SteveW65:
50...how the freak did that happen then?
Yep, it happened. Back end of last year - I made 50!
Now, there have been some 'challenging' birthdays in my life - 30 was a bit strange, 40 was just wrong - and now this!
3 months on and I still don't get it! Surely by now I should have grown up? I remember my old man being 50 - and he was grown up. But I'm like a kid - still get stupidly excited when it's a Friday (beer day!), drink too much beer, play this stupid game until the wee small hours while talking absolute rubbish with my buddies on skype.
I look in the mirror and I see that 30 year old. I feel like a 30 year old (well, inside my head I do). I think like a 20 year old - well, maybe 30. But somehow, I'm 50...ffs! It just sounds so WRONG!
A couple of school friends have recently 'found me' on facebook - I looked at their pictures and they looked like granddads! I couldn't believe it. Then, last week, our company had a photoshoot. And that my friends and followers of this thread, is where it smacked me round the chops like a Tyson roundhouse! I look OLD!!!
Going to take some time getting used to this.
Any tips and advice welcome - got to be cheaper than the therapy I'm thinking of taking... lol.
Happy hitting to young and old - and special warm regards to the squirrel man and hoping peace is with you.
Howzit everyone
This is back on track but everyone missed it while salivating at the fish in the barrel that is Henry.
Thanks for sharing, Steve. I'm 57, and trust me, I'm thinking of breaking all the mirrors in my house :-)
In my brain I'm still that 20 something year old lunatic that played lead guitar, almost got a recording contract and partied all night.
But in my heart, and my body, I know I'm kinda coming to the end of my warranty period.
It does take some getting used to, and yeah it sucks.
Someone once said, "youth is wasted on the young".
Happy hitting to you too, you sound like a good guy and I hope to catch you on one of the courses one day.
Cheers,
Peter