How old are you?

[backtothebeach]

13 hours ago, Parsad said:

Well, I'll be 54 in July.  In the prime of physical shape, Tom Cruise can't hold a candle to me.  ...

 

Tom Cruise is probably getting all kinds of infusions and stem cell treatment every few weeks... Apart from being very disciplined.
 

Anyone here ever got stem cells for a particular injury or for general health purposes?

[John Hjorth]

Thank you for some great posts to all of you keeping this "tire kicking" topic going. I was a bit in doubt if it was a good idea bumping this geriatric [<- Huhh!?] topic up. I haven't regretted one moment doing it.

 

Humor, witt, life wisdom and self awareness, all in one fantastic cocktail to read here!

 

-Also, today I actually learned something for me new here:

 

Sanjeev [ @Parsad ] posted upstream this:

 

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... Tom Cruise can't hold a candle to me. ...

 

I had to give up and give in understanding this phrase ..., ending up capitulating on it, asking the Lady of the House [, which certainly is very well below my dignity! - She is a translator by education].

Edited June 20, 2023 by John Hjorth

[bookie71]

80

[Xerxes]

17 hours ago, Parsad said:

Well, I'll be 54 in July.  In the prime of physical shape, Tom Cruise can't hold a candle to me.  My wife Margot woke up last night and told me she had the best sex ever...Margot Robbie that is.  My helicopter was fueled and ready to whisk me away to work...of course, after I worked out for 3 hours and had muesli, yogurt and a protein smoothie.

 

At work, I was managing $4B in between shooting a movie for Netflix and a documentary for Amazon.  At 1pm, I went to lunch at one of the best restaurants in Vancouver and then a quick jog around Coal Harbour.  Went home around 4pm where Margot and the kids were waiting for me.  Our chef had prepared a wonderful meal and then I had a glass of Bordeaux as the kids told me how much they loved me and Margot wanted a repeat of last night!  What a day!

 

Ok...now imagine the opposite of everything except me being 54 and you've got the truth!  Life sucks!  Pppppphhhhhtttttt!  Where the hell is my Margot?

 

Cheers! 

so you are really 45 … and not 54 

[Parsad]

7 hours ago, Xerxes said:

so you are really 45 … and not 54 

 

I wish!  No, 54 in July and look like a grown up Charlie Brown.  Good grief!  

 

But my niece and nephew keep me young.  Nothing like trying to keep up with a 5 year old and 8 year old!  And I also follow Buffett's adage and eat like them. 

 

That being said, there's only so much chicken fingers I can eat unlike them!

 

Cheers!

[Xerxes]

11 hours ago, Parsad said:

 

I wish!  No, 54 in July and look like a grown up Charlie Brown.  Good grief!  

 

But my niece and nephew keep me young.  Nothing like trying to keep up with a 5 year old and 8 year old!  And I also follow Buffett's adage and eat like them. 

 

That being said, there's only so much chicken fingers I can eat unlike them!

 

Cheers!

same here. I got 5 little nephews and nieces. 
 

I outsource all the hard work to my siblings. Just enjoying quality time with them. 

[rkbabang]

On 12/18/2013 at 12:47 PM, rkbabang said:

 

I'm 41 and married with two kids.  My portfolio isn't small, but it isn't Ericopoly-sized yet either.

 

 

This is an old topic that has been revived. Damn, I wish I was still 41.  At least my portfolio is a lot bigger now along with my age.

[Vish_ram]

53. I came to US 25 years ago with $100 in my pocket. All life's trials and tribulations notwithstanding, I do feel lucky and have a lot to thank for. 

 

There's nothing like pursuing your dreams and getting paid for it.  

[maxthetrade]

Well, I turned 53 yesterday too. We had one hell of a nice evening with way too much alcohol and saturated fat in the form of Wagyu tenderloin, Shizo Miso Hollandaise and really fantastic Primitivo wine. And I don't regret one gram of fat and only the last few grams of alcohol 

[MungerWunger]

30.

[james22]

On 6/18/2023 at 8:18 PM, Gregmal said:

Almost certainly lived my best overall years.

 

 

https://www.amazon.com/Happiness-Curve-Life-Better-After/dp/1250078806

[Paarslaars]

Haha so at 36 I am up for the next 20 most unhappy years of my life... 

 

Funny but that unhappy age category is also the age when people have kids and have to work

[Cigarbutt]

5 hours ago, Paarslaars said:

Haha so at 36 I am up for the next 20 most unhappy years of my life... 

Funny but that unhappy age category is also the age when people have kids and have to work

The contrarian in me says to look for mitigating factors.

The following is from the UK but is representative of what's going on in the US, Belgium and other 'developed' nations:

i will leave you with the following questions though (chicken/egg type of dilemma):

-Are married/partnership people more likely to be happy?

-Are happier people more likely to be married/partners?

[rkbabang]

It’s funny but that chart kind of true. I’ve never been unhappy, maybe “happiness” isn’t even the right word, maybe it’s a harder-easier scale, but late 20s into early 40s I was so damn busy working my ass off and raising my kids that those years went by in a flash.  Once I hit my late 40s early 50s with the kids being adults and having more money life is just easier. My wife and I get to spend a lot of time together like when we were in our early 20s before having kids. We can do what we want, go where we want, whenever we want. I remember the first time we went out to eat on a week night. We were like “it’s a Tuesday night and we’re actually sitting together in a restaurant!” That was impossible when the kids were young.  Anyway life does get more relaxed and easier. While I wouldn’t trade those busy years for anything, I look at people who had kids late and are my age with young kids and I feel so bad for them. They always look exhausted, that’s a young person’s game.

