Getting on……
….. in years, that is. Turning 57 today! There were times that I thought 57 was ANCIENT.
Actually, I still think so… LOL!
I’d rather be thirty again, know what I know now and live according to it. Alas,that’s not the case for any of us. So we get wiser when it doesn’t matter much anymore. We get more spare time when we’re too old to move and enjoy it. And we have more things to do when time is getting scarce it seems.
I still consider myself fortunate, having a relatively good health (knock on wood) and at least NOT feeling the urge – nor having the money, I admit – to be one of these too-old Porsche drivers with a silk scarf, thinking people still notice them…… when all they look at is the expensive and obviously useless sports car.
I’ll stick with the old Jeep for a while longer, and may get myself back into a boring people carrier again one of these days. I’ll find my excitement on the BMW, and on the Internet.
Now, back to reading ‘The world according to Clarkson’, which is an amusing read. Glad I am not really like him either, although I do envy him for all the fun cars he gets to drive in 
October 26th, 2009 at 20:24
Happy birthday, boss! What you need is to hang out with my 75-year-old mom. Whenever I bitch about being whatever age I am, she’s always ready with the same reply… “I wish I was [insert year] again! That was one of the best years of my life.”
After that, I tend to shut up and just enjoy the fact that I’m not 75. Have yourself a slice of birthday cake on me.
October 28th, 2009 at 22:24
LOL, thanks Bill….. I found the answer to my ageing…. I’ll bitch about things in public (and chuckle in private).
November 3rd, 2009 at 23:35
Happy Birthday Francois,
I am not sure if this is an appropriate forum for what follows.
In recent times (I am just a few years your senior) I have chosen to acknowledge those people whose work I have admired.
The list is not too extensive.
I have followed your public life for several years and more recently your blog, and frankly do not know how you manage to fit everything into one life.
I was first “introduced” to you through flight simulator forums and the Computer Pilot magazine. When you established the FS9 “beginners forum” it was of great assistance to me as I found the learning curve for flight simulation to be almost as steep as that required to obtain a real life private pilots licence (long since lapsed) in Papua New Guinea during the 1970′s.
Your written articles and internet encouragement allowed me to eventually build a very functional cockpit with the usual accessories and keyboard encoder following C.P. mags instructions some years back.
I still love and am amazed by the technology that is FS2004 and the realism afforded by all the wonderful commercial software addons.
My enthusiasm has probably been diluted recently by other technological distractions. (I have discovered that blogging can become as addictive as FS).
So, thank you for being an inspiration for part of my life, and I wish you good health, happiness and contentment for the future.
Best wishes,
Ian
November 4th, 2009 at 0:03
Hi Ian, what a kind letter and nice surprise. Not many people read my blog, so it is always a pleasant surprise to get a comment ! This is as good a place as any
As to how I manage? It involves a lot of neglecting loved ones while focusing on all the ‘things I do’, something that no doubt will come and haunt me in a next life. I’ll deserve it.
Meanwhile, thanks for stepping by and the kind acknowledgement.
Francois