Re: hanging with the oracle nerds
From: joel garry <joel-garry_at_home.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2012 08:56:16 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <ea43ba4b-8208-4564-9994-6151c1b35f75_at_s9g2000pbh.googlegroups.com>
On Oct 13, 1:50 pm, John Hurley <johnthehur..._at_gmail.com> wrote:
> Joel:
>
> # When I was young and strong, I was at a resort near lake Tahoe,
> called something like North Star
>
> ... it is all relative eh?
>
> How old are you exactly?
>
> At 57 I am still in decent shape but the challenge of doing something
> positive to keep some base level of fitness is a challenge that all of
> us face especially in a profession given to long hours and stress
> levels and family commitments ( or not ) ...
>
> To me personally ... keeping some relatively high level of fitness
> helps somewhat but requires the painful co commitments of getting up
> early and trying to achieve some kind of personal/work/family
> balance. Emphasis on "trying" ...
Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2012 08:56:16 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <ea43ba4b-8208-4564-9994-6151c1b35f75_at_s9g2000pbh.googlegroups.com>
On Oct 13, 1:50 pm, John Hurley <johnthehur..._at_gmail.com> wrote:
> Joel:
>
> # When I was young and strong, I was at a resort near lake Tahoe,
> called something like North Star
>
> ... it is all relative eh?
>
> How old are you exactly?
>
> At 57 I am still in decent shape but the challenge of doing something
> positive to keep some base level of fitness is a challenge that all of
> us face especially in a profession given to long hours and stress
> levels and family commitments ( or not ) ...
>
> To me personally ... keeping some relatively high level of fitness
> helps somewhat but requires the painful co commitments of getting up
> early and trying to achieve some kind of personal/work/family
> balance. Emphasis on "trying" ...
I'm 55. The severe arthritis hit 21 years ago. I've had other issues I tend not to talk about publicly. I do miss bicycling (did a few 100 milers) and hiking (did a few 50 milers and climbed a lot of peaks in the Sierras), especially now that my kids are old enough to appreciate it.
jg
-- _at_home.com is bogus. http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/12/tech/social-media/funniest-vp-debate-tweets/index.htmlReceived on Mon Oct 15 2012 - 17:56:16 CEST