[John Hjorth]

On 6/19/2023 at 2:23 AM, Viking said:

58, and looking to make the next 5 years the best 5 years. 

 

Reading up on this topic by reading it up backwards. Then met this sentence by @Viking again.

 

It was like if I was hit by a club over the head. The shortest great advice about how to live your own life in way so that by giving it attention now and then gets and adds some kind of structure with regard to those aspects that are important to you personally of life, and if you are a family member, to your spouse / partner, and to your kids, if you have any.

 

Things in life may not turn out as originally thought and intended, so you may end up a place not expected. In that case, recalibrate course and direction, but never loose course and direction.

[DooDiligence]

2 hours ago, Cigarbutt said:

The contrarian in me says to look for mitigating factors.

The following is from the UK but is representative of what's going on in the US, Belgium and other 'developed' nations:

i will leave you with the following questions though (chicken/egg type of dilemma):

-Are married/partnership people more likely to be happy?

-Are happier people more likely to be married/partners?

 

or is that chart upside down?

[Eldad]

Can someone post the results of the poll? I get an error message and can’t see it. 

[ICUMD]

5 hours ago, rkbabang said:

, I look at people who had kids late and are my age with young kids and I feel so bad for them. They always look exhausted, that’s a young person’s game

@rkbabang Funny u should mention.  I'm 48 with a 2 year old.  Every day I'm thankful I'm doing this now rather than 20 yrs ago.  Back then, I was so busy getting my career going that I doubt I would have been able to focus with studying, writing exams and manage kid expenses on a marginal income. The last 10 yrs, I had a chance to date and travel.  Now, my career has plateaued, income and savings strong, I think I'm in a better position to raise a kid.  Perhaps we justify our own reality?  

[rkbabang]

3 minutes ago, ICUMD said:

@rkbabang Funny u should mention.  I'm 48 with a 2 year old.  Every day I'm thankful I'm doing this now rather than 20 yrs ago.  Back then, I was so busy getting my career going that I doubt I would have been able to focus with studying, writing exams and manage kid expenses on a marginal income. The last 10 yrs, I had a chance to date and travel.  Now, my career has plateaued, income and savings strong, I think I'm in a better position to raise a kid.  Perhaps we justify our own reality?  

 

LOL, maybe you are correct.  My wife and I met in our teens, got married in our early 20s, had 2 kids in our mid-20s (less than a year apart) and were done in our mid-40s.  It seemed like we were running at 120% for 2 decades and then all of the sudden we could stop and breathe.  

[ICUMD]

14 minutes ago, rkbabang said:

 

LOL, maybe you are correct.  My wife and I met in our teens, got married in our early 20s, had 2 kids in our mid-20s (less than a year apart) and were done in our mid-40s.  It seemed like we were running at 120% for 2 decades and then all of the sudden we could stop and breathe.  

I can imagine! I will admit though, you are right - age does catch up quickly with a person.  Currently, I'm traveling through Bali with the wife and little one.  As traffic and sidewalks here are insane, I'm carrying the baby in a front carrier during the daytime.  

 

I literally had to train for this 2 months in advance doing yoga and push-ups like Rocky Balboa which has helped, but not completely mitigated back strain/pain.

 

It's a heck of fun though!

 

Btw, out of curiosity, how big is an Ericopoly sized portfolio? 

 

Edited May 7 by ICUMD

[John Hjorth]

30 minutes ago, Eldad said:

Can someone post the results of the poll? I get an error message and can’t see it. 

 

@Eldad,

 

This topic was started December 18^th 2013, when CoBF was running on a Simple Machines software platform. A few years ago, a conversion to the Invision software platform took place.

 

I speculate this poll [the poll related to this topic] - and a lot of other polls - for all of us - unfortunately went south in that conversion, so this is a condition we can only circumvent by starting up a new topic about it with a [new] poll.

Edited May 7 by John Hjorth
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[rkbabang]

13 minutes ago, ICUMD said:

I can imagine! I will admit though, you are right - age does catch up quickly with a person.  Currently, I'm traveling through Bali with the wife and little one.  As traffic and sidewalks here are insane, I'm carrying the baby in a front carrier during the daytime.  

 

I literally had to train for this 2 months in advance doing yoga and push-ups like Rocky Balboa which has helped, but not completely mitigated back strain/pain.

 

It's a heck of fun though!

 

Btw, out of curiosity, how big is an Ericopoly sized portfolio? 

 

 

Ericopoly was a frequent poster here for a long time who made an absolute fortune on Fairfax options (somewhere well into 8 figures IIRC) as well as some other outstanding trades.   He left the board at some point unfortunately. 

 

Keep up the training!

[Paarslaars]

Ow I thought he made it on BAC leaps?

[John Hjorth]

Both of them, @Paarslaars! 

[rkbabang]

8 minutes ago, Paarslaars said:

Ow I thought he made it on BAC leaps?

 

 

You could be right, now that I think about it.  He made a lot on the Fairfax options, but the BAC leaps could have been the BIG one.  I don't remember.