― Mark C, Monday, 30 April 2007 11:28 (seventeen years ago) link
― Trayce, Monday, 30 April 2007 11:30 (seventeen years ago) link
― Ned Trifle II, Monday, 30 April 2007 13:06 (seventeen years ago) link
― Dr Morbius, Monday, 30 April 2007 13:06 (seventeen years ago) link
― Dr.C, Monday, 30 April 2007 13:08 (seventeen years ago) link
― Mark C, Monday, 30 April 2007 13:13 (seventeen years ago) link
― King Kitty, Monday, 30 April 2007 13:27 (seventeen years ago) link
― Marcello Carlin, Monday, 30 April 2007 14:04 (seventeen years ago) link
― C J, Monday, 30 April 2007 14:05 (seventeen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 30 April 2007 14:06 (seventeen years ago) link
― James Redd and the Blecchs, Monday, 30 April 2007 14:39 (seventeen years ago) link
― King Kitty, Monday, 30 April 2007 14:41 (seventeen years ago) link
― Dimension 5ive, Monday, 30 April 2007 14:49 (seventeen years ago) link
― Dr Morbius, Monday, 30 April 2007 14:50 (seventeen years ago) link
― scott seward, Monday, 30 April 2007 15:02 (seventeen years ago) link
― scott seward, Monday, 30 April 2007 15:04 (seventeen years ago) link
― Dr.C, Monday, 30 April 2007 15:06 (seventeen years ago) link
― Masonic Boom, Monday, 30 April 2007 15:06 (seventeen years ago) link
― scott seward, Monday, 30 April 2007 15:07 (seventeen years ago) link
― James Redd and the Blecchs, Monday, 30 April 2007 15:10 (seventeen years ago) link
― Marcello Carlin, Monday, 30 April 2007 15:13 (seventeen years ago) link
― scott seward, Monday, 30 April 2007 15:16 (seventeen years ago) link
― scott seward, Monday, 30 April 2007 15:19 (seventeen years ago) link
― Ms Misery, Monday, 30 April 2007 15:20 (seventeen years ago) link
― Dr.C, Monday, 30 April 2007 15:48 (seventeen years ago) link
― scott seward, Monday, 30 April 2007 15:49 (seventeen years ago) link
― Oilyrags, Monday, 30 April 2007 15:58 (seventeen years ago) link
― scott seward, Monday, 30 April 2007 16:01 (seventeen years ago) link
― scott seward, Monday, 30 April 2007 16:02 (seventeen years ago) link
― Dr.C, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 14:05 (seventeen years ago) link
― Casuistry, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 15:03 (seventeen years ago) link
― Casuistry, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 15:04 (seventeen years ago) link
― Dr Morbius, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 15:06 (seventeen years ago) link
I thought it was one of those age-morphed photos of Ned.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 15:08 (seventeen years ago) link
― Dr.C, Wednesday, 2 May 2007 15:40 (seventeen years ago) link
― Casuistry, Thursday, 3 May 2007 00:27 (seventeen years ago) link
― Trayce, Thursday, 3 May 2007 00:49 (seventeen years ago) link
Revive for those of us between them pesky kids and the over 50's.
― Ned Trifle II, Saturday, 23 August 2008 08:15 (fifteen years ago) link
You are probably wiser than many ILXors. Am I remembering correctly that you have kids? They must be growing up! I am looking forward to my kids being older and less dependent on me...
-- Sara R-C, Sunday, April 29, 2007 9:57 PM (1 year ago) Bookmark Link
My kids are now 10 and 7. And are less dependent on me. But I am no wiser. If anything I'm getting more confused. Although perhaps my recognition of my confusion is a sign of wisdom?
― Ned Trifle II, Saturday, 23 August 2008 08:17 (fifteen years ago) link
I've already started thinking of myself as 40 even though I've technically got a year and a half left.
It's kinda nice. Being young sucked. Being middle aged is way better. Being old is going to be the best yet. I just wish I could make the menopause come early. I know there are drugs you can take to delay it, aren't there drugs you can take to bring it on?
― Masonic Boom, Saturday, 23 August 2008 08:58 (fifteen years ago) link
I don't think being young has to suck. It's just that you need certain factors in alignment to make the best of it:
-supportive parents - stimulating educational environment - access to a social network
For some reason, despite my mother being mentally unstable, my parents took themselves off to Africa, and had five children without seeming to have any interest in children whatsoever.
― Bob Six, Saturday, 23 August 2008 09:18 (fifteen years ago) link
Funny that, I think of myself as 38 and a half, even though technically I'm 42.
― Billy Dods, Saturday, 23 August 2008 09:28 (fifteen years ago) link
Celebrities Hitting The Big 4 - 0 In 2008.
― Daniel, Esq., Saturday, 23 August 2008 10:04 (fifteen years ago) link
40 can be a very, very good time of life, if everything is going well for you, but it can also be a time of great discouragement, if you look at yourself and don't like what you see.
My best advice for the ILXors in their early 40s is not to lose sight of the person you most want to be (not necessarily the person you wanted to be when you were 20 and wished you could be a rich and famous whatever-it-was). Then do what it takes to move toward becoming that person. If you do not, you risk becoming an empty husk and a very sad person.
Also, in your 40s, your body should still respond fairly promptly to exercise and reward you for your efforts by adding strength, stamina and energy. If you slide through your 40s, don't expect to make up lost ground very easily in your 50s. It will be 3X harder then.
― Aimless, Saturday, 23 August 2008 16:08 (fifteen years ago) link
i think a few of the people on that list may be lying about their age. no way is gillian anderson only 40!
― get bent, Saturday, 23 August 2008 18:05 (fifteen years ago) link
Allow me to kill this thread by hitting it on the skull with a heavy, blunt piece of advice. Oh, wait... I already did.
― Aimless, Sunday, 24 August 2008 20:54 (fifteen years ago) link
Oh! I thought I replied to this. Eh. I must be getting senile. Is this what my 40s are gonna be like? Becoming even more forgetful?
― Masonic Boom, Sunday, 24 August 2008 21:01 (fifteen years ago) link
ahahah aimless I loved your advice, classic words of wisdom.
― sleeve, Sunday, 24 August 2008 21:25 (fifteen years ago) link
I am afraid my 40's are going to involve more full-time work than the last decade did.
Yeah. You can still get bigger and stronger in at least your early 40s. I suspect things decline in your 50s though.
― Daniel, Esq., Sunday, 24 August 2008 21:28 (fifteen years ago) link