Benefits of Old Age - Page 2

MickeyC · 04-23-2009, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by edbro

I just saw a quote from another member here on this forum. Credit goes to Columbus:
"As I get older I find myself wondering more about the hereafter -

I walk into a room and wonder - - - - what I am here after?"

I was visiting a friend in a nursing home a few years ago when I noticed a woman who looked very familiar to me. I walked up to her and asked if she knew who I was.

"No dear', she said, "but you can ask at the front desk. They'll tell you"

MickeyC · 04-23-2009, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Timoleon

LibraryThing has been a Godsend for me --- letting me know what I've already read and what is still left on my plate.

www.librarything.com

I designed an Access database to track my books including the ones I've read, have on my reader but haven't read and my wish list.

I posted a blank copy in the Freebies section for anybody who wants to download it and track their own books here (https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sho...light=database))

slayda · 04-23-2009, 04:16 PM

Just remember that as you get older there are three things that go; your memory & ... er! I can't remember the other two.

edbro · 04-23-2009, 04:41 PM

Although it has been entertaining, this thread has kinda strayed from my original intent.

Does anybody else reread some of their books? With all the good unread books out there, I feel like I shouldn't, but I do.

P.S. Anybody else a fan of the Travis McGee novels? Anybody read them?

pilotbob · 04-23-2009, 11:29 PM

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Originally Posted by slayda

Just remember that as you get older there are three things that go; your memory & ... er! I can't remember the other two.

Close but so wrong.

"They say that your memory is the second thing to go...I can't remember what the first is."

BOb

Lady Blue · 04-23-2009, 11:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by edbro

Although it has been entertaining, this thread has kinda strayed from my original intent.

Does anybody else reread some of their books? With all the good unread books out there, I feel like I shouldn't, but I do.

P.S. Anybody else a fan of the Travis McGee novels? Anybody read them?

Sorry, we tend to do that, stray I mean.

But now that you've pulled in the reins I'll get serious and give you MY answer. No, I try NEVER to reread a book on purpose, and if I find that I recognize I'm rereading one by mistake, then I won't continue. That's not to say that I won't ever reread a passage from a previously read book, but I won't intentionally reread the whole work.

There are billions of great books out there yet to be read and I'll never live long enough to make a dent in all that I'd like to read. If I enjoy a book then I'll remember enough of it to hold the experience in my heart and mind. If I didn't enjoy it, or learned nothing from it, then it's probably not worth trying to read again. I'm sure there may be an exception somewhere (never say never), but generally speaking, that's my take on it.

I know that many people reread their favorites, but I just don't find it's something I care to do.

Lady Blue · 04-23-2009, 11:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by slayda

Just remember that as you get older there are three things that go; your memory & ... er! I can't remember the other two.

Quote:

Originally Posted by pilotbob

Close but so wrong.

"They say that your memory is the second thing to go...I can't remember what the first is."

BOb

Boys, boys . . . you're both wrong. I've always heard that the third thing to go was your memory, but I can't remember what the first and second things are.

pilotbob · 04-23-2009, 11:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Lady Blue

Boys, boys . . . you're both wrong. I've always heard that the third thing to go was your memory, but I can't remember what the first and second things are.

Apparently since none of us can remember the joke... we are ALL OLD!!!

BOb

Lady Blue · 04-24-2009, 12:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pilotbob

Apparently since none of us can remember the joke... we are ALL OLD!!!

BOb

Speak for yourself. I'm only . . .

(wait, let me get the calculator)

Never mind.

Fathermole · 04-24-2009, 02:20 AM

All I know is that I remember things that are useless and can't remember the stuff I need too . My co workers and wife call me the king of useless information .

HarryT · 04-24-2009, 02:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lady Blue

Sorry, we tend to do that, stray I mean.

But now that you've pulled in the reins I'll get serious and give you MY answer. No, I try NEVER to reread a book on purpose, and if I find that I recognize I'm rereading one by mistake, then I won't continue. That's not to say that I won't ever reread a passage from a previously read book, but I won't intentionally reread the whole work.

