Comments on: Older http://johndmart.in/2009/09/04/older/ Do you know what you're doing? - Web Home of John D. Martin III Fri, 26 Aug 2011 10:37:04 +0000 hourly 1 By: johndmartiniii http://johndmart.in/2009/09/04/older/comment-page-1/#comment-7610 johndmartiniii Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:42:27 +0000 http://youcantmakemistakes.com/?p=483#comment-7610 I didn't mean that I would only live _until_ 42, love. 42 is just the age that I think that I will feel most at home in. I damn well hope I live three times that long. I didn't mean that I would only live _until_ 42, love. 42 is just the age that I think that I will feel most at home in. I damn well hope I live three times that long.

]]> By: Moe http://johndmart.in/2009/09/04/older/comment-page-1/#comment-7609 Moe Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:51:01 +0000 http://youcantmakemistakes.com/?p=483#comment-7609 Being an adult "pairs freedom with responsibility." Words told only by a wise man. I agree that you are one year closer to living forever. Although you may be around only till 42, as you say, or 92, its all the same. Being an adult "pairs freedom with responsibility." Words told only by a wise man.

I agree that you are one year closer to living forever. Although you may be around only till 42, as you say, or 92, its all the same.

]]> By: johndmartiniii http://johndmart.in/2009/09/04/older/comment-page-1/#comment-7442 johndmartiniii Fri, 11 Sep 2009 07:13:56 +0000 http://youcantmakemistakes.com/?p=483#comment-7442 Moreover, Adam, kids before the present (in my limited-term experience) were frivolous and stupid. However, I think that this is the fault of their parents and their surrounding cultural context as well, since most everyone--apparently--would rather revert to childhood than deal with the trouble of being an adult. Not me. I am shooting for 42. I love being an adult. I love the freedom of choices I have. I want to go to Spain? I go to Spain (given that I can afford it). It pairs freedom with responsibility. Putting things in the right places so that other things can come out of it. It is brilliant. So, in the mean time, the rest of the big children can go back to watching on TV manboys half their age play games with inflated objects that they wish that they had played when they were half their age and I will go on doing exactly what I always wanted to do. Moreover, Adam, kids before the present (in my limited-term experience) were frivolous and stupid. However, I think that this is the fault of their parents and their surrounding cultural context as well, since most everyone–apparently–would rather revert to childhood than deal with the trouble of being an adult.

Not me. I am shooting for 42.

I love being an adult. I love the freedom of choices I have. I want to go to Spain? I go to Spain (given that I can afford it). It pairs freedom with responsibility. Putting things in the right places so that other things can come out of it. It is brilliant.

So, in the mean time, the rest of the big children can go back to watching on TV manboys half their age play games with inflated objects that they wish that they had played when they were half their age and I will go on doing exactly what I always wanted to do.

]]> By: kato http://johndmart.in/2009/09/04/older/comment-page-1/#comment-7441 kato Fri, 11 Sep 2009 06:39:14 +0000 http://youcantmakemistakes.com/?p=483#comment-7441 quite right on the kids. most of them these days don't read and think it's more productive to learn how to text quickly or some such tripe. that is, even if they even first consider whether an activity is productive or not. and right again on our generation being pale and prude in comparison with that of our parents, whose generation was pale and wimpy in comparison with their parents'. i'm thinking of speakeasies, vaudevilles, and people who churned their own butter. of course, happy birthday! you are one year closer to living forever. quite right on the kids. most of them these days don't read and think it's more productive to learn how to text quickly or some such tripe. that is, even if they even first consider whether an activity is productive or not.

and right again on our generation being pale and prude in comparison with that of our parents, whose generation was pale and wimpy in comparison with their parents'. i'm thinking of speakeasies, vaudevilles, and people who churned their own butter.

of course, happy birthday! you are one year closer to living forever.

]]> By: megarific http://johndmart.in/2009/09/04/older/comment-page-1/#comment-7358 megarific Tue, 08 Sep 2009 11:54:34 +0000 http://youcantmakemistakes.com/?p=483#comment-7358 this is the first time I have logged onto if you don't know what you are doing you can't make mistakes....what took me so long...your birthday blog is brillant...i hate the word blog....by the way I found it by googling john martin islamic studies and you were the first thing to pop up cool...i feel like I know someone famous this is the first time I have logged onto if you don't know what you are doing you can't make mistakes….what took me so long…your birthday blog is brillant…i hate the word blog….by the way I found it by googling john martin islamic studies and you were the first thing to pop up cool…i feel like I know someone famous

]]> By: Pat http://johndmart.in/2009/09/04/older/comment-page-1/#comment-7302 Pat Sun, 06 Sep 2009 16:45:22 +0000 http://youcantmakemistakes.com/?p=483#comment-7302 Happy b-day! Happy b-day!

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