I am avoiding my midlife crisis. I was born in 1960. Each year I celebrate the anniversary of my 29th birthday!

"At 43, I'm too young for a mid life crisis."

"You just keep thinkin' that Butch, that's what you do best."

I couldn't do that. Could you do that? How'd he do that? Who is that guy?

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...I can't swim!

To some rather small extents.

Similar to a lot of the "Worrying" I did back as a Teenager! Needless in Retrospect! In Response to all that stuff I back then Read and Heard about "Rebellious Teenagers"! Of which I Knew and Felt myself to be Very Much *Not*! And How "Un-Square!, -the Whole Suggestion and Matter even was! So I went thru my Teenage Years, -somewhat Overly Worrying about this! When I Really Didn't Need to be! (This was that 60s and 70s Time, -when "Rebellious Teenagers" and all!, -were very much Up in the Air!).

And so I Approach Mid-Age now with more "At Ease!" Caution!

Still, I realize that it could be something of a Matter, -and Worthy of Due Addressage.

And there does happen to be at least some "Tads* of this with me!

But I do Duly Address it, -and so Take it in Stride!

I've been Thrown for some Honest Loops in my Life! And this is Largely Behind my very much Not actually being able to have by now Achieved Most of my Dreams! Often "Driving Dreams"!

For instance, -I've pretty much by now Resigned myself to the Facts, -that I'm not in Actuality going to become President, Apollo or Mars Going Astronaut, Airline or Fighter Pilot, Astronomer or Scientist, Master Meteorologist, or Congressman or Senator! Among probably a Few Others. Which would include Spy or Other Position in Intelligence, including Photo Interpretation, -Ambassador, Secretary of State, or Other such Diplomat!, -and Running my own Air Service or FBO! To some extent, -even a Journalist as well ! Nor an Alaskan, Australian, or Canadian Bush Pilot!, -but that would be Great! Not even am I Actually gonna be an Air Force, Navy, USCG, or Army Chopper Pilot !

*But my Loves and Dreams here!, -Still Remain as Belovedly Burning as Ever!!!* Here in my Mind and Heart! I Can and Do continue to Hold such in my Heart and Head!, -if at one and the same time, -knowing that in all Great Liklihood, -I'm not going to any longer actually *Be* such!

But those last parts in the above paragraph are just me! Those Angles are not neccessarily applicable to all Others.

An Airline or Fighter Pilot!, -or just as much a B-52 or B-1 Bomber Pilot or Bombardier, -or SR-71 Pilot, -I'm now *not* actually gonna be!

But I CAN yet conceivably be a Cessna or Piper Pilot!

I've once taken a Demo Flight back in the Early 80s. The Instructor after awhile was Impressed and Confident Enuff with me, -that he actually offered to let me Take the Controls, -in Doing a Turn! I was NOT Pretending or Claiming to be a "Cowboy Pilot" or something!, -I was Very Cautious and Conservative about it all! But Gladly Take Up the Challenge I Did! And towards the end of the Flight, -coming back to the Landing at the Airport, (which he of course did!), -He came out and said to me, -that "For a Beginner, -You made a Pretty Good Turn back there!..." I Pleasantly Welcomed the Compliment, -still Keeping the Cowboy Hat Off!

I *Can* yet become an Interpreter, Translator, or Linguist! A new Like and Love!, -that I have since Taken Up!

Or Greenhouse Gardener!, -Returning back to the "Old Longstanding Loves"!, of a Department.

Something like a Forest Ranger would be Great! But thats in the "No Longer Actually Do" Dept! But maybe a Fish Stocker Isn't! And Do I ever Just Love Mowing Lawns! And other Yardwork!

And I Warmly and Ardently Maintain things, on the Really Being Loving and Nice to Others! / What Life's generally All About! -Of Fronts! For me personally, -Thats a Very Large and Satisfying Part of it all Right There!

And there's Always a Ton of Hobbies, Loves, Likes, and Passions and All to Draw From! Someone should someday Make Up a Fairly Comprehensive List! One's "Click Thing" often exists in there somewhere! But one often Unfortunately just does Not Readily *Know It*!

This is all Good Advice for Retirees, -as well as those in some Measure of Mid-Life Crisis.

I've given some areas of Light or Flippant Contribution here, -especially in the beginning. If you're Dealing with more Serious Mid-Life Matters than I, -Then Please Feel Free to Consult the many other Contributions to this Thread, -that I now See here!,.... [color:"black"] [/color] [email]picard120[/email]

Or Prime Minister, Premier, or elsewise, -as our International Case may be!

This Question here around the Campfire, -has Spun Off from my preceeding post here in this Thread. The Logic for such is inherent therein.

So I'm wondering!, -Who Else here has ever variously Really Considered!, -becoming President!? (Or Prime Minister, etc).

I certainly have! If in large measure as a Kid. But the Heartfelt Dream has Far from Totally Died! Even if I know I am *not* going to Actually be such! Nor am Seeking such!

To What Ways and Extent may you Have!?

How Light? -How Serious? [color:"black"] [/color] [email]ScottRezaLogan[/email]

But you won't be for long!

You're doing the Right Thing though! You'll Deal with that Bridge (to the extent it may even exist at all!), when it comes! [color:"black"] [/color] [email]samhain[/email]

I'd Agree that a "Change Decision" sometimes doesn't actually Work Out! But I offer the Caveat that it *Sometimes* Does! Sometimes Magnificently! I wouldn't just Throw Out all Babies with the Bathwater!

Regarding the Depression as you've had, that you speak of, -Know Please that Plenty of People here are Pulling for You! I Join in that! [color:"black"] [/color] [email]Blacktop[/email]

There could Well be Something(s) *that yopu just havn't Found yet!*. Keep this in Mind! Even if somewhat in the Back of it. Just because one can't Immeadiately See Something!, -Does NOT automatically Mean that it Isn't There!

And Go somewhat basically Slow and Easy!, -as some Others here have suggested. [color:"black"] [/color] [email]picard120[/email]

I guess Nobody has, -or just Isn't Saying! Hey!, -That leaves the Whole Field open to me! Just Funning Around!

I know 1 - 3 People here who might say, -"What!, -You want to be President? - I thought you wanted to be a Dictator!"...(Even if a Benevolent One)! <img src="/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> [color:"black"] [/color] ScottRezaLogan

Taint no such thing as a benevolent dictator. : )

I wouldn't want the president's job. It's impossible to make your boss happy on that job. Also likely I'd be all to eager to push the big red button.

I'm surprised, you had responses for eveyone else but none for my little dissertation. I thought I was more interesting than that. <img src="/images/graemlins/smirk.gif" alt="" />

?Taint no such thing as a benevolent dictator. : )?

I don?t know about that Benjammin, my wife and I consider ourselves to be benevolent dictators <img src="/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />; at least we hope we are benevolent <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />.

Over the many years of raising our girls, I can?t remember the number of times we told them our family is not a democracy, but a benevolent dictatorship <img src="/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" />, with my wife and I being the benevolent dictators <img src="/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />.

Pete