Close, I'll be 43 in October. Time sure does fly...
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Ponderings for April 16th 2022
- Thread starter chac54
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Close, I'll be 43 in October. Time sure does fly...
mikeyank
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LOL Chac! I remember when I turned 40 and how old I felt too. It is all perspective. Again I go back to Circle Game. I first heard the song in my late teens, and now the circle has turned and turned so many more times. Here are the verses about the “carousel of time”.
“ Yesterday a child came out to wander
Caught a dragonfly inside a jar
Fearful when the sky was full of thunder
And tearful at the falling of a star”
“ Then the child moved ten times round the seasons
Skated over ten clear frozen streams
Words like, "When you're older" must appease him
And promises of someday make his dreams”
“ 16 springs and 16 summers gone now
Cartwheels turn to car wheels through the town
And they tell him, "Take your time, it won't be long now
'Til you drag your feet to slow the circles down"
“Here Joni explained the song front he first time she preferred it at Gerdes Folk City in Joni introduced Circle Game this way at Gerdes Folk City in 1968:
This is a song that’s been recorded by a couple of friends of mine, so maybe you know it a little better than the other ones. And if you do – if you know the chorus, wow – just sing along, cause it’s a chorus about people and growing old and growing young and carousels and painted ponies and the weather and the Buffalo Springfield. I wrote it for a friend of mine named Neil Young who, at the time that I knew him was a Canadian ex-rock ‘n roll type turned folkie from Winnipeg, Manitoba, which is just about as bad as Saskatoon, Saskatchewan I guess.
Anyway he’d just turned 20 years old and was very, very depressed, because he said “You know, all my life I’ve been looking forward to being an adult. You know everything – everything that I wanted to do they kept saying “Well lookit, wait kid. You know, wait till you’re older.” And suddenly here I am and I’m older and I can do just about all those things except I can’t go into the pubs ‘til next year. But I can do just about anything I want to and you know what? I wanna go out and play skipping rope and play jacks and all that stuff that I missed and left behind.” He was really depressed, so I wrote a song for him.”
mikeyank
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My perspective on the song and on life in general, is as I am now in my seventies, but my mind is still the same one as when I was sixteen, a lot wiser with greater perspective I hope, but I am the same person. I try to enjoy life as it comes to me, and to do the things I can still do and my imagination is as vivid as it was as a youth. Adults always tell children that life is short, and as we progress through it we discover how accurate that is. And so I make the most of it, and appreciate what I have as I still look for new adventures both getting out and about and in my mind.
Those are my ponderings for today.
Thanks again Chac for starting this thread and I encourage others to use it to say whatever is on their mind.
Those are my ponderings for today.
Thanks again Chac for starting this thread and I encourage others to use it to say whatever is on their mind.
My perspective on the song and on life in general, is as I am now in my seventies, but my mind is still the same one as when I was sixteen, a lot wiser with greater perspective I hope, but I am the same person. I try to enjoy life as it comes to me, and to do the things I can still do and my imagination is as vivid as it was as a youth. Adults always tell children that life is short, and as we progress through it we discover how accurate that is. And so I make the most of it, and appreciate what I have as I still look for new adventures both getting out and about and in my mind.
Those are my ponderings for today.
Thanks again Chac for starting this thread and I encourage others to use it to say whatever is on their mind.
Unlike you my mind is totally unlike the person I was mind-wise at 16 (soon to be 79). I did not have empathy or compassion back then, today I feel for other beings not just human. That is not to say there are some names which are not to be mentioned as is quoted from Harry Potter series, which i loved and watched many times, learning new things each time. But I digress I respect others who remained the same if they were people that treated others as they would want others to treat them such as my brother . Let me end here.
mikeyank
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Thank you br for your introspective reply to my post. I agree that we are all different. When I was a kid, say at 16 for example, I thought a lot about what course my life would take in the future. I knew I was gay, (homosexual was the word I used to think of myself), and I knew I could never marry a girl and therefore have children. And so I kind of prepared myself mentally for my adult life. I’ve had a few relationships with guys in my life, but nothing super serious, lots of sex partners for casual sex, but I kind of knew back when I was a teen that I would remain basically a “solitary man”, as Neil Diamond called it.
As I am now in my early seventies, I turned 72 earlier this month, I am content in life. I love my friends and I either love or like myself a lot. Lol. Things have actually worked out kind of as I thought they would, and that’s not a bad thing……..
As I reflect back on my childhood I spent so much of my teens working or in school, I was in survival mode a lot of the time. When in community college I worked 40+ hours and did a full course load. I started my day at 6 am, at school by 7, did my homework in-between classes, left at 3 pm and worked till 10 pm. I worked weekends too for extra overtime. I had to work to help keep a roof over the family's head, some days we were grabbing pennies from the couch cushions for a gallon of milk or bread. Maybe that lack of bonding with peers affected my ability to make friends, or maybe it was all the tormenting from the school bullies. I don't know. All I know is I don't put up with anyone's shit now. LOL And I guess that "work mode" has persisted since then, my typical work day is 10 hours, I constantly squirrel away for a rainy day. Make hay as the sun shines I guess. I need to learn how to unwind and relax.
