Stephen wrote:
> On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 12:26:52 -0700, stbenge
> <THI### [at] hotmailcom> wrote:
> 
>> Stephen wrote:
>>> On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 11:19:07 -0700, stbenge
>>> <THI### [at] hotmailcom> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Oh well, we all get old!
>>> If we are lucky ;)
>> Luck is an open-ended concept...
>>
> 
> 
> Ooo! deep! ;)

Hey, makin' fun of me? ;)

Sam

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On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 20:08:29 +0100, Orchid XP v8 <voi### [at] devnull> wrote:

>
>OK, two things.
>
>1. Even having an actual gun in your pocket won't help you if you're 
>outnumbered. I don't think this would make me feel any safer.

Misunderstanding due to a common misconception. 
I did not mean to imply that knowing how to fight would make you safer. But
studying aikido or judo would improve your confidence, over time. For instance
carrying a gun or a knife actually makes you more likely to get injured,
probably due to a sense of over confidence. Knowing your true abilities and
limits makes you a rounder person.


>2. I'd be far too shy to even attempt to do something like this. I'd be 
>too afraid of making an idiot of myself in front of everybody else.

That is a problem but sometimes you have to do things that you don't want to do.
Anyway its fun after you get over the initial embarrassment. Well I thought so.

>(As one of my sister's many boyfriends once explained, his Jui Jitsu 
>instructor once explained to the class "if a bunch of guys start picking 
>on you in the street, *run away*! Don't try to do Jui Jitsu on them. It 
>won't work.")

Sensible, lots of people believe the movies and that can be dangerous. If you
know that you can then you don't need to prove anything.
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Regards
     Stephen

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On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:33:30 -0700, stbenge
<THI### [at] hotmailcom> wrote:

>Stephen wrote:
>> On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 12:26:52 -0700, stbenge
>> <THI### [at] hotmailcom> wrote:
>> 
>>> Stephen wrote:
>>>> On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 11:19:07 -0700, stbenge
>>>> <THI### [at] hotmailcom> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Oh well, we all get old!
>>>> If we are lucky ;)
>>> Luck is an open-ended concept...
>>>
>> 
>> 
>> Ooo! deep! ;)
>
>Hey, makin' fun of me? ;)
>

Was that a request or a complaint? :-)
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Regards
     Stephen

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"Sabrina Kilian" <"ykgp at vtSPAM.edu"> wrote in message
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> somebody wrote:

> > certainly over. Ages 20-25 is where humans peak both mentally and
physically
> > (generally speaking, there are of course rare exceptions). It's all
downhill
> > from there.

> If I peeked at 20-25, I should just cart myself off to a retirement home.

If I had any sense when I was 18-28, I'd have "retired" for that period and
enjoyed it as much as possible while it lasted. While it's still far off,
I'm not looking to retiring at 65. Even assuming I'll live that long,
retirement will be wasted at that age and beyond.

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"Sabrina Kilian" <"ykgp at vtSPAM.edu"> wrote in message
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> somebody wrote:

> > You'd be surprised how little other people care about how you walk, how
you
> > talk, or about you in general.

> You would be surprised at how much they notice, whether they admit it or
> not. Put a pebble in your shoe and walk with a limp, see how many people
> notice.

Ah, but I was talking about "caring", not "noticing" <g>.

> I walk with a limp, never noticed it in high school till someone
> close by pointed it out.

See how long it took to come across someone who *cared* enough to point it
out.

> I found that giving them a clue to why I limp, carrying a cane, gets
> less of a stare. They can process a lot quicker 'oh, she's got a hurt
> leg' instead of 'I wonder why that person is limping.'

True.

