Brian,

I have the money and the power and not going to use it to get a woman. Any woman who meets me will have no idea of what I am worth, nor what I do for a living. Do not need a woman who works like that...

Paul, some of the 32 year old ladies are pretty well rounded. Some are still babies. Finding the right one is the hard part!

JoeA

It's called the Serinity Prayer:

"God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot
change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference."

My mom had embroidered the Serinity Prayer and framed it. When I was growing up, if things weren't going my way I was required to go read it.

The "wisdom to know the difference" part seems to come later in life! ;)

Dig Hole, Insert Head
 

Paul,

Turn off the evening news and you'll feel much better.

I used to watch our "5pm-piss-and-moan-the-world-is-ending" news broadcast every evening and I'd invariably be pissed off the rest of the night.

Now, from 5-6pm I roughhouse with my 3 and 5 year old boys.

No more pissed off Daddy. Bruised and beaten, but not pissed.

paul, i sensed you were a grumpy old fart all along, and admired you in spite of it. keep up the good work you crusty ol bastard!

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Then you need to drive slower when passing that nude beach. ;)

I know I don't look good naked at 48, but hey I never did.

Dad goes in the woods with a chain saw, culling trees and cutting firewood - he comes out much happier..

Brother in law (retired cop) was hitting his late 40s and getting cranky - went out and got a sport bike and is much, much happier..

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But then I wouldn't be able to check out the well muscled 19 year olds. And you know what us older ladies say about 19 year olds: "They never get tired!"

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Ahhhh...back then? I was 6'3" (well I'm still there anyway), 180 pounds, competitive swimmer's bod. Think I'll drive about 35 miles North of here today, rent a 9' Brunswick gold crown for a few hours. That usually lifts my mood...even on the days Cindy gives me a lesson in cue use...:)

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hehehe. still fits me to a tee. 40 and still able to do the mile in five flat. (running, of course) thought about seeing if I can still reasonably break into the fours again. maybe this summer

That part was just a joke. I don't really believe that Tony Montana held the keys to happiness.

I was engaged to my wife when we were still students (she had just turned 19!), without a penny to our names. When we were first married, I recall having $1000 in the bank at one point - barely more then one month's rent.

She was only 20 when we got married, I was 24 - just a couple of kids in love!

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Nobody likes a show off.;)

:p

naaah. at 20 I would have been a showoff, at 40 I'm considered damned lucky!

Better bring them joggin' shoes to the XXX on the 9th. I'll bring the stop watch...and the beer.

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Gawd...I think my best mile EVER was in the 7's...and I'm 26. I was never much of a sprinter, but I do regularly run 7 or more miles in a stretch. I think I've sacrificed speed for strength...and unfortunately strength brings muscle mass...which makes you slower.

Find a way to separate daily crap from reality: exercise, charity work, build a water garden and listen to the water trickle, lay on a beach. Anything!

Glenlivet 18 + 2 ice cubes.

Everybody remembers Bannister breaking the 4 minute mile. The guy who finished just behind him? Dyrell Burleson. Now several years retired as director of the Linn County Parks Dept. The local paper did a feature article on him several years ago...he still running, but admitting the old joints at 60 + aren't quite as limber as they once were. He told a tale of running his usual route, a mile or so in, thought he was making good time. Footsteps came up behind him, a cute aerobics instructor girl he knew, she in her mid 20's...he picked up the pace, stayed with her for a spell. Then sense overrode ego. He dropped back to his usual pace, admitting to admiring the view as she pulled away from him. :)
Father time, he eventually defeats all athletes....

Bryan, your posts have always had a particular "tone" that I now must say is in interesting tone for someone who complains about the anger and hatred of liberals. Very interesting tone, for someone who's saying that. Just something to consider. And it might not be reachable for you, but at some point you might consider what stereotypes mean to you, and how reliable you really find them to be. As a clue, here is one of my favorite sayings:

"All generalizations are false."

Get it?

Paul, I understand. Getting old ain't for sissies, is it? Sounds like you need to buy a sportscar. Like a Porsche. Oh, wait a minute.....you already did that. I guess you're screwed, Paul.

A variation on that:
.
God,
Grant me the serenity to accept the People I cannot change,
the courage to change the People I can,
and the wisdom to know that person is me.
.
;)

PWD call Dear Abby
 

I don't get pissed off...I just piss other people off....

Paul is what I call a Mother Pleaser...everything to make Mother Happy...like always being polite and being the perfect little gentlman....instead of just being himself....I guess if I were always trying to please Mother that would make me cranky too...