|
How old/young are you (to all)?
|
|
Moderator
|
11. June 2006 @ 09:17 |
Link to this message
|
|
Mommy bags.
My killer sig came courtesy of bb "El Jefe" mayo.
The Forum Rules You Agreed To! http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/2487
"And there we saw the giants, and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight" - Numbers 13:33 |
|
Advertisement
|
|
|
|
AfterDawn Addict
16 product reviews
|
16. June 2006 @ 05:10 |
Link to this message
|
|
So time to expose my true age?
- 21...
|
Senior Member
|
18. June 2006 @ 15:55 |
Link to this message
|
|
im 14
Intel C2D E8400|Asus P5Q Pro|Diamond Radeon HD 4850|WD 640GB SATA 2| Pioner DVR-215BK|2GB Corsair PC 6400| Corsair HX-520|Antec Three Hundred
|
AfterDawn Addict
|
18. June 2006 @ 19:35 |
Link to this message
|
|
62 going on 12. I'm the worlds biggest kid. I celebrated the 2nd aniversary of my heart attack by going hang gliding up by lake Arrowhead. Since I was at 7400 feet when I jumped, and the land falls away rapidly it was quite a rush to know you are 7000+ feet in the air for the first time in your life in a Hang Glider!!! I'm from back east and there aren't any mountains near that tall. Here, you can use the wind off the mountain to climb even higher. Somebody asked me what I would do if I had a heart attack up there? I told them very simply, Die!!!
Happy Computering,
theonejrs
GigaByte 990FXA-UD5 - AMD FX-8320 @4.0GHz @1.312v - Corsair H-60 liquid CPU Cooler - 4x4 GB GSkill RipJaws DDR3/1866 Cas8, 8-9-9-24 - Corsair 400-R Case - OCZ FATAL1TY 550 watt Modular PSU - Intel 330 120GB SATA III SSD - WD Black 500GB SATA III - WD black 1 TB Sata III - WD Black 500GB SATA II - 2 Asus DRW-24B1ST DVD-Burner - Sony 420W 5.1 PL-II Suround Sound - GigaByte GTX550/1GB 970 Mhz Video - Asus VE247H 23.6" HDMI 1080p Monitor
 |
AfterDawn Addict
4 product reviews
|
19. June 2006 @ 01:10 |
Link to this message
|
|
I don't like to think about things like that! I was 18 last month.
|
Member
|
19. June 2006 @ 02:20 |
Link to this message
|
Im 14, don't underestimate my image editing!! lol.
--
--
--
PM me if you want me to make ya one
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 19. June 2006 @ 02:27
|
AfterDawn Addict
|
19. June 2006 @ 02:24 |
Link to this message
|
sammorris,
Quote:
I don't like to think about things like that! I was 18 last month.
Think of it as "Days of Future Past". Trust me when I say that you enjoy the future part better in a direct ratio by what you contribute to the past. When I lived in Texas, everybody would hang out by the pool and drink beer. I prefered to spend the time with my kids. Hell I know just about every Nursery Rhyme there is from memory. I used to get picked on for not being one of the boys every once in a while. I look at it this way, I've got some very special things to remember. They've got hangovers!!
It took me 3 Wives before I got it right. First one was and is a very good Woman. We're still good friends. The second one was a midlife crisis mistake, and the third one was the most unexpected. I wasn't looking for anyone. After spending 5 years living with the sneakiest,meanest and manipulative @#*&! on the planet I had no interest in a serious relationship with anybody! Shelly, my third wife and I had known each other for about 9 years. Her Mom and I were good friends. I'll give you the Readers Digest version even though it's a beautiful story. Trust me when I say that the whole story would make a hell of a great book and movie. People wouldn't believe it. Hell, I barely believe it and I lived it! It all started with a kiss and I wasn't the one that started it. By the time the night was over I knew that I was getting married for the third and final time. My Future Mother in Law told me so. One look at the two of us and she said, "so when's the wedding"?
Got married Feb 14, Valentines day 1988. We sure had a lot of fun in those 8 years. She died at 26 of a Mytral Valve Prolapse of the Heart.
You never quite know what life is going to deal you in the Poker Game of real life. Me?? I thank God every day for the best 8 years of my life. For me it really has become Days of Future Past, and I'm glad!!
Good Night All...Sleepy Time!!
theonejrs
GigaByte 990FXA-UD5 - AMD FX-8320 @4.0GHz @1.312v - Corsair H-60 liquid CPU Cooler - 4x4 GB GSkill RipJaws DDR3/1866 Cas8, 8-9-9-24 - Corsair 400-R Case - OCZ FATAL1TY 550 watt Modular PSU - Intel 330 120GB SATA III SSD - WD Black 500GB SATA III - WD black 1 TB Sata III - WD Black 500GB SATA II - 2 Asus DRW-24B1ST DVD-Burner - Sony 420W 5.1 PL-II Suround Sound - GigaByte GTX550/1GB 970 Mhz Video - Asus VE247H 23.6" HDMI 1080p Monitor
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 19. June 2006 @ 02:25
|
Moderator
|
19. June 2006 @ 10:07 |
Link to this message
|
Quote:
You never quite know what life is going to deal you in the Poker Game of real life.