There are billions of great books out there yet to be read and I'll never live long enough to make a dent in all that I'd like to read. If I enjoy a book then I'll remember enough of it to hold the experience in my heart and mind. If I didn't enjoy it, or learned nothing from it, then it's probably not worth trying to read again. I'm sure there may be an exception somewhere (never say never), but generally speaking, that's my take on it.

I know that many people reread their favorites, but I just don't find it's something I care to do.

That's interesting; I find that re-reading old-favourites is a real "comfort thing" for me; it's something I do if I'm feeling down in the dumps, and it always cheers me up. I also find that when I re-read a "classic" (eg, my favourite author, Dickens), I always spot something new in the book that I hadn't before; I really find that with "great books" you can't get everything out of it in a single reading. Heck - perhaps that's a good definition of what a "great book" actually is!

acprinter · 04-24-2009, 11:04 AM

As I age and my memory becomes not so sharp, there will be one good thing, I won't need to buy anymore books. I can just reread the same book over and over because I won't remember having read it.

edbro · 04-24-2009, 11:11 AM

I suggest you set aside a good one now. It would be hell to have to read a bad one over and over, complaining each time.

Okay, there is another one of my quirks. I will often trudge through a bad book instead of just giving up on it. Sometimes I get halfway through a book before I conclude that it is not that good but by then I feel I've invested something in it and I'm loathe to give up. This is despite having many other books at my disposal

HistoryWes · 04-24-2009, 12:53 PM

Lately a lot of things have been making me feel older.

I went to the doctor this week and he said:
"Well, if you're going to think about exercising, we'd better do a full workup."

:P

edbro · 04-24-2009, 12:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HistoryWes

Lately a lot of things have been making me feel older.

I went to the doctor this week and he said:
"Well, if you're going to think about exercising, we'd better do a full workup."

:P

Yeah, "thinking" about exercise wears me out too.

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04-23-2009, 04:16 PM	#18
slayda Retired & reading more! Posts: 2,764 Karma: 1884247 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: North Alabama, USA Device: Kindle 1, iPad Air 2, iPhone 6S+, Kobo Aura One	Just remember that as you get older there are three things that go; your memory & ... er! I can't remember the other two.

04-23-2009, 04:41 PM	#19
edbro Banned Posts: 640 Karma: 4911 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Grapevine, TX Device: iPad4	Although it has been entertaining, this thread has kinda strayed from my original intent. Does anybody else reread some of their books? With all the good unread books out there, I feel like I shouldn't, but I do. P.S. Anybody else a fan of the Travis McGee novels? Anybody read them?

04-24-2009, 02:20 AM	#25
Fathermole Connoisseur Posts: 64 Karma: 46 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Canada Eh! Device: PRS 505	All I know is that I remember things that are useless and can't remember the stuff I need too . My co workers and wife call me the king of useless information .

04-24-2009, 11:04 AM	#27
acprinter Groupie Posts: 156 Karma: 3141364 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Jackson, CA Device: Paperwhite 11th generation	As I age and my memory becomes not so sharp, there will be one good thing, I won't need to buy anymore books. I can just reread the same book over and over because I won't remember having read it.

04-24-2009, 11:11 AM	#28
edbro Banned Posts: 640 Karma: 4911 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Grapevine, TX Device: iPad4	I suggest you set aside a good one now. It would be hell to have to read a bad one over and over, complaining each time. Okay, there is another one of my quirks. I will often trudge through a bad book instead of just giving up on it. Sometimes I get halfway through a book before I conclude that it is not that good but by then I feel I've invested something in it and I'm loathe to give up. This is despite having many other books at my disposal

04-24-2009, 12:53 PM	#29
HistoryWes Teacher/Novelist Posts: 632 Karma: 2274466 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Nevada Device: Nook STR, iPad	Lately a lot of things have been making me feel older. I went to the doctor this week and he said: "Well, if you're going to think about exercising, we'd better do a full workup." :P

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