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Watched my oldest boy get married a few weeks ago. My oldest daughter informed me Easter Sunday that she’s pregnant. I turn 50 in 2 months.

My youngest child starts kindergarten in August and will only be 5 years older than my soon to be grandchild.

And I’m pretty sure I have a gout flare up in my very near future.

I’m reminded frequently that I’m getting old. But I’ll be damned if I’m not getting better at the same time.

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Not worth blowing $500 for an hour or two.

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Especially after waiting an hour to get in because of the bag search, then I usually have the good fortune to sit/stand next to the smelliest group of folks there.

Much like a live sporting event. I love LSU, but my days of roasting in the sun next to Billy bob and big Bertha are over. I’ll watch from my recliner with the ac blowing and the drinks flowing.

We’ve been going to Pensacola Beach for the last few years. Nary a purple hair to be seen. Doesn’t have the riff raff like Destin either. If there’s a fund I could contribute too that will keep PB freak-free, I’d be happy to.

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18 year old me with 10 million would have been pulling up to practice in a lambo and totally out of shape.

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Yep. As would 99.9% of anyone else.

Kind of surprised no one has mentioned Jonathon Sullivan.

Aaron Brooks continues to be my most disliked Saint. The backwards play sealed his fate with me.

Correct or not, you sold me.

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The only milk I couldn't stand when I was a kid and drinking the stuff that was delivered to the house in glass bottles was when visiting one aunt who insisted powdered milk was as good as real milk---------WRONG.......

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I was sold this huge crock o’shite, too. Probably 5 or 6 during a hurricane induced power loss, my mom made me cereal with powdered milk. Spit that shite right out, and yes, I got spanked for spitting out “good food” but I’ll be damned if I ever let that crap pass my lips again.

Several.

Like most kids, I was a dumbass. Three times I dove into the deep end with no clue how to swim. The first time was at a public pool in New Iberia. I was 6’ish. Climbed up to the high platform and jumped in. Remember vividly sinking while looking up to see if the lifeguard was coming. That was so fun I did it again later that summer at the pink flamingo in Biloxi. Thankfully aunt saw me and dove in fully clothed.

One of the first times I drove over the new bridge I was behind a cane truck in one hell of a rain storm. Had my wipers on high when a piece of cane got stuck on my windshield completely knocking off my wiper. Drove the rest of the way off the bridge to the nearest exit with my head out the car so I could see where to go.

Leg pressing heavy and went to far down. Not a soul was in the gym. Had a hard time breathing so gave it all that I had to get it high enough to lockout. Didn’t die but did have torsion and leading to a orchiectomy.

Pulled under my carport during a storm and as I was getting out lightening struck the corner of my house. Literally knocked me off my feet back into my vehicle. Whitest brightest light I’ve ever seen. Fried damn near ever electronic in my house. From tv’s to appliances.

Mom was driving us over the new bridge, again during a storm. We were in the center lane. To the left was a vw bug. As it started to pass us, it had a blowout on the passengers front tire causing it to cut in front of us barely missing us and hit the guard rail head on.

Rolled a car into a canal. Was knocked out during the roll and when I woke up I was up to my chest in water. A guy was outside his house when it happened and thought for sure I had died.

My wife, God bless her, calls me every so often bc she has flat tireS. 3 times she’s had the drivers front and back flat and once on the passenger side.

It considerably more difficult to fit a Jack under a car when both tires are flat.

We had a set that our grandparents bought us. My mom would make us write a report on something of her choosing when we got in trouble. I got in trouble a lot as a kid which helped my trivial pursuit game play later in life.