[QUOTE=Noone Special]
Yes. And you know what is the only way to avoid it… :eek:
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I took one of those “What’s your life span” tests in Playboy or something when I was 18. If I’d continued the way I was living back then, I’d have 5 more years to live.
Now I wake up in the morning feeling not much better than I did back then after a night of drunken debauchery, only without the fun of debauching! My head hurts, my joints ache, my muscles are stiff… I can’t imagine how terrible I’d feel if I was still drinking.
Heck, the first 20 years of my life didn’t really count, I was clueless for that part. The last 20 years I’ve accomplished more than I ever expected. The next 20 years should be just fantastic. Yeah - 60 is old, 40 is just getting started!
Jezus… 40. People’s dads are 40. Cool dudes like me can’t be 40. I must have miscounted.
[QUOTE=Bobotheoptimist]
Jezus… 40. People’s dads are 40. Cool dudes like me can’t be 40. I must have miscounted.
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That’s exactly how I feel. I was talking to this girl at work and she said bla bla my parents are thinking of moving somewhere and I said “to retire” and she replied “no, they’re 45”. 45?! That’s only five years older than me. But you’re an adult!! Does not compute.
[QUOTE=Bobotheoptimist]
Is it as bad as they say? I still have a few months, but I suspect I’m not going to enjoy the whole process.
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Say goodbye to your eyesight’s ability to quickly focus on close objects. Presbyopia hit me literally days after I turned 40.
On the other hand, I very seldom get zits now, and the few I do get are nothing to post gross tales about.
Dating becomes a different ballgame. If you’re a man, you’ll sometimes get hit with the “If you’re 40 and you’ve never been married, something’s wrong with you” stigma. When you do date, about 90% will be moms, and she’ll often steer the conversation towards child rearing and school districts; it seems like women increasingly sacrifice their personalities and identities to justify their identity as uber-moms.
Fortunately, I’m dating a 40-something woman without kids, so I don’t have to worry about it.
Oh … you don’t develop a taste for Buicks yet. At least not for another 15 years.
[QUOTE=elmwood]
Say goodbye to your eyesight’s ability to quickly focus on close objects. Presbyopia hit me literally days after I turned 40.
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Speak it! I was befuddled for about a week when I first realized that I couldn’t read anything close up… then it suddenly hit me: I’m getting old! :eek:
I turned 40 last fall. I celebrated by decreeing that I was gonna wear fedoras whenever, and wherever, I deemed good, and who cared what anyone said. Felt good (no pun intended).
Best thing is, you’re only 40 for a year. 41 is a lot easier because people don’t make a big shmeal out of it.
Echoing what others have said upthread, as I close in on 47, I often reflect on how young and fit I was at 40. If this trend keeps up every 7 years, I don’t know. They’d better start coming up with some better drugs - that or prosthetics.
[QUOTE=Astroboy14]
Speak it! I was befuddled for about a week when I first realized that I couldn’t read anything close up… then it suddenly hit me: I’m getting old!
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The way it works is: you slide the glasses up or down and peer near-sightedly at the small print with your naked eyes. Reading ingredient labels at the grocery store is an adventure!
[QUOTE=Savannah]
The way it works is: you slide the glasses up or down and peer near-sightedly at the small print with your naked eyes. Reading ingredient labels at the grocery store is an adventure!
Also: you start reading ingredient labels.
Happy Birthday!
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Oh and cornflake boxes take the place of a newspaper, some damn fine reading in there son
