१२ जानेवारी, २०११

Now We Are 60.



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५३ टिप्पण्या:

Meade म्हणाले...

Slippery slope.

Lem Vibe Bandit म्हणाले...

Who says you can never go back again?

And he said: “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

Mattew 18:3

coketown म्हणाले...

Weeeee!

BJM म्हणाले...

Awww...how sweet.

chickelit म्हणाले...

But what about when you're 64?

Is that Blackhawk Golf Course?

traditionalguy म्हणाले...

Baby it's cold outside. Keep your toes warm.

jungatheart म्हणाले...

Beautiful smile.

Ralph L म्हणाले...

That's one way to hide the wrinkles.

Robt C म्हणाले...

Terrific! My best to the both of you. But helmets? Full face nonetheless? To skitter down a snowy slope? I guess I'm old school--65 this Sept. In my day we'd suffer concussions, skull fractures and such, and keep on pluggin'.

Unknown म्हणाले...

Who is Meade calling old?

Madame, you are younger than Springtime and what a great way to celebrate your sixtieth year - do something you did in your sixth.

AA Milne would approve.

Hope you're having a wonderful day.

Freeman Hunt म्हणाले...

Fun! And I like the post title (and the book).

Sprezzatura म्हणाले...

Althouse missed an opportunity for product placement.

The least you readers could do is to pickup a copy via the Althouse link. It's her B-day!

You could even donate directly, that way you can help her pay for a new ride.

Sprezzatura म्हणाले...

And, that's an eco-friendly ride.

Who needs a stinkin' Volt?

Freeman Hunt म्हणाले...

Althouse missed an opportunity for product placement.

Ha. I didn't know that existed. I like the book Now We Are Six.

Right now I'm reading Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother. It's a very quick read. And interesting.

1775OGG म्हणाले...

We are told, with age comes wisdom! Are you there yet?

Cheers and many more years, together with your Meade!

Robert Holmgren म्हणाले...

Slip sliding away, slip sliding away
You know the nearer your destination, the more you slip sliding away

Whoah and I know a man, he came from my hometown
He wore his passion for his woman like a thorny crown
He said Dolores, I live in fear
My love for you's so overpowering, I'm afraid that I will disappear

I know a woman, (who) became a wife
These are the very words she uses to describe her life
She said a good day ain't got no rain
She said a bad day is when I lie in the bed
And I think of things that might have been

And I know a father who had a son
He longed to tell him all the reasons for the things he'd done
He came a long way just to explain
He kissed his boy as he lay sleeping
Then he turned around and he headed home again

Whoah God only knows, God makes his plan
The information's unavailable to the mortal man
We're workin' our jobs, collect our pay
Believe we're gliding down the highway, when in fact we're slip sliding away

Chip Ahoy म्हणाले...

Happy Birthday! Woo hoo! This turned out to be the best party ever.

David म्हणाले...

Meanwhile, Obama gave a memorial speech and a political rally broke out.

WTF?

Beth म्हणाले...

Happy birthday! What a great way to celebrate.

Getting a sled for Christmas when I was six is still one of my favorite memories. And apparently, it gives me something to look forward to.

Christopher म्हणाले...

Meade wins the... oh way, let's not go in that direction! Happy Birthday, this is great, I'm five years behind you and it looks like you can still be happy crazy at 60!

Penny म्हणाले...

Slippery slopes!

And some of us still have fun.

It's a GRAND world after all.

JAL म्हणाले...

So did you get a room yet?

bagoh20 म्हणाले...

Do you guys wear helmets to bed too? It's soft powdery snow. The only way you could get hurt is smacking heads, and that's much more likely in bed. Most serious injuries - especially in those over 60 - happen in the bathroom, so I hope those helmets are donned for every visit, including showers, which are most dangerous of all.

RLB_IV म्हणाले...

The Royal we... Happy Birthday!

Ann Althouse म्हणाले...

"Ha. I didn't know that existed. I like the book Now We Are Six."

I didn't either and hoped I was the first one to make the joke on the old A.A. Milne title, but I'm not surprised I wasn't.

Penny म्हणाले...

