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Re: How old are you?
Posted: Mon Jul 29, 2013 12:05 pm
by DrStraw
Bonobo wrote:DrStraw wrote:Bonobo, why is your avatar that of a chimpanzee and not a bonobo?
DrStraw, the being depicted in my avatar image is actually (uhm,
supposed to be) a Bonobo. A friend of mine created it for me perhaps 15 years ago on my request, modeling from a few photos I showed her from the book “Bonobo, The Forgotten Ape” by Frans de Waal and Frans Lanting.
But bonobos have black faces, chimps have white faces.
Re: How old are you?
Posted: Mon Jul 29, 2013 2:27 pm
by Bonobo
DrStraw wrote:But bonobos have black faces, chimps have white faces.
yeah, but this is just line art
Re: How old are you?
Posted: Thu Oct 24, 2013 2:17 am
by Dudoso
42. Feel younger sometimes till I meet youths and realize I'm nothing like them, thank goodness.
Re: How old are you?
Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2013 10:58 am
by Stefany93
20
Re: How old are you?
Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2013 11:47 am
by balmung
22, and I feel older than everyone one within three years of my age; my older mature friends make me feel like I have not grown up yet.
Re: How old are you?
Posted: Thu Nov 28, 2013 10:35 am
by joellercoaster
38. An eight year old boy trapped in the body of a middle-aged man; climbing trees sure didn't use to be this hard.
Go is a little more dignified, but I still wish I had my eight-year-old brain to apply to it.
Re: How old are you?
Posted: Thu Nov 28, 2013 12:00 pm
by DrStraw
joellercoaster wrote:38. An eight year old boy trapped in the body of a middle-aged man; climbing trees sure didn't use to be this hard.
Go is a little more dignified, but I still wish I had my eight-year-old brain to apply to it.
Middle-aged at 38? I did not start to think of myself as middle-aged until long after I reached 50. After all, I intend to live to be 100.
Re: How old are you?
Posted: Fri Dec 20, 2013 1:56 am
by schultz
Well, it's a little over a week past - but time for an update in this thread. Hit that 3-0 mark.
At least now my wife can say we're the same age... at least for another month. Then it's back to teasing the old lady!
Re: How old are you?
Posted: Sun Dec 22, 2013 7:38 pm
by Shaddy
20. I'm getting old..
Re: How old are you?
Posted: Mon Dec 23, 2013 6:30 am
by Rowen
Just turned 39 in November....wish I could have discovered Go about 10 years ago.
Re: How old are you?
Posted: Tue Dec 24, 2013 10:19 am
by goTony
Mid 40's. Does it affect my game you bet! When u learn it as an older person it does not come as easily.
I find lack of sleep or stress is the biggest factor to affect my game. A common occurrence in my life.
At the last US GO Congress there was a player there who stated he works with the over 40's to improve their games. There were quite a few laughs. One guy piped in what about over 60? He stated that at that age it is harder to get over the plateaus than when your younger.
Sadly I do not recall who it was. Perhaps someone on the list will know.
What were we talking about again?
Re: How old are you?
Posted: Wed May 14, 2014 10:47 pm
by Joaz Banbeck
As has been my custom since the start of L19, I'm bumping this thread on my birthday.
I'm 56. I feel like I'm...well...about 55. All I have to say is the same thing that I said last year. ( We old folks tend to repeat ourselves, you know.
)
Last year, Joaz Banbeck wrote:... Never, ever trust your doctor.
( Modern medicine is very competent, but it has developed its own priorities. Keeping you happy and healthy is about 3rd or 4th on the list. Liability seems to be the primary concern. Making money is second. In many cases, propping up their egos is third. So it is up to you to look out for your own interests.
To do so, you need knowledge. Learn a bit about the basics. There are web sites run by reputable clinics like Johns Hopkins and Mayo.
When you visit a doctor, think of it like visiting a pro: you already know the basics, but you go for advice on the really complex matters or the latest discoveries. )
Re: How old are you?
Posted: Thu May 15, 2014 12:09 am
by tj86430
Joaz Banbeck wrote:on my birthday.
Happy Birthday!
Re: How old are you?
Posted: Thu May 15, 2014 12:44 am
by eyecatcher
29
Edit: I feel, when it comes to playing/learning go, much junger... like 20 or 18 ...
But in the rest of my life like 29 or older
Re: How old are you?
Posted: Thu May 15, 2014 5:35 am
by Bonobo
Happy Birthday, Joaz! Well be the same age for 36 days now
Cordially, Tom