Its the little things.

[RustedFox]

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37 is young.

Thanks.

The night --> day transitions are far harder at 37 than they were at 32.
I can't eat like I did when I was 30.
We used to "go to the pub" 3-4 times a week just to blow off steam and to have fun.
We want to go nowhere near the pub now. Bunch of dinguses.
A cool New Year's Eve party at age 33 involved lots of booze and rowdiness and screaming and hullabaloo.
Last NYE was a bottle of white and the couch, while my wife slept on my lap.

 

[CajunMedic]

A Triple Cheeseburger and Coke from McDonald's after a rough shift. A distant relative of the "post-code Dr. Pepper" from my EMS Days

Sitting in my carport on a rainy day with a good cigar and a rum and coke

Jimmy Buffett's "Floridays" on vinyl in the early morning while I'm cooking breakfast or waiting for my wife to get home from nightshift

 

[WilcoWorld]

Tomorrow morning, before I go to bed for my between night shift day of sleep, I'll make my kids french toast & sausage as I sip on some Jameson & ginger ale.

 

[WernickeDO]

Remember those old Frosted Mini-Wheats commercials? "The kid in me loves the frosted side, but the adult in me loves the fiber-rich unfrosted side"? Well the kid in me loves PB&J with chunky peanut butter on toasted bread. To me, nothing on earth will ever replace that texture or taste. The adult in me likes 100 proof Kentucky bourbon. PB&J and bourbon is a combo that shouldn't work, but does. Post night-shift and the house is empty, I put on either a classic movie or play whatever video game I'm into for a couple hours before some well deserved sleep. That's my little thing.

 

[thegenius]

With regard to the Dead, its funny how we change in life. I used to hate the Dead. Hard. Now, I see them as calming and welcoming. As long as its studio-based Dead, though.
I like to say this about the Dead:

They're a great band, as long as someone else is there to tell them what to do.

"Hey guys; start playing Sugar Magnolia."
Okay.
"Hey guys; stop playing Sugar Magnolia."
Oh... yeah.

Funny...I never listen to studio Dead. There are a variety of shows, like 20-30 of them, that I cycle through based on my mood. Mostly 70's stuff. But hell I'm happy if your happy enjoying studio renditions. It's like drinking scotch, there is no right way. Can be neat, with a few drops of water, ice, etc.

 

[thegenius]

GD joke:
When Jerry Garcia died, how could they tell?

Dead Joke:
Q: What did the deadhead say when he ran out of weed?
A: What is this terrible noise I'm listening to?

 

[thegenius]

Re: golf...
There are about 10-15 shots a round I have that I hit as good as a pro. The other 75 or so are not as good.

It's the good shots that keep me coming back. I agree...it's the 200 par 3 that you hit the green, ball rolls with 12 ft of the pin. The ball flight was the way you imagined it...

It's a hard game. Keeps me coming back.

Walking between the shots is every bit as enjoyable as actually hitting them. Some of the most fun I've had is when I just go out and hit balls on the course, the course is near empty, no wait times....you get to put balls down wherever you want.

I think the most important thing with golf is to not get frustrated. That took me 20+ years to learn. I'm never going to be anything better than a 15-17 HCP so I'm not gonna say "what if" everytime I hit a bad shot. Just enjoy the ones you do hit well, slough off the ones you don't.

 

[Perrin]

Re: golf...
There are about 10-15 shots a round I have that I hit as good as a pro. The other 75 or so are not as good.

It's the good shots that keep me coming back. I agree...it's the 200 par 3 that you hit the green, ball rolls with 12 ft of the pin. The ball flight was the way you imagined it...

It's a hard game. Keeps me coming back.

Walking between the shots is every bit as enjoyable as actually hitting them. Some of the most fun I've had is when I just go out and hit balls on the course, the course is near empty, no wait times....you get to put balls down wherever you want.

I think the most important thing with golf is to not get frustrated. That took me 20+ years to learn. I'm never going to be anything better than a 15-17 HCP so I'm not gonna say "what if" everytime I hit a bad shot. Just enjoy the ones you do hit well, slough off the ones you don't.

It’s just a pastime that I share with my family. Dad was Army, so had ample access to courses. I just happened to befriend a kid in high school who played golf competitively and I picked it up. Fast forward a decade or so and my dad, brother, and me are swinging at balls on our rural course. It’s never crowded, we have nick-names for each hole, and we give each other **** when we duff a ball. It’s just a way to spend time with my family while ridiculing their game.

 

[Boatswain2PA]

I have a small sailboat. On days off, when the weather is good, I find sailing to be a particularly satisfying / stress free / peaceful hobby.

What's your definition of small sailboat? I have a classic Hobie 18, and a Buccaneer 27. Nothing like trapping out on the Hobie with one hull out of the water...

 

[Old_Mil]

Catalina 27. Nothing particular fancy. Did the sailing dhingy when I was a kid.

 

[deleted109597]

What's your definition of small sailboat? I have a classic Hobie 18, and a Buccaneer 27. Nothing like trapping out on the Hobie with one hull out of the water...

Small is anything I can crew myself.
I'm not docking a 43 on my own.