f7ben Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 7 hours ago, spin_dry said: I retired last week. Life is quite good at the moment. My recent vacation put a great big smile on my face. A recent windfall sealed the deal. Enjoy, partner. Congrats Greg!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spin_dry Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 33 minutes ago, Zambroski said: Hey, well..I'm glad for you then! Congrats! I think you are still relatively young though so, I hope you have a hobby planned. After a year or so of "I'm gonna do fuck all and fuck you!" Boredom creeps in and so does a bizarre feeling of playing "hooky" for no good reason (My wife only lasted about 6 months...LOL...she's a busy body type). Now, I stay busy at the level I want and dictate what kinda $$$ gets me moving....and it's more fun because I don't really need to do it. It's weird. That was my first thought too. The trip to the Caribbean and the recent death of my ex-wife has me rethinking a lot. She died of a heart attack at age 63. We still had a good relationship. Both of have therapy dogs and that remained our mutual passion. We were together 30 years before agreeing to part ways. I’ve never spent so much time with any human being. Certainly makes one reset values and goals. Also has me contemplating the afterlife. Strange days these are. Another chapter. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spin_dry Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 50 minutes ago, Ez ryder said: so you are saying your other screen name was not crying over meals on wheels . Meals on wheels is an effective program in certain regions of the country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member steve from amherst Posted May 8, 2019 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted May 8, 2019 10 minutes ago, spin_dry said: The Alaska trip is still on the bucket list. Don't blame ya. A motorcycle ride thru the mountain west is always fun too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spin_dry Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 3 minutes ago, steve from amherst said: Don't blame ya. A motorcycle ride thru the mountain west is always fun too. Been there done that. Many times. bear tooth canyon is amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f7ben Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 9 minutes ago, spin_dry said: The trip to the Caribbean and the recent death of my ex-wife has me rethinking a lot. She died of a heart attack at age 63. We still had a good relationship. Both of have therapy dogs and that remained our mutual passion. We were together 30 years before agreeing to part ways. I’ve never spent so much time with any human being. Certainly makes one reset values and goals. Also has me contemplating the afterlife. Strange days these are. Another chapter. Really sorry to hear that.....also there is no such thing as afterlife. Just life. Enjoy what time you have and be thankful you weren't born in some god forsaken shithole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member steve from amherst Posted May 8, 2019 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted May 8, 2019 2 minutes ago, spin_dry said: Been there done that. Many times. bear tooth canyon is amazing. The Maine coast is another sweet ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spin_dry Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 1 minute ago, f7ben said: Really sorry to hear that.....also there is no such thing as afterlife. Just life. Enjoy what time you have and be thankful you weren't born in some god forsaken shithole I’m not arrogant enough to say that with certainty. This death was different for me. The idea that her consciousness, experience, and creativity simply winked out doesn’t sit right with me. I do agree with the enjoyment aspect. 100% Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spin_dry Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 3 minutes ago, steve from amherst said: The Maine coast is another sweet ride. That would be a new one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry ginger Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 1 minute ago, spin_dry said: That would be a new one. it's great, ive got a couple people looking at my current bike saturday then i'll find another. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f7ben Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 2 minutes ago, spin_dry said: I’m not arrogant enough to say that with certainty. This death was different for me. The idea that her consciousness, experience, and creativity simply winked out doesn’t sit right with me. I do agree with the enjoyment aspect. 100% Please take my commentary with a grain of salt.....I'm an agnostic. I'm not proud enough to say "I know"......if there is a god or an afterlife I'm quite certain nothing I've ever heard or been taught describes it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ez ryder Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 19 minutes ago, spin_dry said: Meals on wheels is an effective program in certain regions of the country. so you now reluctantly admit you were crying about cuts . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spin_dry Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 (edited) 4 minutes ago, f7ben said: Please take my commentary with a grain of salt.....I'm an agnostic. I'm not proud enough to say "I know"......if there is a god or an afterlife I'm quite certain nothing I've ever heard or been taught describes it. Same here. It would be something no one can grasp. Like a neanderthal trying to make sense of a coffee maker. Edited May 8, 2019 by spin_dry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f7ben Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 Just now, spin_dry said: Same here. It would be something no one can grasp. Like a neanderthal trying to make sense of a coffee maker. Yup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmo Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 7 minutes ago, f7ben said: Please take my commentary with a grain of salt.....I'm an agnostic. I'm not proud enough to say "I know"......if there is a god or an afterlife I'm quite certain nothing I've ever heard or been taught describes it. A lot of folks that have died and brought back to life describe descending down a tunnel with a light at the end. I always wondered what was at the end of that tunnel. I’m not a religious person either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spin_dry Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 1 minute ago, Edmo said: A lot of folks that have died and brought back to life describe descending down a tunnel with a light at the end. I always wondered what was at the end of that tunnel. I’m not a religious person either. That experience can be recreated with magnetic resonance targeted at certain regions of the brain. Simulating the dying brain. So there’s that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f7ben Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 2 minutes ago, Edmo said: A lot of folks that have died and brought back to life describe descending down a tunnel with a light at the end. I always wondered what was at the end of that tunnel. I’m not a religious person either. They see that because that's the shit that's been engrained in their subconscious psyche for ever. The brain is a complicated thing and is able to reproduce situations or expectations of situations during trauma. It's simple to explain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f7ben Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 1 minute ago, spin_dry said: That experience can be recreated with magnetic resonance targeted at certain regions of the brain. Simulating the dying brain. So there’s that. Yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 28 minutes ago, spin_dry said: The trip to the Caribbean and the recent death of my ex-wife has me rethinking a lot. She died of a heart attack at age 63. We still had a good relationship. Both of have therapy dogs and that remained our mutual passion. We were together 30 years before agreeing to part ways. I’ve never spent so much time with any human being. Certainly makes one reset values and goals. Also has me contemplating the afterlife. Strange days these are. Another chapter. Sorry to hear that. How bizarre. I don’t contemplate the ultimate ending much but, I hope there is something available for me Like, options or something?!?! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 14 minutes ago, f7ben said: Please take my commentary with a grain of salt.....I'm an agnostic. I'm not proud enough to say "I know"......if there is a god or an afterlife I'm quite certain nothing I've ever heard or been taught describes it. Agnostic- A hopeful atheist. Or cowardly one. I’ve heard both. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f7ben Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 Just now, Zambroski said: Agnostic- A hopeful atheist. Or cowardly one. I’ve heard both. Or someone suffering from overt realism and lack of toxic ego. Why in the fuck would I tell someone else what to think when neither myself nor anyone else has the slightest fucking clue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 Just now, f7ben said: Or someone suffering from overt realism and lack of toxic ego. Why in the fuck would I tell someone else what to think when neither myself nor anyone else has the slightest fucking clue Why would you tell someone what to think? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f7ben Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 26 minutes ago, Zambroski said: Why would you tell someone what to think? Concerning religion or the origins of life or other existential fodder. Quit being a dumbfuck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 2 minutes ago, f7ben said: Concerning religion or the origins of life or other existential fodder. Quit being a dumbfuck Who is this? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f7ben Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 Just now, Zambroski said: Who is this? Do you really need me to tell you to kill yourself? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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