Random Thought for Thursday 11/5/15

You Can't Deny You've Hit 40 When ...

... you discover, while completing your mandatory biannual HR training, that you are now over the age for which there are special laws to protect *you* from discrimination.

[After my experiences today, I would have also accepted "your knees decide to pretty much stop working " or "you jam your pinky reaching into the dryer".  Getting old is not for the weak.]

Wasn't I just a young whippersnapper yesterday?

ONCE YOU HIT 40, THE WORLD STARTS PASSING YOU BY:
http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Age+Discrimination

THE WHOLE "YOU CAN'T DENY YOU'VE HIT 40 WHEN ..." SERIES:
http://www.capcognition.blogspot.com/search/label/Series%3A%20You%20Can%27t%20Deny%20You%27ve%20Hit%2040%20When%20...

SPEAKING OF FEELING OLD (NOTE:  THIS WAS MADE *LAST* YEAR):
http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/things-that-will-make-you-feel-truly-ancient#.gk4kzVqly

Random Thought for Thursday 3/21/13

You Can't Deny You've Hit 40 When ...

... you are shocked to discover that Maury Povich is 74 years old.

I work from home, which means I put the local news on in the afternoon -- and if I'm not fast enough, occasionally I get to see a bit of Maury.  From the little I've seen, about 80% of the time he's providing paternity proving services to trailer folk and urban 'hoods everywhere (okay, okay -- I know I'm perpetuating a stereotype -- but some stereotypes begin as a kernel of truth -- and, besides, it's nice to know that "who's your daddy" storylines exist outside of soap operas) ... but 74?  Really?  Are so many of my generation's "national treasures" so close to expiration?  [Note -- I do wish you many more years, Maury, contrary to the way that might sound.]

THE TV GUIDE BIO:
http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/maury-povich/bio/195236

JUST IN CASE YOU'RE LOOKING TO PROVE A PATERNITY OR TWELVE:
http://www.mauryshow.com/

FOUND THIS WHILE GOOGLING -- THOUGHT IT MIGHT REDEEM MY SNARK:
http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/172055

Random Thought for Thursday 2/21/13

You Can't Deny You've Hit 40 When ...

... you realize that the most exciting part of the going out drinking is knowing that you'll have "hangover Chinese food" the day after.

I mean, sure -- I still have fun on the occasional bar crawl (in this 'hood or out of town).  Being social and meeting new people is nice.  Playing Golden Tee or throwing Darts satisfies my minimum threshold of "exercise" (sad, I know).  Testing the limits of Guinness' restorative powers is just par for the multiple-courses-of-alcohol for me.

But as I age, those are all just tasks that stand in the way of me and some MSG flowing through my veins, mixing and melding with the alcohol content in my blood to produce some kind of comfort that can't be reproduced elsewhere or "elsewise".  Ah ... my forties -- I have no choice but to embrace the changes!

THIS WOULD BE HIGHER THAN #11 ON MY LIST (AND LOOK AT #9):
http://www.zootpatrol.com/index.php/2010/05/top-15-foods-to-eat-to-cure-a-hangover/

CHINESE REMEDIES (NOT NECESSARILY CHINESE FOOD PER SE):
http://travel.cnn.com/shanghai/drink/chinese-hangover-cures-427368

GUINNESS IS GOOD FOR YOU:
http://www.valpolife.com/entertainment/cuisine/10762-breaking-news-beer-is-good-for-you

Random Thought for Thursday 2/14/13

You Can't Deny You've Hit 40 When ...

... you can no longer completely suck in your gut when the pretty people pass by.

I thought that observation (and reviving my occasional series last added to in Sep 2012) was apropos for today's overall activities -- but clearly my metabolism has caught up with my sugar intake at the age of 40+1, and whereas I used to have just the right balance of abdominal muscle hidden beneath layers of beer flavored fat in my midsection, recent attempts to execute that maneuver have only led to what may be the start of a rare spigelian hernia.

Ummm ... Happy Valentine's Day to you and yours, whatever your appearance!

THE AFOREMENTIONED SERIES:
http://capcognition.blogspot.com/search/label/Series%3A%20You%20Can%27t%20Deny%20You%27ve%20Hit%2040%20When%20...

THE RARE SPIGELIAN HERNIA:
http://www.buzzle.com/articles/spigelian-hernia-symptoms.html

MIGHT MANX BE IN MY FUTURE?:
http://www.spanx.com/category/index.jsp?categoryId=3955558

Random Thought for Thursday 9/27/12

You Can't Deny You've Hit 40 When ...