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On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:52:48 -0600, "somebody" <x### [at] ycom> wrote:

>"Sabrina Kilian" <"ykgp at vtSPAM.edu"> wrote in message
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>> somebody wrote:
>
>> > certainly over. Ages 20-25 is where humans peak both mentally and
>physically
>> > (generally speaking, there are of course rare exceptions). It's all
>downhill
>> > from there.
>
>> If I peeked at 20-25, I should just cart myself off to a retirement home.
>
>If I had any sense when I was 18-28, I'd have "retired" for that period and
>enjoyed it as much as possible while it lasted. While it's still far off,
>I'm not looking to retiring at 65. Even assuming I'll live that long,
>retirement will be wasted at that age and beyond.
>

If you can remember 18 ~ 28 then you weren't there. ;)
And who says that you have to retire at 65?
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Regards
     Stephen

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"Stephen" <mcavoysAT@aolDOTcom> wrote in message 
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> On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:52:48 -0600, "somebody" <x### [at] ycom> wrote:
>
>>"Sabrina Kilian" <"ykgp at vtSPAM.edu"> wrote in message
>>news:48a5e02a$1@news.povray.org...
>>> somebody wrote:
>>
>>> > certainly over. Ages 20-25 is where humans peak both mentally and
>>physically
>>> > (generally speaking, there are of course rare exceptions). It's all
>>downhill
>>> > from there.
>>
>>> If I peeked at 20-25, I should just cart myself off to a retirement 
>>> home.
>>
>>If I had any sense when I was 18-28, I'd have "retired" for that period 
>>and
>>enjoyed it as much as possible while it lasted. While it's still far off,
>>I'm not looking to retiring at 65. Even assuming I'll live that long,
>>retirement will be wasted at that age and beyond.
>>
>
> If you can remember 18 ~ 28 then you weren't there. ;)

  Heh... ;)


> And who says that you have to retire at 65?

 Yep, in my work, we never retire. No such thing.

    ~Steve~


> -- 
>
> Regards
>     Stephen

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Stephen wrote:
> On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:33:30 -0700, stbenge
> <THI### [at] hotmailcom> wrote:
>> Stephen wrote:
>>> Ooo! deep! ;)
>> Hey, makin' fun of me? ;)
> 
> Was that a request or a complaint? :-)

A request, of course! I'm available for parties and other social events. 
  Don't forget that I can also be your fall guy or scapegoat! Look good 
in any situation, hire a whipping boy!

Sam

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"stbenge" <THI### [at] hotmailcom> wrote in message 
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> Stephen wrote:
>> On Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:33:30 -0700, stbenge
>> <THI### [at] hotmailcom> wrote:
>>> Stephen wrote:
>>>> Ooo! deep! ;)
>>> Hey, makin' fun of me? ;)
>>
>> Was that a request or a complaint? :-)
>
> A request, of course! I'm available for parties and other social events.

    Get yourself to London for PoVcon2 then Sam, would love to share a beer 
or two with you. :)


>  Don't forget that I can also be your fall guy or scapegoat! Look good in 
> any situation, hire a whipping boy!

   Now you've done it... Heh... ;)

      ~Steve~


>
> Sam

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Stephen wrote:

>> 2. I'd be far too shy to even attempt to do something like this. I'd be 
>> too afraid of making an idiot of myself in front of everybody else.
> 
> That is a problem but sometimes you have to do things that you don't want to do.
> Anyway its fun after you get over the initial embarrassment. Well I thought so.

Same reason I haven't taken dance lessons either, even though I can't 
dance and it would be a useful skill to have.

>> (As one of my sister's many boyfriends once explained, his Jui Jitsu 
>> instructor once explained to the class "if a bunch of guys start picking 
>> on you in the street, *run away*! Don't try to do Jui Jitsu on them. It 
>> won't work.")
> 
> Sensible, lots of people believe the movies and that can be dangerous. If you
> know that you can then you don't need to prove anything.

Perhaps more worrying is the people who think you can drive a car 
through buildings, jump over broken bridges, roll it over 3 times, and 
then get out and run down the street chasing the Bad Guys. IRL, this 
does not happen. Ever.

-- 
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