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Sat Jan-15-05 11:20 PM
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It's January of 2050, where are you? |
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Well, I know where I'll be. I'll be 85 years old and my son will have me in some ancient nursing home in the middle-of-nowhere, Nebraska, and he'll visit me for two hours every Christmas Eve!
Hopefully, I'll still be able to post on DU, if any of you are still alive and if old people are even still allowed to exist once the repubs have been in control of everything for decades! :P :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:
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Sat Jan-15-05 11:20 PM
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Sat Jan-15-05 11:23 PM
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Laughing at how the country I was raised in is poor and backwards.
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Sat Jan-15-05 11:40 PM
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Sun Jan-16-05 08:10 AM
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I know there are better European countries, but I only know english and spanish.
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Sun Jan-16-05 09:21 PM
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Sat Jan-15-05 11:23 PM
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3. Getting pulled over in my flying car |
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Sat Jan-15-05 11:24 PM
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4. Probably on the bottom of the Atlantic and Lake Superior |
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Because even though I should be "only" 93, with the continued decline in health care and SSI, I'll either be dead "naturally" or long-gone to the Soylent Green factory...
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Sat Jan-15-05 11:24 PM
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Maybe doing some skiing...red powder...then a dip in the mineral springs.
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Sat Jan-15-05 11:25 PM
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6. I'll be 87, maybe we'll be in the same nursing home, lol. |
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Sat Jan-15-05 11:39 PM
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Whichever one of us is in a wheelchair, the other can push it around, then we can take turns posting on DU! Maybe we can get other old DUers to join us and have a "DU Old Farts Wing!"
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Sun Jan-16-05 12:32 AM
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38. Yeah, that would be cool! |
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But what if it's a fundie home? You know, We will have no control over where our children put us, and I have a feeling I'll be a cantankerous old bastard, and my daughters will put me in "Jerry Falwell's Touch of Heaven" just to spite me, lol.
If that's the case, I hope I have Alzheimer's so I won't know where I am.
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Sun Jan-16-05 01:08 AM
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I'll definitely second that, I'd rather have full-blown Alzheimer's than recognize that I'm in a fundie home. Although I'd hate to think that my son would ever put me in a fundie home in the first place!
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Sat Jan-15-05 11:26 PM
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7. If I'm still around, I'll be 100 |
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but I intend to be a feisty old lady to the very end. :-)
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Sat Jan-15-05 11:27 PM
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8. will be in my 60s and an ex-president |
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and working on my nobel peace prize
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Sat Jan-15-05 11:27 PM
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And hopefully up and still running :)
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Sat Jan-15-05 11:27 PM
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Given the track record in my immediate family, I'll be lucky to see 2030, let alone 2050. :shrug:
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Sat Jan-15-05 11:37 PM
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13. Dean, I sure hope that |
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won't be the case, I hope you'll be around until at least 2060!!!
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Sat Jan-15-05 11:50 PM
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28. 2060? I'll be 94 years old, fer chrissake! |
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On my various pharmacy-driving jobs, I've been dealing with the elderly for more than seven years. During that time, I've witnessed just about every example of the ravages of aging. I'd rather be dead than suffering from a lot of what I've seen those poor people dealing with!
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Sat Jan-15-05 11:28 PM
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Making films and operating my own perfectly legal marijuana farm.
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Sat Jan-15-05 11:30 PM
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12. Most likely six feet under |
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Not to mention dead, expired, in heaven (I hope to God).
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Sun Jan-16-05 12:43 AM
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44. no, you'll be pinin' for the fjords |
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Sat Jan-15-05 11:38 PM
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Since I'm a teenager now, I'll still be livin' the high life, at least until we're overrun by the US under Marvin Bush
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Sat Jan-15-05 11:41 PM
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Marvin Bush, don't even think that, or any other Bush ever being prez, lol!
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Sat Jan-15-05 11:46 PM
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I'm fed up w/ the US, and NZ's the prettiest country on earth, from what I saw of Lord of the Rings.
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Sat Jan-15-05 11:40 PM
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16. the republican owned prisons for those of us who are 7 |
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Sat Jan-15-05 11:42 PM
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dude they aint gonna have those cuz one day, this nation will be free |
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Sat Jan-15-05 11:44 PM
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24. then I'll be somewhere picking on Kleeb |
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Sat Jan-15-05 11:44 PM
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I sure as hell hope you're wrong!
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Sat Jan-15-05 11:41 PM
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And dating 18 and 19 year old girls.
