The Swamp

bfj wrote: ↑Sun Nov 17, 2019 11:51 am I’m going to a headstone unveiling for my 34 year old cousin that OD’d last year. My (gf at the time now)wife and I babysat for this kid from birth-10 and now I’m standing over his grave. That shit ain’t right. I feel old and sad today.

I hope your trash talking texts helped.

Giff wrote: ↑Mon Nov 18, 2019 11:08 am

bfj wrote: ↑Sun Nov 17, 2019 11:51 am I’m going to a headstone unveiling for my 34 year old cousin that OD’d last year. My (gf at the time now)wife and I babysat for this kid from birth-10 and now I’m standing over his grave. That shit ain’t right. I feel old and sad today.

I hope your trash talking texts helped.

Didn’t hurt.

I knew that about Roy Orbison, but it still blows my mind how young he was when he died.

rass wrote: ↑Mon Dec 16, 2019 7:38 am

No way. I'd be the second oldest Wilbury!

Shirley wrote: ↑Mon Dec 16, 2019 4:23 pm No way. I'd be the second oldest Wilbury!

Could be worse.

Replies to our superintendent’s school cancellation tweet:

Mosely you da man
Absolute stud
Love you dad
AYEEEE HE CAME IN WIT DAT CLUTCH
Mosely da GOAT
FREAKING LEGEND
I literally love you
Thank god and thank you for your baldness
Thank fuck who wanna play sum fortnite or cod or gta
Ridiculous! How many times are we going to make this mistake? Creates a huge mess to working families for no reason. Also, you have horrific punctuation.

Probably the best use of Twitter. I'm partial to the AYE

This makes me feel bad that we only get notified in three ways about school closings/delays (text, voicemail message, email with recording of message attached).

I need replies.

Nurse at my physical today "grew up" watching a couple of shows that I wrote while I was in my 30s.

Pruitt wrote: ↑Tue Dec 17, 2019 12:39 pm Nurse at my physical today "grew up" watching a couple of shows that I wrote while I was in my 30s.

Heh. That's great.

Steve of phpBB wrote: ↑Tue Dec 17, 2019 1:23 pm

Pruitt wrote: ↑Tue Dec 17, 2019 12:39 pm Nurse at my physical today "grew up" watching a couple of shows that I wrote while I was in my 30s.

Heh. That's great.

She's 29.

Pruitt wrote: ↑Tue Dec 17, 2019 1:36 pm

Steve of phpBB wrote: ↑Tue Dec 17, 2019 1:23 pm

Pruitt wrote: ↑Tue Dec 17, 2019 12:39 pm Nurse at my physical today "grew up" watching a couple of shows that I wrote while I was in my 30s.

Heh. That's great.

She's 29.

Even better.

(Anyway, that's a hell of a humblebrag.)

Steve of phpBB wrote: ↑Tue Dec 17, 2019 2:40 pm

Pruitt wrote: ↑Tue Dec 17, 2019 1:36 pm

Steve of phpBB wrote: ↑Tue Dec 17, 2019 1:23 pm

Pruitt wrote: ↑Tue Dec 17, 2019 12:39 pm Nurse at my physical today "grew up" watching a couple of shows that I wrote while I was in my 30s.

Heh. That's great.

She's 29.

Even better.

(Anyway, that's a hell of a humblebrag.)

Ha!

I guess it is. Puts a smile on my face.

I read this article this morning: Hype House and the Los Angeles TikTok Mansion Gold Rush


And its like it was written in Sanskrit. What the actual fuck?

It's now closer to the year 2050 than 1990.

Yeah 10 years ago I was 30 and now I'm living in my 6th decade. These are the mental gymnastics that keep me young.

Ryan wrote: ↑Fri Jan 03, 2020 11:40 am Yeah 10 years ago I was 30 and now I'm living in my 6th decade. These are the mental gymnastics that keep me young.

You're no Simone Biles - you are only in your 5th decade.

What makes me feel old is that the day I got married, you still didn't have a drivers license.

I'm watching Beetlejuice right now. It's 31 years old. I remember watching this movie when I was 5/6 years old. It totally brings me back.

Pruitt wrote: ↑Fri Jan 03, 2020 12:17 pm

Ryan wrote: ↑Fri Jan 03, 2020 11:40 am Yeah 10 years ago I was 30 and now I'm living in my 6th decade. These are the mental gymnastics that keep me young.

