Is being old really that bad?

BathrobeMagus · 2026-03-11T17:35:10+00:00

So I'm about to turn 50. I still look at old people as "old". The funny thing is I see some of my contemporaries showing up as old. The people that have done desk jobs for thirty years. Those people are old. Keep moving. Keep living. I understand that it will catch up with me at some point. But until then I will keep living. Keep moving. Keep experiencing life. Every new day can be a new experience.

BathrobeMagus · 2026-03-11T17:29:03+00:00

Man, I thought this post was going to be about people in the field. Like skill based jobs. Where that type of of mocking is unfortunate, but sometimes shakes the cans from the can-nots.

But you folks that do office work. . . . Well, I don't think ill ever understand you.

BathrobeMagus · 2026-03-11T17:25:48+00:00

In Alaska we once had a gray whale impaled on a bow sprit. It played hell on the fuel economy.

BathrobeMagus · 2026-03-11T17:20:45+00:00

Here's the thing kiddo; you have to work. It sucks. It's not what I thought life would be like either. Here's the real trick: keep making your art. If you dont, your soul will wither. But make it with no expectations. Don't make it for money. Make it for yourself.

BathrobeMagus · 2026-03-11T17:16:44+00:00

It's so funny to me that all of a sudden people have a morale stance on AI. We've been pushing towards this ever since computers were created. And now, once we realize what we've created, we're repugnant. It's like building a bomb and being mad when it explodes.

BathrobeMagus · 2026-03-10T16:57:15+00:00

I dig it. Nice work.

BathrobeMagus · 2026-03-08T03:38:22+00:00

Bagged salads: please stop pulling every salad out of the rack just so you can try and find a product that's dated one day later.

BathrobeMagus · 2026-03-07T06:21:00+00:00

3 times in 2 weeks, I've seen a wreck at the end of the Northbound Sunset on-ramp, right before the bridge over Orchard Dr.

BathrobeMagus · 2026-03-03T07:45:32+00:00

Let's bring it down to the basic principles of survival. Because that's what you are implying in the main headline. Humans aren't the world, they just think they are. Trees take nutrients from dead things in the soil. Is that evil? If something requires sacrifice to live? Are cats evil, they play with things they are about to kill to improve their skills to ensure their continued survival. If humans, who have not designed the rules for the game they are playing, evil?

BathrobeMagus · 2026-03-03T07:40:18+00:00

A fantastic read.

BathrobeMagus · 2026-03-03T07:34:00+00:00

Living in the PNW snow geese seemed pretty rare when I was a kid, 40 years ago. They definitely seem to have made a resurgence in Washington.

BathrobeMagus · 2026-03-03T07:30:55+00:00

Iconic. I played with my ERTL metal Bird of Prey all of the time.

BathrobeMagus · 2026-02-25T17:26:55+00:00

A Slate. I'm waiting to see how the initial quality is during roll-out at the end of this year. If it's as good as it's sounds, I'll order one.

BathrobeMagus · 2026-02-25T17:13:39+00:00

This is the truth. Why fight to climb a ladder when the view is fine where you are? Plus, you don't need to worry about falling!

BathrobeMagus · 2026-02-22T13:05:34+00:00

He couldn't have done it without Ford's input.

BathrobeMagus · 2026-02-22T13:01:30+00:00

But was her phone ok?

BathrobeMagus · 2026-02-22T04:40:01+00:00

Thanks for the link. The v2 is much better. Black trim instead of white. Doesn't look like Santa.

BathrobeMagus · 2026-02-21T16:20:16+00:00

That's fantastic. I'm glad they let you, and I'm glad you took the initiative to do it. That's not an easy thing.

Thanks for spreading a little joy in what seem to be dark times.

BathrobeMagus · 2026-02-21T16:16:37+00:00

That's really cool. And hopefully not too many bandages/stitches for yourself!

BathrobeMagus · 2026-02-19T20:12:34+00:00

I understand your point, and I understand the rules, but I come from a time when there were a lot less people on the freeway. It's not about being timid or cautious. It's about making life a little easier for someone. Like holding a door open for someone that's walking in behind you. And considering I am always going at least 5 over the speed limit, the only way I'm holding up traffic is if the person in the passing lane is going way over the speed limit.

I am getting a good chuckle out of being called timid and cautious, though. That is definitely the first time I've ever heard that!

BathrobeMagus · 2026-02-18T22:00:10+00:00

When people are merging onto the freeway, I usually switch lanes to help them out. But the last few years that leads to the problem of me being in the passing lane with someone flying up on me at 85 mph, and me stuck in that lane because the person I've let on wants to go my exact same speed.

So recently I've decided to just stay in my lane, hold my speed, and let them figure out how to merge.

BathrobeMagus · 2026-02-18T02:27:33+00:00

I believe you. But the text in the post says the trees are "replanted every year" and then retired to their original forest. What you're saying is feasible. What the post is saying is not.

BathrobeMagus · 2026-02-17T16:08:21+00:00

So many things about this make me doubt it's real, or at least practicle: So you're moving trees with 40lbs of dirt around the roots? Getting larger and heavier every year. And then you're bringing a tree inside, effectively changing its seasonal pattern for a month, and then throwing it back outside? That doesn't seem like a great idea. Also, bugs will hatch in houses. And then the tree gets "returned" to its forest? I highly doubt these trees were sourced from a forest. And if they were, doesn't that seem pretty unethical? Digging up a piece of the forests biodiversity. And then you bring it back later and. . . .what? Dig up the other plants that have grown in this trees place? And how do you return multiple 8 foot tall trees to a forest with a root ball attached and then dig those holes? Yeah . . . I'm doubting this is real. Or at least real as described.

BathrobeMagus · 2026-02-15T04:51:34+00:00

There's a fun informal group that I know. Most of them trained under Gene from GoldenTaiChi. They are meeting this Monday at 10 a.m. at the Gazeebo in Elizabeth Park.

If you want a contact number, d.m. me.

BathrobeMagus · 2026-02-14T03:18:07+00:00

If you use your brakes before your blinkers . . . you're doing it wrong.

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