Nathan Birnbaum we miss you. :)
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Sat Jan-15-05 11:42 PM
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20. I'll be 88 and sitting here reading DU |
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Sun Jan-16-05 12:00 AM
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can get into the same nursing home Johnny Depp will be in! We can take turns with him, even. Now, wouldn't that be neat?:bounce: :bounce: :bounce:
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Sat Jan-15-05 11:42 PM
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There is longevity in the family (g'father passed away at 98, great g'ma was 99) so there is a chance I may still be around. Hopefully will still be alert and useful as they were at that age.
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Sat Jan-15-05 11:48 PM
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But since the only relative I know of who lived into their nineties (my paternal gransmother) lived to 94, chances are I won't be around.
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Sat Jan-15-05 11:42 PM
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22. 70 years old, and hopefully retired. |
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Who know the way things are going! :scared:
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Sun Jan-16-05 12:03 AM
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retirement age will probably be around 80 or older by that time! I can see us all shuffling around the aisles of Wal-Mart ten hours a day, half-deaf, getting paid just enough to keep us sleeping on our kids' couches!
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Sun Jan-16-05 12:34 AM
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39. Terrifying thought isn't it? |
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Sat Jan-15-05 11:43 PM
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23. Either dead...or wishing I was...I'd be 98... |
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Sun Jan-16-05 12:00 AM
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30. Don't say that....... |
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my g'father (even tho he was a Republican, he wasn't a Repug) lived to 98 and he was playing golf 6 weeks b4 he passed.
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Sun Jan-16-05 12:07 AM
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33. I'll be 98. Most likely dead. |
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That's cool. The nice thing about dying is that no matter how bad things get, you still always inevitably escape.
My youngest son will be my age. I hope he and his brother will be alright. I'm really fearful of what they will experience.
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Sun Jan-16-05 12:08 AM
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And sincerely wishing that we have a handle on Alzheimer's by then since at age 85 your chances of having it are almost exactly the same as not having it, no matter what you family history.
And being w/o children I get to choose my own nursing home! (It will not be in Nebraska... I'm thinking Hawaii!)
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Sun Jan-16-05 12:29 AM
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I'll have been gone a LONG time when 2050 rolls around. :(
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Sun Jan-16-05 12:31 AM
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37. I'll be 93 and probably alive - it's in the genes |
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Of my grandparents, besides my mother's mom the earliest to go was her dad at 88. My dad's dad lived till 95 and his wife till 92. They all died 30 years ago when life expectancies were years less than today. My parents are 85 and 87 and are going strong w/o any living assistance. I have an Uncle who is 95 and an Aunt who is 94 and another who will be 99 in a couple of months. And they all are Dems with very active minds. A couple of more younger Aunts who are in their 80's. Another Uncle of mine died when he was 93 - he killed himself with a rifle.
So unless I get hit by a bus I'll probably be sitting somewhere in 2050 bitching online (or whatever technology exists then) about how George W Bush (officially, in the history books, the 'Worst President Ever' at that point) screwed up Social Security back in '05.
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Sun Jan-16-05 12:40 AM
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and too broke to retire. :)
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Sun Jan-16-05 12:40 AM
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41. In cryo, busted for thoughtcrimes...*again*.... |
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Nah, too negative. I'll be chasing cabanaboys in the lovely warm beach resort of Buffalo, NY--watching the seas rise, and getting daily laser surgeries to correct what will be referred to as "An overdose of Vitamin UV".
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Sun Jan-16-05 12:41 AM
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42. I'll be 77 and partying HARD. |
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Drinking too much, yelling "FUCK YOU" to random passing hovercrafts, mooning TV cameras, shit like that.
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Sun Jan-16-05 12:42 AM
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43. In a wheelchair, thinking about porn |
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Sun Jan-16-05 12:50 AM
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45. I am 66 and have finished my second term as president |
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I now own and operate a small bookstore. The death penalty has been abolished, marijuana is legal and so is abortion, although the abortion rate is below 100 per year, thanks to new social programs, including National Healthcare. Gays have the all the rights heteros get from the state for marriage, however churchs still have the right to marry anyone or not as their beliefs allow. Missile defense has been shelved for decades. Oil ran out about ten years ago, but thanks to rising oil prices, individuals had strong incentive to innovate, and a viable and ecologically friendly substitute was discovered.
The religious right was discredited after they used their influence to run Roy Moore as the GOP nominee in 2012. Under the direction of President Arnold Schwarzeneggar, the GOP marginalized the fundamentalists and moved back towards the center. This, in turn, allowed Democrats to move left, and the Dems and Green party merged, uniting the left.
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Sun Jan-16-05 08:30 PM
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Here's to hoping that actually comes true!! Then we can say we "knew you when."
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Sun Jan-16-05 08:34 PM
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Edited on Sun Jan-16-05 08:39 PM by Heaven and Earth
Naturally, I won't be able to do it without the support of everyone here.
