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I Made It To 68 Years of Age


               
2016 Oct 23, 5:42am   3,775 views  24 comments

by ohomen171   follow (2)  

Today I make it to 68 years of age. I'm humbled to have survived this long. Three times in my life I truly came close to death. When I would come to see my mother, she would first smile at me. Then she would bury her face in her hands for a few moments. When she looked up she would have a grim look on her face and always say the words: "Son it's a miracle that you're still alive."
I have been present at three incredible moments in history.The first was when humans landed on the moon. The second was the military coup when Pinochet came to power. The third was in April of 1994 when I got to vote in the first all-race election in South Africa.
Elena remembers how poor that we were at first. A great dinner out was hamburgers. We had to drink water because we did not have the money for a beverage.
In two months I will have lived eight more years than my dear father. I talk to him quite often in Heaven. He knows that I'm doing well.
Last year at this time I published my pearls of wisdom from 67 years of life. The first one is even more truer today than last year as follows:
"Never trust any politician anywhere in the world."

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1   indigenous   2016 Oct 23, 7:17am  

Happy Birthday Ohomen 171.

2   Y   2016 Oct 23, 7:34am  

All hearsay until you post your tax returns...

Ohomen says

Today I make it to 68 years of age.

3   Y   2016 Oct 23, 7:35am  

Technically speaking it was a rocketship...

Ohomen says

The first was when humans landed on the moon.

4   Y   2016 Oct 23, 7:37am  

FYI...

Simple Definition of beverage
: something you can drink : a liquid for drinking

Ohomen says

We had to drink water because we did not have the money for a beverage.

5   Y   2016 Oct 23, 7:38am  

Yet you refuse to visit him....nice son.

Ohomen says

I talk to him quite often in Heaven. He knows that I'm doing well.

6   Blurtman   2016 Oct 23, 7:46am  

Life expectancy for US males is 78.

60 is the new 40.

7   MAGA   2016 Oct 23, 7:52am  

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8   justme   2016 Oct 23, 9:06am  

Happy birthday, Ohomen. About the politicians, some of them are wise. In fact, I think largely thanks to Nelson Mandela your home country managed to become a democratic nation with very little bloodshed. One could perhaps wish that we manage to do the same here in the US. Do you still live in South Africa?

9   HEY YOU   2016 Oct 23, 10:02am  

68! You damned old codger! You've got me by ~ 2 months.
I also told the Grim Reaper to"KISS MY BIG OLD BUTT"
a couple of times.
How many never face anything worse than a hangnail?
They're in for a surprise.

Your list of important events should begin with Iraq & WMD
leading to one of the most peaceful times on the planet.
Almost as peaceful as earth was with only one cell life.

10   Ironworker   2016 Oct 23, 10:10am  

Being poor to order only water in restaurant is a good thing.

It's a healthy think to do! It's what rich smart people do too.

You don't want to drink the sweet crap!

Happy birthday!

11   HEY YOU   2016 Oct 23, 10:14am  

68! You damned old codger! You've got me by ~ 2 months.
I also told the Grim Reaper to"KISS MY BIG OLD BUTT"
a couple of times.
How many never face anything worse than a hangnail?
They're in for a surprise.

Your list of important events should begin with Iraq & WMD
leading to one of the most peaceful times on the planet.
Almost as peaceful as earth was with only one cell life.

Ironman says

My count is probably closer to a dozen.

It's not how many times,it's how close one gets.
Close enough to bite Death's nose & say
"Get out my face,FUCKER!" Two times was enough for
for the hoodie wearing punk to know to stay the hell away.
Hey Death! Start some shit & I'll will finish it,making you miserable for eternity.

12   HEY YOU   2016 Oct 23, 10:20am  

Almost forgot about other great events.
Nuclear weapons,overpopulation of the planet.
To many others to mention.

13   Dan8267   2016 Oct 23, 11:54am  

Sorry, but this whole "wisdom with age" rant doesn't instill confidence when you haven't figured out that the Christian afterlife is a lie. Life is short and precious. Acting on the assumption that life is eternal in some other form is foolish regardless of what kind of false comfort such a delusion gives you. It is better to appreciate the brief experience of life as it really is than to pretend it's something else.

Never give credit to a god what nature itself has accomplished. To do so is to fail to appreciate the beauty and awesomeness of nature. Nature does not need the supernatural to be wonderful. It is amazing in of itself.

14   missing   2016 Oct 23, 3:56pm  

ohomen171 says

I talk to him quite often in Heaven.

Does he reply?

15   FortWayne   2016 Oct 23, 4:40pm  

Happy birthday

16   Strategist   2016 Oct 23, 6:07pm  

ohomen171 says

I Made It To 68 Years of Age

Drink wine, have lots of sex and you'll make it to 88.

17   FNWGMOBDVZXDNW   2016 Oct 23, 6:15pm  

Congrats

18   indigenous   2016 Oct 23, 7:22pm  

justme says

About the politicians, some of them are wise. In fact, I think largely thanks to Nelson Mandela your home country managed to become a democratic nation with very little bloodshed.

Funny stuff

Mandela was a thug, the economics of South Africa have been reduced since the end of apartheid.

19   mmmarvel   2016 Oct 24, 6:14am  

I'm not too far behind you. Congratulations.

20   zzyzzx   2016 Oct 24, 6:39pm  

Did you yell at any kids to get off your lawn yet?

21   zzyzzx   2016 Oct 24, 6:40pm  

Do you still think that farts are funny?

22   Y   2016 Oct 24, 8:01pm  

If you want to call a pock faced boiling caldron hellhole "peaceful", why, have at it!!

HEY YOU says

Almost as peaceful as earth was with only one cell life.

23   RealEstateIsBetterThanStocks   2016 Oct 24, 10:42pm  

how big is your 401k?

24   zzyzzx   2016 Oct 25, 11:42am  

Do you need to use viagria?

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