You're no Simone Biles - you are only in your 5th decade.

What makes me feel old is that the day I got married, you still didn't have a drivers license.

70s, 80s, 90s, 00s, 10s, 20s. Six!

That happens to be the order in which I'd rank them too.

Born April 6, 1969, actor Paul Rudd ('Clueless,' 'The 40-Year-Old Virgin,' 'Anchorman,' 'Ant-Man,' 'Living with Yourself' & many more) is 18,530 days old today, matching Wilford Brimley's age the day 'Cocoon' was released. Congrats, Paul -- you've reached the Brimley/Cocoon Line.

Ryan wrote: ↑Fri Jan 03, 2020 1:19 pm That happens to be the order in which I'd rank them too.

90s, 70s, 80s, 00s, 10s, 20s

A_B wrote: ↑Fri Jan 03, 2020 12:34 pm

Pruitt wrote: ↑Fri Jan 03, 2020 12:17 pm

Ryan wrote: ↑Fri Jan 03, 2020 11:40 am Yeah 10 years ago I was 30 and now I'm living in my 6th decade. These are the mental gymnastics that keep me young.

You're no Simone Biles - you are only in your 5th decade.

What makes me feel old is that the day I got married, you still didn't have a drivers license.

70s, 80s, 90s, 00s, 10s, 20s. Six!

Ah! The New Math!

I was thinking more of a personal count of decades.

So this means that I am in my 7th decade.

Time for a lie down...

Pruitt wrote: ↑Fri Jan 03, 2020 2:39 pm

A_B wrote: ↑Fri Jan 03, 2020 12:34 pm

Pruitt wrote: ↑Fri Jan 03, 2020 12:17 pm

Ryan wrote: ↑Fri Jan 03, 2020 11:40 am Yeah 10 years ago I was 30 and now I'm living in my 6th decade. These are the mental gymnastics that keep me young.

You're no Simone Biles - you are only in your 5th decade.

What makes me feel old is that the day I got married, you still didn't have a drivers license.

70s, 80s, 90s, 00s, 10s, 20s. Six!

Ah! The New Math!

I was thinking more of a personal count of decades.

So this means that I am in my 7th decade.

Time for a lie down...

Yup

Sergio Garcia turned 40 today.

Antoine Winfield JUNIOR just declared for the NFL draft.

L-Jam3 wrote: ↑Thu Jan 09, 2020 9:54 am Antoine Winfield JUNIOR just declared for the NFL draft.

I would have guessed that Winfield Senior was drafted by the Bills maybe 12 years ago or so. Wow.

A_B wrote: ↑Thu Jan 09, 2020 9:42 am Sergio Garcia turned 40 today.

That's it? Seems older.

haha

My father would have been 80 today. For some reason that really hit me hard today. So many questions about how my life would be different had he lived. Would I still be with my wife? Would I have a different career? Would he be proud of the father I am or the job I have? Would he care?

Rough day so far.

Heavy questions. Hope all is well.

bfj wrote: ↑Sat Feb 15, 2020 12:35 pm My father would have been 80 today. For some reason that really hit me hard today. So many questions about how my life would be different had he lived. Would I still be with my wife? Would I have a different career? Would he be proud of the father I am or the job I have? Would he care?

Rough day so far.

Keep your chin up, guy. You're a good man. Your father is no doubt proud of you.

These anniversaries are always tough.

Hang in there.

Cleaning out a closet today. Grabbed a shoebox to chuck and it was full of pictures. Dad’s drivers license was on the very top. Just saying.

bfj wrote: ↑Sun Feb 16, 2020 1:22 pm Cleaning out a closet today. Grabbed a shoebox to chuck and it was full of pictures. Dad’s drivers license was on the very top. Just saying.

Ugh. Sorry, bfj.

Let's see, in the past three hours I've (i) appeared before a federal judge who's definitely and visibly younger than me, (ii) had a partner tell me she has never seen The Sting and doesn't really know what it's about, and (iii) forgot what the third thing was.

Confession: I’ve never seen the sting. I am woefully deficient in my 70s classics.

I’m pretty good on classics but not seen The Sting myself.

You guys all suck.