Ok, this is a corker.
The dumbest thing I ever did was not grab life by both hands when young and shake it by the goolies. It's only now at middle age do I realise that I've been a complete numpty and have wasted a lot of energy on being miserable and boring. Ok, I had a spurt of excitment and danger a decade ago but that petered out and I slumped back into oblivion.

I don't intend to let the next few decades flash by in the same way.

Children I say to you now - don't let life pass you by and do everything and everyone that life offers you. Climb every mountain, swim every sea etc. You'll thank me for it in years to come.

This message was brought to you so that you may pass on my teaching and spread the word.

Good luck and goodbye!
( girlinthehole, Thu 20 Dec 2007, 20:15, 9 replies)

Again...
What BGB says.

Take heed, kids.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Thu 20 Dec 2007, 20:18, closed)

Do I want to know
what "goolies" are?
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Thu 20 Dec 2007, 20:19, closed)

Mr Loon...
Brit colloquialism for testicles
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Thu 20 Dec 2007, 20:20, closed)

That's what I thought.
If Life has them, I doubt that it will take kindly to being shaken by them.

But to address the initial post: that is why you'll find me doing all kinds of odd things, like rolling down hills with my kids or learning to craft with stained glass or riding brooms through the aisles of Wal-Mart pretending to be Harry Potter playing quiddich...
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Thu 20 Dec 2007, 20:24, closed)

Bloody Americans!
Get a flippin English/American dictionary.
( girlinthehole, Thu 20 Dec 2007, 20:24, closed)

Bloody English!
You invented the language- the least you can do is speak it! *laugh*
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Thu 20 Dec 2007, 20:27, closed)

oh damn straight

Is there something like a third life crisis?

If so I'm on it like a rash!

Big Girl's Blouse speaks the truth.

(as you'll see from my dismal post count but number under the 1000's I must agree quite strongly on this)
(Speshal, Thu 20 Dec 2007, 22:09, closed)

I'm young.
I can't AFFORD to go climbing mountains and swimming in seas. Those are things that older, richer me can do. Unless, of course, you want to fund some adventures for me. :)
(Musuko, Sat 22 Dec 2007, 19:04, closed)

Americans
I think Jimmy Carr said it best:

It's our language, you fucked it up.
(bblgoose, Fri 28 Dec 2007, 2:51, closed)