Well hey! When you hit 25, you can rent a car without additional costs tacked on! :D That's at least better than looking forward to social security. Right? Maybe? Ah, probably not.

They need to spread out some legal limits between 21 and retirement so we have shit to look forward to, you know? I'd be much happier about my 40's being on the horizon if I knew that there was a bonus to it. Like maybe at 45 we get to legally smoke pot? Though maybe that would be better off when we hit 55, because that's when all those nifty senior citizens discounts kick in at like Denny's and IHOP, and those cheaper prices would certainly help with the constant munchies. :P

~ Amanda

"Just fear me, love me, do as I say and I will be your slave..."

I'll be 30 on september 9th...

 I'm completely  down with this idea although I'm thinkin' that 44 might be the best age because... of reasons that are entirely to complex to go into here.  Congress is back in session soon, right?  They could punch this through in a few days, right? George will be on board, right? Finally an issue I can get worked up about!

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"It's not so bad as long as you can keep the fear from your mind." - D. Cooper

"I must not fear. Fear is the mind killer." - P. Atreides

"Whoever can see through all fear will always be safe" - L. tzu

Hi everyone! Long time since I've posted regularly. I'm 39 if anyone wants to know.

Although I don't smoke I have nothing against people who do (unless they drive under the influence). I think cannabis should be legalized, it's a plant for Pete's sake. People need to be treated like adults by their governments.

x-ray
if your back's against the wall, turn around and write on it...

Ray, I don't think could have ever guessed in a million years that you were 39. You don't look a day over like 28. :) HAWT.

Yes, the smoke should be totally legalized. At least it's more natural than cigarettes and alcohol, you know? Jeesh... (I have more to say and a much stronger opinion that what is reflected in this rather flippant comment, however I want to keep this thread all light and lovely :D)

~ Amanda

"Just fear me, love me, do as I say and I will be your slave..."

The google ads for this page are amazing.  They should be cross-posted with the "Destined to be Single" thread.

This October will be my 40th birthday.  It's a little more difficult to come to terms with than 30, which was not a problem for me at all...

Now, I seriously have to think about being at or over my likely halfway-point.  I think of 40-60 as being analogous to 20-40, in terms of what I do with my life... I'll presumably be less brash and more deliberate, and maybe smarter and better informed, but I'll also have less excess energy to burn.

I think I'll be taking certain types of decisions more seriously now.  Where I move next, for example -- I'm starting to get that nesting urge pretty seriously, so the idea of just "trying out" other cities for a while is less appealing.  The call to settle in or around Vancouver gets stronger and stronger.

I'm trying to be more careful about the people and things I let have space in my life, and trying harder to nourish what's already good that I'd like to keep around me.

And I just realized I'm turning this into a therapy thread.  Hungover Sunday afternoons rock!

28 at the moment. And I agree about the smoke btw, lot more harmful stuff around than weed

"Ive got good news....that gum you like is going to come back in style!"

"I'm a WHOLE DAMN TOWN!"

~ Amanda

"Just fear me, love me, do as I say and I will be your slave..."

Somehow, my youthful good looks transmit very well over the internet.

~ Amanda

"Just fear me, love me, do as I say and I will be your slave..."

lol   

"Harry, I'm going to let you in on a little secret. Every day, once a day, give yourself a present. Don't plan it, don't wait for it, just let it happen. Could be a new shirt at the men's store, a catnap in your office chair, or two cups of good, hot, black coffee. Like this."  -Dale Cooper

~ Amanda

"Just fear me, love me, do as I say and I will be your slave..."

"Harry, I'm going to let you in on a little secret. Every day, once a day, give yourself a present. Don't plan it, don't wait for it, just let it happen. Could be a new shirt at the men's store, a catnap in your office chair, or two cups of good, hot, black coffee. Like this."  -Dale Cooper

"It's not so bad as long as you can keep the fear from your mind." - D. Cooper

"I must not fear. Fear is the mind killer." - P. Atreides

"Whoever can see through all fear will always be safe" - L. tzu

First Wave Baby Boom. AARP first wrote me well over 10 years ago. Some 'friend' signed me up early- ' ha ha wait til Ray gets this !'. Can you imagine any one , more likely a cabal of your crew in on it, going thru with that including dues? Sheesh. Oh yeah, and that big 4-0 at the office with black crape paper leading down to my darkly decorated corner. Happy birthday ! 

Anyway I feel good. 

I can't believe the movie stars from the eighties and nineties that are hitting some sobering milestones also. At least most of them look good-very important.

Hey I found a good (to me)website, http://www.celebrityagemachine.com/search.php?op_type=today

Brad Pitt is 45, Jolie is 33. Huh, she's alot younger than Brad.

Marilyn Manson is 40. Gary Busey-64. Howard Stern 55