A couple of weekends ago, a group of us were playing laser tag. Laser tag is a sport for all ages, and sometimes your team members are ex-military veterans ... and sometimes they're 9.It was feeling great to be physical again, only 3 months after my neck surgery. I was dressed in black, wearing my favorite sneakers, and moving fast. Hey! I'm 30-something! Don't all the magazines say that today's 30s are the new 20s? Or something like that?
My team had split up, and I was attacking another base. A teenage girl snuck up on my side, I whirled, and "killed" her instantly. Her little brother, my teammate, started snorting with laughter. "You suck!" he told her. "Look, an old lady killed ya!"
I think God gives us little signals as we age to tell us that our time on earth is getting shorter. Excuse me while I go read the latest issue in the AARP magazine. It's an exciting article on vitamins and prostate cancer.
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AARP wasted NO time in finding me when I turned 50! I told them to go away and call me back when I am an old fart applying for a Florida drivers license
I want to play!
I played paintball at a bachelor party once and was probably the oldest one on the field. I was getting close to the enemy's flag and thought I would show all those young pups what real men were made of. I saw a tree about twenty yards out and ran quickly to it throwing my back against it. Knowing that I was a mere three or four seconds from the enemy's flag, I couldn't help but smile. Then at the last minute, I saw this blur and then and incredible pain on my forehead where the paintball smashed into my skull. I had run by a hidden opponent and as I was sitting there gloating he simply had to turn around and pop me one. Humility is tough to swallow.
Cool, I didn't know people still played laser tag. We had it in the 80's when it was the newest coolest thing. I remember thinking 30 is very very old.
Um, some of us 'older' players don't want to play that sort of game. Real bullets kill people, and they find themselves actually dead.
Davo: way to go there, guy! Great buzz kill. And just so you know, laser tag doesn't use real bullets. As for REAL guns and bullets, we're guaranteed the right to own them in our constitution, and it's a damned good think we are.
I still prefer "old school" combat.
Straws and spit wads.
If "thirty-something" is old then pass the Geritol. It's been three years since I could claim to be thirty-anything and life has never been better.
It's funny how perspective changes. When I was a kid, anyone over 30 was ancient. Now, of course, that mark has moved up considerably.
I've only played laser tag a couple of times... I remember vividly how easy I thought it would be and how exhausting it turned out to be.
Lesson leaned!
~Mike
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I hope you then turned and "killed" the kid who called you old...LOL
Remember Old age and treachery will outlast youth and vigor every day......heheheheh
That is too funny! "An OLD LADY killed ya!" What a riot.
I remember when I was a kid and 30 seemed soooo old. Even when I was 20, 30 seemed an eternity away. Now that it is here I am loving it. Man, I feel so much better now about me than I ever have in my life. I feel like suddenly I am the man I always wanted to be and I can tell the youngsters what to do and they have to listen!!!
Shut up and go get me a juice box!!
I asked my husband last night how old an inspector on his job is...I said, "How old is he?" he said, "I don't know..." I say, "Well, is he older or younger?" he stands there looking puzzled...then I said, "well...just so you know from now on when I say are they older or younger...Older means...Older than us and younger means our age. " because we are in our 20's *cough 30's* I actually enjoy being in my 30's. I love the knowlege that comes with the age!
Oh, by the way, Do you watch The Daily Buzz on the WB? They are in Florida and I bet you would really like them if you dont' watch already. Today they were talking about the Port thing and showed a snippet of GW talking that made me think of you!
Wow, I'm impressed! I played it once. My thighs killed me for a week from all the crouching and running surpentine. Burn, baby, burn! LOL
Nice shootin', Granny. Next up: A live round for the little brother.
Sounds like you had a great time. The 30’s is the new 20’s. You know something? I have never felt so good before---I feel better at the age of 32 than I did when I was 22. So, with that being said, not only does our sex drive increase like wild cats in heat, but we’re more grounded and know what we want out of life….(Well some of us do…)
Anyway, regarding the statement about life being short on earth…It doesn’t matter if you’re 9 yrs old or 39 yrs old, ……….your time can be cut off at any age at any given time. So that’s why it’s so important to live life to its fullest. Live each day like if it were your last.
Thanks for sharing this. I always enjoy your posts!
I'm with oldhorsetailsnake on this one! LOL!
By the way, I'm not 50 yet, and AARP IS sending me those magazines.... and has been sending the membership cards for the last two years. Looks like the new 50's is the 40's here.
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Saur,
I knew you were black butt bald too.
I don't think prostate cancer is going to be one of your problems.
lol! great post!
Hey, old lady! Yeah, it is weird. I'm 37... the thirties are a funny age. You're no longer "young" in most people's eyes, but it's hard to take that in just yet.
While I was in Florida this week my sister had an early b-day cake for me because I will turn the big 4-0 next month. I was tryiing to forget that!
haha... that's humorous... And I do think the 30s are the new 20s... frankly I can't wait until I'm your age and have all that experience and you've seen so much. I think that's a great thing, I really do.
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