Very true. I just learned last week my father has chronic lymphocytic leukemia. I spent Father's Day wondering how long the hero of my life is going to make it.
My killer sig came courtesy of bb "El Jefe" mayo.
The Forum Rules You Agreed To! http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/2487
"And there we saw the giants, and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight" - Numbers 13:33
|
Member
|
19. June 2006 @ 10:58 |
Link to this message
|
|
Jesus, sry about that nephilim. :( All the best.
|
AfterDawn Addict
4 product reviews
|
19. June 2006 @ 11:29 |
Link to this message
|
|
Good heavens. This thread's quite depressing... I'm sorry to hear that Nephilim.
|
|
regor
Senior Member
|
19. June 2006 @ 19:48 |
Link to this message
|
|
@ Nephilim - My father died a little over 2 years ago; it was devastating but the legacy of a good man carries on. I know that sounds like a cliche but my mother and I went to his grave yesterday and we reminisced the wonderful years gone by and even laughed at how many things today make us remember him and smile.
Many more years with your dad, I hope, but if not make certain to cling to the memories. And make certain you tell him you love him!
regor
Yuk Yuk... If only I was half cow... |
Moderator
|
19. June 2006 @ 21:42 |
Link to this message
|
|
Thanks guys. It's still early and we still have a lot of learning to do.
My killer sig came courtesy of bb "El Jefe" mayo.
The Forum Rules You Agreed To! http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/2487
"And there we saw the giants, and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight" - Numbers 13:33
|
AfterDawn Addict
|
19. June 2006 @ 21:59 |
Link to this message
|
|
Nephilim,
Sorry to hear that. It's difficult enough if it happens to someone you really care for but when it's your hero. You grow up as a kid feeling that they are "imortal" because they "are" your hero! You have one advantage I didn't have. You have some time, Use it to help him carry the load.
When Shelly died there was no warning. Two weeks before been she had been in the Hospital for a full Physical. She was 4.5 months pregnant with our first child so she wanted to make sure that she was taking good care of herself. She was the head Trama Nurse at that Hospital, so I don't have any questions about the competency of the Drs who did the physical. I also know now that had this happened on the operating table with a full staff waiting, she still would have died! I did get just a little crazy that first day which pretty much ended by my throwing a Police Lietenent down the front steps for asking some very inconsiderate questions in the wrong place and at the wrong time.
I just wished I had known something was wrong before it happened. We were kind of an odd couple to begin with. For one, we were a great deal different in our ages. She was 18 and I was 44 when we got married! She looked mid-twenties and I looked all of about 30 so people rarely ever asked. We looked and acted just like any young couple in love. of course I had already know her for over half her life although I really didn't physically meet her until she was 13. Looking back on our first meeting, I now understand what happened there, set the tone for the future. I met her at her Mom's work and her Mom, joking about all the years we talked on the phone, but had never met, introduced us. When we shook hands we both came away looking at each other as there was an "Energy" or something in that handshake that neither of us had ever felt before. It was so strong that we both stood there with a "What The Hell Was That" look on our faces. From that day on we always had that energy between us.
Now I look back and remember so much, so many special moments together! Had I had the time I guess I would have thanked her for that. Because of the strange (and beautiful) way we came together by her laying a lip lock on me out of the blue, She gave me the perfect Ice-Breaker. If we had an argument and she wasn't speaking to me, all I had to do was whisper in her ear, "well you had to kiss me didn't you", and we would end up in a pillow fight or wrestling around on the floor or something like that. By the time all the laughing was over, the fight and the reason for it was history!
I guess the point I'm trying to make is the hope that you will look back and see what the things were that made him your Hero and show him how much you appreciated and loved him when he did the things that made him that made him so special in your eyes! Then let him know how much you appreciate and love him now! It's a great gift and you have the time to give it!!! Play a little bit of "remember when" with your Dad. I think you will both enjoy it and it will be time well spent!