"Getting a sled for Christmas when I was six is still one of my favorite memories."

And one of my favorite Christmas memories was when my pink transistor radio replaced my pink plastic plug-in.

Ann Althouse म्हणाले...

The helmets are great!

We got them after I hit my head skating, but the goggles are really helpful when the snow is flying in your face and the helmets are warm... with nice earflaps that have special pockets for earphones. Basically, they are snowboarders' helmets.

We needed them for the iceboating too.

But since we had them, why not use them for sledding?

The warning instructions that came with the sled said to wear a helmet. Also, oddly, said not to let the seat catch on fire!

Wendy Kloiber म्हणाले...

Happy Birthday Althouse. May your head never bump bump bump down the stairs; may your seat never flame.

Penny म्हणाले...

"But since we had them , why not use them for sledding?"

Maybe for the same reason I never used my earplugs, after trying them once with my...perfectly pink transistor radio.

Hate to miss a thing.

Penny म्हणाले...

Gotta LOVE the internet...

Not one single excuse to MISS much of anything.

bagoh20 म्हणाले...

"Also, oddly, said not to let the seat catch on fire!"

Then maybe the helmets are on the wrong end.

Penny म्हणाले...

Silly!

Who wears a helmet to a birthday party?

Freeman Hunt म्हणाले...

Everybody's a critic.

Phil 314 म्हणाले...

Yup, its all downhill from here.

(But that doesn't mean you can't enjoy the ride.)

Unknown म्हणाले...

Ann Althouse said...

Also, oddly, said not to let the seat catch on fire!

Maybe they were thinking of something else.

Penny म्हणाले...

"Everybody's a critic."

True, Freeman.

Apparently part of our human nature.

Penny म्हणाले...

Hardly the BEST of us though.

Sharc 65 म्हणाले...

Ann, I can't believe I haven't seen this remarked upon already, but you and Rush share the same birthday? Both 60 today. He's in good company. HBD.

Irene म्हणाले...

"Also, oddly, said not to let the seat catch on fire!"

Hot pants.

अनामित म्हणाले...

Two for the tundra.

Ann Althouse म्हणाले...

@Marc I've commented on the shared birthday in previous years. It's also Howard Stern's birthday -- same day but not same year.

अनामित म्हणाले...

Happy birthday, Althouse! God bless and many many more!

Penny म्हणाले...

Birthdays...

When the 1's can out-hoot and out- holler the other 364 of us...."just because".

It's a GRAND tradition.

And "All points of intersection are valid".

Hector Owen म्हणाले...

Happy b-day Professor A. Long may you wave.

Deborah M. म्हणाले...

You know, I did that yesterday on my driveway trying to break up the 1" of ice, but it wasn't nearly as much fun.

Happy Birthday, hope to see you posting another ride like that in 10 years.

Moose म्हणाले...

Happy Birthday!!!!

अनामित म्हणाले...

PSA:

Age "60" is the first shortest year on the adult calender. It lasts about 3 months when compared to age "30" - and roughly 26 months when compared to the 1st human solstice, at age "7".

The 2nd human "solstice" occurs at age 40, followed by successive mini-solstices during the following mid-years. Until age 60, that is, when the 3rd and final human solstice kicks in. This is when the bottom literally drops out, causing time to really fly.

MadisonMan म्हणाले...

What an excellent way to spend your birthday. I could never do that -- I'm a Libra.

Henry म्हणाले...

Happy birthday!

Jennifer म्हणाले...

Don't think there's any way to say this without sounding...uh what's the opposite of condescending but with the same connotation?...but, Meadhouse is so kick ass at 60 it makes me dread aging much less.

AST म्हणाले...

Happy Birthday, Ann! I envy your youthfulness. That's what being in love can do, I guess.

madAsHell म्हणाले...

"old girl"??

He called you "OLD GIRL"?

Wow..I guess y'all still got that newlywed thang working for you.

Me? I'd end up writing checks to the plastic surgeon.

So...it's much less expensive if we don't discuss age.

Calypso Facto म्हणाले...

"Now we are 60."

MPH?!? No wonder the helmets. Fine choice of a birthday activity!