Here is a list of things that make you feel old. So, how far down can you go?
Please remember that this was jotted down in 2011, so you will need to add more years to it now.
- Face book is about 7 years old.
- Pierce Brosnan last acted as James Bond 9 years ago.
- Windows XP was released 10 years ago, in 2001. And it's been 10 years since 9/11.
- The "new" millennium is more that a decade old.
- "The Matrix" came out 12 years ago, Keanu Reeves is 46.
- Mother Theresa and Lady Diana have been dead for 14 years. The same year the first "Harry Potter" book first came out.
- Spice Girls début single "Wannabe" cane out in 1996, 15 years ago. The youngest of them is 35.
- The first season of F.R.I.E.N.D.S. first aired 17 years ago.
- Jurassic Park (1993) is older that Justin Bieber
- "Terminator 2" is 20 years old (1991), Edward Furlong who played John Connor is 33.
- Macaulay Culkin (30) was in "Home Alone", 21 years ago.
- Sean Connery last played James Bond in 1983 that is 28 years ago. and he is now 80 years old.
- The first space shuttle flight on 12th April 1981, now that is just over 30 years ago (Starting to feel old!)
- Space Invaders Launches Craze for Computer Video Games in 1978.
- 11 Israel Athletes murdered by Arab Gunman at Munich Olympics on September 6th 1972.
- Apollo 11 the first manned mission to the moon 1969, 42 years ago.
- Assassination of John F. Kennedy in 1963, 48 years.
- Munich air disaster on February 6th 1958 - 21 dead, including 7 Manchester United Players
- In 1954, rationing finally ends in Great Britain, the first sub 4 minute mile run by Roger Bannister and hydrogen bomb test were conducted on Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean.
- Queen Elizabeth II crowned queen of England on June 2nd 1953.
So now take that 'mile stone' birthday and first times it by 2 and then the 'mile stone' birthday by 3, if you are 20 that will give you 40 and 60.
Now ask will I be alive at that birthday.
| Age at next milestone | Milestone X 2 | Milestone X 3 |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | 40 - Yes | 60 - Should be |
| 30 | 60 - Should be | 90 - Possibly |
| 40 | 80 - Possibly | 120 - Don't think so. |
| 50 | 100 - Well some people are! | |
| 60 | 120 - Very un-lightly | |
| 70 | Don't even bother |
If you want to know the average age life expectancy have a look at Wikipedia.
Ok, so I am 50 today. I have lived at least half my life. I am having a good life, I hate the phrase "You have had a good life", this suggests that you are at the end. and I don't want it to end.
And more importantly life is what you make it.
When I die the world will end. This is a fact for me.And people wonder why I think birthdays are depressing. It is just a way to mark another step closer to the grave.
To everyone else it will just be another mark in time.
When it does end and I am in a box .:-
I want to people to come into to see me off with Bach Toccata and Fugue in D minor playing in the background, and it MUST be played on an organ, nothing else can get the full range.
When I leave the ‘Always look on the bright side of life’ from the film ‘Life of Brian’ must be played.
Just remember.
Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "holy shit... what a ride! Can I have another go?"