Sincerely,
theonejrs
GigaByte 990FXA-UD5 - AMD FX-8320 @4.0GHz @1.312v - Corsair H-60 liquid CPU Cooler - 4x4 GB GSkill RipJaws DDR3/1866 Cas8, 8-9-9-24 - Corsair 400-R Case - OCZ FATAL1TY 550 watt Modular PSU - Intel 330 120GB SATA III SSD - WD Black 500GB SATA III - WD black 1 TB Sata III - WD Black 500GB SATA II - 2 Asus DRW-24B1ST DVD-Burner - Sony 420W 5.1 PL-II Suround Sound - GigaByte GTX550/1GB 970 Mhz Video - Asus VE247H 23.6" HDMI 1080p Monitor
|
Member
|
19. June 2006 @ 23:01 |
Link to this message
|
|
Spend as much time with your dad as possible, and as theonejrs says try to take time to remember with him 'the good old days', it will ease your anxiety, and make you feel better. That way, he'll still be with you when he's gone. =]
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 19. June 2006 @ 23:02
|
AfterDawn Addict
4 product reviews
|
20. June 2006 @ 00:55 |
Link to this message
|
|
Wow, some of the most helpful and considerate people seem to gather on this thread! It's also home to some of the oddest rubbish ever! A green woman with 6 b00b5. Intriguing, to say the least!
|
Moderator
|
20. June 2006 @ 08:37 |
Link to this message
|
|
Thanks theonejrs, it sounds like Shelly was truly an amazing woman and you were blessed to have in your life for the time you did.
The prognosis for my Dad is anywhere from 2 to 12 years depending on what the condition decides to do and when it does it. We're all shooting for 12 years and I know there are still some great fishing trips in store for me and Pop :)
My killer sig came courtesy of bb "El Jefe" mayo.
The Forum Rules You Agreed To! http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/2487
"And there we saw the giants, and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight" - Numbers 13:33
|
AfterDawn Addict
4 product reviews
|
20. June 2006 @ 08:39 |
Link to this message
|
|
For sure, make the most of your time together (why I'm telling you that I've no idea...) and just remember, whatever happens, you got us!
|
AfterDawn Addict
|
20. June 2006 @ 08:59 |
Link to this message
|
|
we just found out my bride of 40+ wonderful years has a thyroid lump and is the cold type and i been going crazy..i can not think stright..
our love is so great we were as one,if anything happens to her..i know i will join her soon after..i been crying inside ever since we found out..
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 20. June 2006 @ 09:02
|
AfterDawn Addict
4 product reviews
|
20. June 2006 @ 09:03 |
Link to this message
|
|
That's very touching Ireland, but life should still be worth living either way imo.
|
Moderator
|
20. June 2006 @ 10:53 |
Link to this message
|
|
ireland, neph - all the best gents..
|
Member
|
20. June 2006 @ 11:18 |
Link to this message
|
|
Yeah, good luck and all that. =]
|
AfterDawn Addict
|
20. June 2006 @ 11:45 |
Link to this message
|
Nephilim,
Quote:
We're all shooting for 12 years and I know there are still some great fishing trips in store for me and Pop :)
Amen to that!! Hope you get the 12 years and more!
Quote:
Thanks theonejrs, it sounds like Shelly was truly an amazing woman and you were blessed to have in your life for the time you did.
Amen to that too! She was pretty remarkable! She took charge of her own life when she was 16 when she announced that she was getting her own Apt and going to Nursing School. Being as this was Texas at the time and you could get an apartment that young. Her Mom wasn't happy but signed for the Apt. She worked 3 jobs, finished High School and Nursing School.
Ireland,
I know exactly what you mean about "oneness"! As things turned out we didn't discover that until our wedding night. Not to that degree anyway! The World could have ended and we would have been the absolute last to know!
Sammorris,
Quote:
That's very touching Ireland, but life should still be worth living either way imo.
I don't think Ireland means that he'll jump off a bridge but I do undestand what he means. After 40+ years of being an intrical part of each others lives you feel powerless and empty with news like that! I was very calm but like a lost soul when Shelly died. I think the thing that got me through all of it was the support from my Daughters and my first wife. They all loved her and I'm particularly grateful for that.
Happy Computering,
theonejrs
GigaByte 990FXA-UD5 - AMD FX-8320 @4.0GHz @1.312v - Corsair H-60 liquid CPU Cooler - 4x4 GB GSkill RipJaws DDR3/1866 Cas8, 8-9-9-24 - Corsair 400-R Case - OCZ FATAL1TY 550 watt Modular PSU - Intel 330 120GB SATA III SSD - WD Black 500GB SATA III - WD black 1 TB Sata III - WD Black 500GB SATA II - 2 Asus DRW-24B1ST DVD-Burner - Sony 420W 5.1 PL-II Suround Sound - GigaByte GTX550/1GB 970 Mhz Video - Asus VE247H 23.6" HDMI 1080p Monitor
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 20. June 2006 @ 11:47
|
Member
|
20. June 2006 @ 11:58 |
Link to this message
|
|
We got some good caring people on this thread. : )
It's good to see what people are really like, good to see they're not just a Username and a forum rank.
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 20. June 2006 @ 12:07
|
AfterDawn Addict
4 product reviews
|
20. June 2006 @ 14:25 |
Link to this message
|
|
Absolutely, and threads like this re-affirm that.
|
|
Advertisement
|
|
|
Moderator
|
20. June 2006 @ 14:28 |
Link to this message
|
|
yeah..
we`re all real people here creation. the words and statuses are all virtual.
|
