement Home that they'd each recently retired to. They made each other very happy indeed, often even behaving rather like teenagers, if less noisy and slower. It was a great pity it couldn't have lasted longer, but while it did it filled both their lives with joy. You never know what's just round the corner....
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