... you're watching the evening news in the background and the Wheel comes on, and you get sucked in to watching and playing along and yelling the answers at the screen for the whole half hour.  Come to think of it, I probably could have stopped this post once I referenced "watching the evening news", as I think that's now an old person activity too!

WHEEL ... OF ... FORTUNE:
http://www.wheeloffortune.com/

OTHER TV SHOWS THAT MAKE A PERSON FEEL OLD:
http://popwatch.ew.com/2011/10/14/popwatch-confessional-favorite-old-people-shows/

OOOH ... WHEEL OF FORTUNE CONTROVERSY:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAwUxG2MdbY

Random Thought for Thursday 9/20/12

You Can't Deny You've Hit 40 When ..

... you can no longer fall asleep just anywhere, but suddenly need to have your own special perfect pillow to do so.

When I was younger, I could lay down on a pile of rocks and use my jacket as a pillow (and I used to do so every now and then up at the rockpile in Cornwall -- but that's a different story for a different day under a different construct), and now I toss and turn until I get that ball of just right fluff (not too hard, not too soft) under my noggin'.  I almost considered packing it for vacation, but luckily the resort's offerings are a nice approximation of what I'm seeking.

[A note about the picture -- I googled "perfect pillow" and that's what came up.  I figured it captured the concept and was much cuter than me taking a picture of my own pillow.] 

THE FULL STORY OF THE PICTURE ABOVE:
http://www.aldebaranlabradors.com/emma_x_noah_2009.htm

THE CAT VERSION:
http://imgur.com/gallery/GgfUL

PERFECT PILLOW, THE COPYRIGHTED VERSION:
http://www.perfectpillow.com/

Random Thought for Thursday 9/13/12

[... I'm temporarily reviving this series that started earlier this year when I hit this birthday milestone ...]

You Can't Deny You've Hit 40 When ...

... your ear, which apparently still continues to grow throughout your life (or at least it does for those in my genetic line -- thanks Neidermyers who came before me), constantly hangs up on people when you're talking to them on your smart phone because it's gotten so darn big!

I AM NOT ALONE WITH THIS ISSUE:
http://www.droidforums.net/forum/droid-general-discussions/119459-am-i-only-one-who-often-hangs-up-inadvertently.html

APPARENTLY THIS STATUE IS IN BROOKLYN:
http://edgeofbrooklyn.com/page/2/

DR OZ SAYS IT'S ONLY GOING TO GET BIGGER:
http://www.doctoroz.com/blog/arthur-perry-md/noses-and-ears-continue-grow-we-age

Random Thought for Thursday 4/26/12

As inspired by all the posts back home of those who voted in PA this week, as remembered by me from the primaries here in Chicago earlier this year, and as belonging to my occasional series that was birthed a few months ago when I celebrated the beginning of my fourth decade ... You Can't Deny You've Hit 40 ... when you look at the election season ads and think, "Who the heck are all of these little kids running for office?"!

LIKE THIS YOUNG'UN:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHgMJJJa-Ts

OR THIS LITTLE BOY:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JN2IIyWahTQ

AND HERE'S HOW TO JOIN THEM:
http://www.campaignyoungvoters.org/young-people-running-for-office.html

Random Memorial for Monday 2/6/12

Gone but not forgotten: my thirties.

To be clear, I'm barely in my 40th year (tomorrow will be a month), but I realized that I may have the opportunity to start a new occasional series (which I haven't done in awhile) -- "You Can't Deny You've Hit 40 When ..."

Here are the first three that have all come up in the last 24 hours (and I'm sure there will be more to follow all year long):

(... you overhear what was said on the last episode of American Idol): "My parents met when they auditioned for Idol Season 4."

(... you proclaim as I did when I picked up the weights at home): "I just picked it up like I always do and then I felt something pop in my side."

(... you come to the realization after passing the same pile of leftover items in the apartment building foyer days after their delivery): "I am the only one in the building who picked up a phone book."

Being able to answer the question of what's your age by starting with a number smaller than a four, you are missed.

EVERY PERSON GOING TO HOLLYWOOD WEEK (although if you don't know them by now):
http://www.americanidol.com/hollywood_week/

A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND PHONE BOOKS (OR IS THAT 1000 TREES?):
http://www.makeuseof.com/tech-fun/who-still-uses-phone-books/

PERHAPS MORE RELEVANT TO FOLLOW NOW THAT I'M BARELY 40:
http://www.homegymadviser.com/home-gym-safety.html