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]