With ya there bro. That is such a deal breaker for me - I don't care what you can do for me; it's not worth it if you're going to keep harassing me.
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What makes a GOF?
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With ya there bro. That is such a deal breaker for me - I don't care what you can do for me; it's not worth it if you're going to keep harassing me.
A yellow sundress with floppy hat, I believe.
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Grumpy Old Fart.
Oh ok.
Yeah there's a decidedly "get off my lawn" voice creeping into my brain as I age. My wife has referred to me as a curmudgeon in training.
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This.
I am fortunate so far to appear about 10 years younger than my current 51 years.
20 lbs weight lost and I could almost pull it off.
Acting like I am 19 in many other areas of my life helps with the impression that I am younger but has its downsides when not kept in check
It's easy to strike a balance. I don't act like a fool around the students I work with. I also don't act like a stuck-up adult. My job is to inspire aspiring young artists. I always move with "joyful purpose." Of course... It does help if you love your job!
When I was a kid, my grandmother used to go the fire station to get government cheese. She would usually never eat said cheese.
I'm with you on this...if I ever get back on stage, I will try the hair thing. Mine is just too thin and not working out well for me
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This remindes me of the difference between a moron and an idiot. A moron is one who drirves slower than you do. An idiot drives faster than you do.You guys wouldn't last here in the South. We say "sir" and "ma'am" to EVERYBODY. You could be 16 years old and get the same treatment.
My version of GOF is pretty tame. I do have less patience for nonsense. But I don't get mad about it. I simply state calmly that I'm not putting up with whatever the nonsense is. If that means I quit your band, hire another contractor, or leave your house, fine. I'm not saying YOU have to conform to my world view. I'm just not conforming to yours.
The single exception is traffic.... with a twist. Most people drive more slowly as they age. Traffic GOFs usually raise heck at fast drivers. I'm the opposite. GOFs in their stinking Toyota Prius(es) driving 40 in a 45 PISS ME OFF. If YOU have nowhere to be, fine. Wait until non-commuter hours to go there. If you're too old to handle the pressures of a four-way stop or a leading left, STAY HOME. You are unsafe to others and shouldn't have a license. I think profiling should come back with regard to traffic stops. Only this time, leave African Americans alone and pull over every single WHITE lady in a Buick or a Prius. Issue a field hand-eye coordination test. If you don't pass, your license gets shredded on the spot. Have your kids come pick you up.
No, one is not a guitar player and the other is a drummer.
Like your attitude.
Am able to sometimes strike a balance- and that is the overall goal; balance and harmony, right?
Passinwind
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Back in the late 70's and early 80's, as part of a farm subsidy program (iirc), the US government had cheese made and would give it to people. It's a real thing, you can look up the term and find more info, I suspect.
Are you old if you smell like government cheese?
I ate the stuff (along with the rest of the "Food Commodities") a couple of months during my first year in college. It (along with the flour, bulgar, shortening, oatmeal, canned chicken, canned peanut-butter, and (yes, real) butter,) whether you liked them or not, could definitely keep you fed while you struggled through times of unemployment or other setbacks. You had to qualify for it, but, unlike food-stamps, it could not be spent on other things.
About eight years later, I worked one year in a convenience-store, at minimum wage, trying to support my wife and child, and would see kids (teens) come in with food stamps, purchase a single candy bar, then spend all the change playing arcade machines. It was infuriating, because I could barely afford food, and did not get food stamps. I remembered the food commodities, and wished it was still a reality.
Yeah, I guess I qualify...
I ate the stuff (along with the rest of the "Food Commodities") a couple of months during my first year in college. It (along with the flour, bulgar, shortening, oatmeal, canned chicken, canned peanut-butter, and (yes, real) butter,) whether you liked them or not, could definitely keep you fed while you struggled through times of unemployment or other setbacks. You had to qualify for it, but, unlike food-stamps, it could not be spent on other things.
About eight years later, I worked one year in a convenience-store, at minimum wage, trying to support my wife and child, and would see kids (teens) come in with food stamps, purchase a single candy bar, then spend all the change playing arcade machines. It was infuriating, because I could barely afford food, and did not get food stamps. I remembered the food commodities, and wished it was still a reality.
Yeah, I guess I qualify...
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Gaolee
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A cheaper synth? That would be nice, but I'm a bass player.You should have asked for the AARP discount.
If I were a GOF, would I be hankering after this?
OCL*, perhaps -- but no GOF, I.
*old cat lady
OCL*, perhaps -- but no GOF, I.
*old cat lady
