On Turning Fifty... And some other things...
Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2021 5:01 pm
It's hard to believe, but in less than a week, I will have been alive for half a century. Still no end to hunger, cure for cancer or travel to other stars. (That we are allowed to know about.)
Man, have I been sleeping on the job, or what? I don't even have a clue about how to handle two of those and the one I do... Well, it isn't going to be enough.
Still, I'm in good health, losing weight still (on purpose, so, that's a thing, right?) and trying to work out what my plan is for the second quarter of my life. (No, I didn't misspeak. I'm assuming I get at least two hundred years. Men in my family often live to a hundred and in fifty years, medical science might well pull a trick out, so... Yeah...)
In celebration of this rather ordinary event, I have given up caffeine.
So, I'm currently a bit tired, a little loopy and hoping the withdrawal effects will fade soon. (It can take up to a two months in bad cases. I'm more of a middle ground one, myself.)
I'm also working on being generally more conscientious in life. This will, I hope, mean more stories at a slightly increased rate, over the next years.
Also, now that you are here, there seems to be another massive lock down coming in the U.S. It's insane in Australia right now as they are in near martial law. Get stocked up now, if you can, and make your plans for survival now. We've been through one lockdown, but this one will be worse, with shortages being assured and money being much tighter for everyone.
True, I just write stories. I could be wrong about all of this. I'm NOT, but I could be. You have days to act on this if what I am hearing is correct. Right now, don't get fancy if you haven't done much. Rice, beans, canned goods, and a way to cook it all. It isn't much, but when you are hungry enough, foods that are boring will be a treat.
Anyway, back to me being me...
Fifty. Still a child, basically. Very young. (I'll just be over here, chanting that to myself until I believe it.)
Man, have I been sleeping on the job, or what? I don't even have a clue about how to handle two of those and the one I do... Well, it isn't going to be enough.
Still, I'm in good health, losing weight still (on purpose, so, that's a thing, right?) and trying to work out what my plan is for the second quarter of my life. (No, I didn't misspeak. I'm assuming I get at least two hundred years. Men in my family often live to a hundred and in fifty years, medical science might well pull a trick out, so... Yeah...)
In celebration of this rather ordinary event, I have given up caffeine.
So, I'm currently a bit tired, a little loopy and hoping the withdrawal effects will fade soon. (It can take up to a two months in bad cases. I'm more of a middle ground one, myself.)
I'm also working on being generally more conscientious in life. This will, I hope, mean more stories at a slightly increased rate, over the next years.
Also, now that you are here, there seems to be another massive lock down coming in the U.S. It's insane in Australia right now as they are in near martial law. Get stocked up now, if you can, and make your plans for survival now. We've been through one lockdown, but this one will be worse, with shortages being assured and money being much tighter for everyone.
True, I just write stories. I could be wrong about all of this. I'm NOT, but I could be. You have days to act on this if what I am hearing is correct. Right now, don't get fancy if you haven't done much. Rice, beans, canned goods, and a way to cook it all. It isn't much, but when you are hungry enough, foods that are boring will be a treat.
Anyway, back to me being me...
Fifty. Still a child, basically. Very young. (I'll just be over here, chanting that to myself until I believe it.)