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Sun Jan-16-05 12:51 AM
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46. 66... still voting Democratic |
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(even if the elections are just for show) ;)
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Sun Jan-16-05 01:10 AM
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49. I'll be 63, and a slave to my corporate overlords. |
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Edited on Sun Jan-16-05 01:17 AM by BBradley
On edit - Shoddy math... fackin' public schools.
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Sun Jan-16-05 01:10 AM
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50. 63...hopefully living abroad in Europe. |
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But still voting from overseas, and making sure my family does the same. :)
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Sun Jan-16-05 01:16 AM
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51. Whatever's left of me will be 108. I suspect the ashes will have long |
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been dispersed over the planet. Hey, some of the atoms from this corpus might end up in your grandkid's milk! That's a little comforting. :D
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Sun Jan-16-05 01:43 AM
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52. I'm 89 and doing what I damn well please. |
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Sun Jan-16-05 01:45 AM
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53. In an urn on the mantle. n/t |
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Sun Jan-16-05 08:18 AM
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55. Cold and Forgotten!(worm poop) |
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Unless I live to be 100 years old!
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Sun Jan-16-05 08:36 AM
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56. 67 & hopefully in New York |
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.. where I'll be reflecting on a good long life in pursuit of true world peace in the name of the UN.
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Sun Jan-16-05 08:44 AM
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57. I'll be a same-aged dirty old bastard |
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And probably flirt you. ;)
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Sun Jan-16-05 08:29 PM
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I'll still remember my high school and college Espanol, and we can flirt in front of the nursing home staff without them even knowing what's going on! Te gusta? :evilgrin: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:
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Sun Jan-16-05 09:21 AM
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58. I am 98, and will be refusing to go gently into the dark night. |
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Sun Jan-16-05 09:42 AM
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60. 94---Probably won't make it |
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Have a glass for me, okay? :beer:
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Sun Jan-16-05 10:02 AM
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61. Um....I'll be really really old...that is if I am |
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not dirt napping by that time (I hope to be challenging authority for a LONG LONG LONG time).
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Sun Jan-16-05 10:10 AM
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62. I'll be 99 years old and hopefully enjoying my retirement.. |
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Sun Jan-16-05 10:14 AM
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63. 67, and quite possibly dead. Longevity is decidedly not in my genes |
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although I do intend to hang on, for as long as I'm able to continue on with dignity. I want to see how this all plays out.
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Sun Jan-16-05 10:15 AM
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64. Maybe I'll have moved to the California province of China |
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For my retirement. I'll be 84 years old in 2050, so who knows? Maybe if Bush destroys all of our social safety nets, I'll still be working trying to make ends meet?
Hopefully, my daughter will grow up to rule the world in a positive sense.
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Sun Jan-16-05 08:32 PM
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68. Finally being recognized |
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Edited on Sun Jan-16-05 08:42 PM by Longgrain
for my art and my poetry...:)
I'll be 78 in 2050. My grandfather held out to 86, I might just make it...
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Sun Jan-16-05 08:33 PM
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70. I'll be 75 years old. |
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Don't know if I'll be Dust in the Wind by then, or not. Apologies to any old-timers for letting my depression offend you.
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Sun Jan-16-05 08:34 PM
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72. 65, retired, and living in Tuscany |
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in the house that I've built.
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Sun Jan-16-05 08:39 PM
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73. Age 62, a former two-term president |
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Edited on Sun Jan-16-05 08:59 PM by ZombieNixon
maybe a Nobel Prize winner, most likely an angry, crochety grandpa (j/k), living...somewhere, probably Portland, OR, if it hasn't sunk into the sea by then.
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Sun Jan-16-05 08:41 PM
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74. Running my 100th marathon |
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at age 95!!!!
But most probably the course will be indoors, CGI and we'll all really be on treadmills that imitate marathon conditions, as global warming and the "clean air act" from 40-some years prior has made the environment hostile to outside athletics...
On a serious note, I aspire to live to be a healthy 100 years old. In the next 45 years, I will do whatever it takes to keep myself in shape and stay away from any pharmeceuticals. Of course, bad shit happens and you can't predict the future, but if it's in my control, I'll do it!
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Sun Jan-16-05 09:15 PM
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75. I'll be 89 and saving up to buy a '57 Chevy... |
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2057 that is. I've always wanted a '57 Chevy, and I figure that's one way to get it.
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Sun Jan-16-05 09:23 PM
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77. Well, if I'm alive, I'll be 102 and surprised. nt |
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Sun Jan-16-05 09:26 PM
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78. Skiing in Switzerland |
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If global warming hasn't destroyed the ski industry by then. I hope not, I love skiing. :(
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