I knew I liked guys in my teens but I also was scared to death to come out. Why? I still can't tell you; my Aunt had a "special lady friend" that lived with her for years. It's not like my family was homophobic or anything. Hell even to this day I'm uncomfortable talking about my sexuality with other people face to face. Maybe that was my upbringing where sex was taboo unless you were married, hell my parents really disliked the idea of porn. When my parents found my gay porn stash back when magazines and DVDs were still available, I came out as bi (I'm still pissed they threw it all out LOL). It's funny, now that I've been thinking about my journey in life I guess deep down I really knew I was gay. I had the chance for a girlfriend in highschool (she slipped me a note one time on the bus saying she liked me), but I still couldn't do it.
Wow, that was one heck of a stream of consciousness, if you read it all you are a rockstar! I guess I just have to learn to put myself out there and just maybe there might be someone that will like me back.
I knew I was "different" early on. I tried to escape from it but of course couldn't. My family was great and that was why I tried to be like them. My marriage failed not because I was gay & hated the sex but because of the person I was. But out of that experience ZI have 3 sons. All not gay all so different from each other. The youngest as with the eldest lost his life partner in her early 40's. My youngest disabled and living with an on going illness that greatly hobbles him. You see I am an open book and will tell you anything what's the point of hiding the truth.
mikeyank
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The Great American Weekend
As I was out and about this morning doing my morning chores, and I observed my neighbors going about their morning business, I could definitely feel the beginning of summer in the air as July 4th weekend is upon us. School ended on Monday and many folks are taking a long weekend, heading to the Jersey Shore, the Hamptons, Fire Island, or upstate to their vacation homes. Parents walking with their kids and others packing their cars, getting away, but everyone seemed to have an extra spring in their step.
Many years ago, I had a neighbor named Pamela who was doing post graduate work at Columbia here in New York City, living in Brooklyn Heights. Today, she is a journalist living in Australia. But she referred to a weekend such as this as, “The Great American Weekend”, as everyone takes a pause from everyday life to take a weekend away from the day to day grind. And today definitely feels like the beginning of another Great American Weekend.
I am not going away for the weekend, but today I am meeting a friend and taking a ferry ride down to Rockaway, a beach community in Queens. I may post some pics from there on the, “Life in New York City” thread when I return this evening.
As I was out and about this morning doing my morning chores, and I observed my neighbors going about their morning business, I could definitely feel the beginning of summer in the air as July 4th weekend is upon us. School ended on Monday and many folks are taking a long weekend, heading to the Jersey Shore, the Hamptons, Fire Island, or upstate to their vacation homes. Parents walking with their kids and others packing their cars, getting away, but everyone seemed to have an extra spring in their step.
Many years ago, I had a neighbor named Pamela who was doing post graduate work at Columbia here in New York City, living in Brooklyn Heights. Today, she is a journalist living in Australia. But she referred to a weekend such as this as, “The Great American Weekend”, as everyone takes a pause from everyday life to take a weekend away from the day to day grind. And today definitely feels like the beginning of another Great American Weekend.
I am not going away for the weekend, but today I am meeting a friend and taking a ferry ride down to Rockaway, a beach community in Queens. I may post some pics from there on the, “Life in New York City” thread when I return this evening.
As I was out and about this morning doing my morning chores, and I observed my neighbors going about their morning business, I could definitely feel the beginning of summer in the air as July 4th weekend is upon us. School ended on Monday and many folks are taking a long weekend, heading to the Jersey Shore, the Hamptons, Fire Island, or upstate to their vacation homes. Parents walking with their kids and others packing their cars, getting away, but everyone seemed to have an extra spring in their step.
Many years ago, I had a neighbor named Pamela who was doing post graduate work at Columbia here in New York City, living in Brooklyn Heights. Today, she is a journalist living in Australia. But she referred to a weekend such as this as, “The Great American Weekend”, as everyone takes a pause from everyday life to take a weekend away from the day to day grind. And today definitely feels like the beginning of another Great American Weekend.
I am not going away for the weekend, but today I am meeting a friend and taking a ferry ride down to Rockaway, a beach community in Queens. I may post some pics from there on the, “Life in New York City” thread when I return this evening.
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Hope you had a great trip today!
I love cats, they are enjoyable balls of fur that usually love cuddling. Hope you have some nice quiet time
Does anyone else DVR most of the CW shows (Greg Berlanti is usually a producer) to watch the hot guys shirtless?? I really like KJ Apa, couldn't tell you one iota of the show Riverdale's plot, but I've watched all of them for him shirtless 
mikeyank
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I like the way you think Chac. Shirtless young guys are one of my favorite things too. 
TY I always do as I live in their basement & only occasionally hear them.
I like the way you think Chac. Shirtless young guys are one of my favorite things too.
What have you got against pants less hot guys?
mikeyank
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The CW TV network sticks to shirtless………..….however some of thestreaming services like HBO Max are now going pantless too.
Yes I do notice full nudes but only the occasional ones are worth looking at & I usually have to pause the video or go back to it as they do not usually stay on the scene very long. I do have CW but there are other sites I tend to view for my tastes at present more interesting.
mikeyank
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Yesterday was in the high 80’s but not terribly humid and I was on a ferry with a cool breeze. Today is HOT and humid and over 90 degrees Fahrenheit. I did a few morning chores and now am in for the day with my air conditioner blasting, sitting in my recliner looking out the window for any hotties walking by, with my 65” TV playing and my iPad on which I am now typing in hand . Wednesday was a busy work day. Yesterday was a fun adventure. And today is nice too just “chillin” as the world passes by. It’s all good.
Yes today hit 86, and the fresh air equipment in my work building is on the fritz, it was a very humid 72 inside. I'm currently chilling with 18,000 btus of AC on high in my 600sf condo LOL
