Maybe I'm in the midst of those middle age willies, but life's lessons have been assaulting me a lot in the past few years. I've been doing lots of thinking. Today would have been my mother's 82nd birthday; she passed back on November 10 of 2006. It's also the birthday of my twin niece and nephew; Michael and Sarah are 14 YO. Happy Birthday!! Today we are burying my favorite cat, Zeke. He was about 17 YO. In the last six years, I've buried both my parents and 3 pets and some aunts and uncles. My mother-in-law is battling both Parkinson's Disease and Breast Cancer. Today we are headed out on a mini-vacation to take the kids to Tweetsie Railroad and to see "Riders in the Sky" perform. My 23 YO son is coming over for the funeral and to go so Riders with us. I had him listening to them as a kid.... Enjoy: http://youtube.com/watch?v=dJtg9TX6pE8
Hell, I only have 7 months.... But I hear ya...I'm in some middle-aged willies as well. Different from yours, Giddy, but willies just the same. In my case, it's not health issues or milestones. It's the never-ending struggle to deal with decisions you made in your earlier years, and feeling like you let some people down along the way.
Don't worry, man...it's gonna be OK. I'm sure there are PLENTY of musicians that played Freebird and Stairway to Heaven in the same set. You were young, so it's understandable. The past is the past, and the most important thing is that you learn from those mistakes and became a better person because of it... Need a hug?
Wow Giddy it sounds like you've had a pretty rough past year. I always like to think that life is all about change and bad times are never forever..
I somehow feel for Bill Clinton. I have no doubt dude was having his mid-life crisis (eg., not getting enough sex from Hilary) when he hit Monica.
God will not give you more than you can handle. Accept these as life experiences and learn from them. It is part of life. Love each and every day.
I've never understood that statement. It seems to me like God is giving lots of people more than they can handle.
Clinton's problem was that, like many men, he married the wrong woman. This woman is the same age as Bill Clinton. If he would have married her, he could have had all sorts of dalliances without repercussion!
I have about 16 months until 47. A HS buddy and I were talking the other day about how we seem to be in the middle of the transition between talking more about who did what in their lives to more about who is sick and who is gone. And like RMT, I have a few regrets that late wisdom has defined for me in ways that I couldn't have comprehended in my younger days. I do remember my worst birthday... for some reason it was 28. I remember thinking, "I'm no longer in my mid-20's... it's all downhill from here." After that pity party I more or less made peace with time, though nostalgia sometimes causes me to rant about stupid changes: "Bring back the original Championship uniforms you idiots!" Oh well. With any luck I'll lapse into old age semi-gracefully. However, I'm already there in one regard: I just don't understand the young people's music.
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