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Post by stevil on Jan 30, 2010 16:23:05 GMT -5
I’ve been waiting all day for the surprise party to start, only two hours to go and nothing at all, beginning to wonder if the whole world has forgotten. For those not knowing how old I am, today I reached the 20,000 day mark – yes, I know I look 20,000 too…  This is of course one of the biggest events in anyone’s life – unlike birthdays which happen every year, this is something that for most of us only happens 2 or 3 times in a lifetime and, for a select few, 4 times… (the last one at 108). So, this is cause for a big party, wouldn’t you think? However, not even Homegrown Goodness, Facebook or any of the other Internet discussion groups that I’m on have wished me HAPPY Twenty Thousand (these same sites are forever congratulating everyone on boring annual birthdays). I’ll just have to get out the bottle I’ve been saving and congratulate myself I guess… Another thing, it turns out that tonight is also the largest full moon this year (when the moon is nearest the earth and is 30% brighter). Coincidence that my 20,000th coincides with this event or is this a sign? I’m also including a picture of the beautiful view from the house over the fjord just now.  |
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Post by silverseeds on Jan 30, 2010 16:30:05 GMT -5
Happy 20,000th stevil!!!!
May your next 20,000 be as good as the last.....
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Post by orflo on Feb 1, 2010 9:13:47 GMT -5
Stephen you're completely right about boring birthdays.... If you've lived for 20 000 days you must be old and wise ;D ;D ;D And how many foot steps did you take in your life...an average of 100 a day, more , less? If it's just over 100 (childhood years..) I wish you a happy 2 000 000 foot step anniversary as well.... and do we count the moments you spend on your knees as well  |
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Post by ottawagardener on Feb 1, 2010 12:25:26 GMT -5
Happy 20,000... can't believe I missed this!
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Post by canadamike on Feb 1, 2010 15:25:28 GMT -5
You're making me feel young, but I am close to that benchmark, ol'bugger ;D ;D ;D ;D Hasppy 20,000th !!
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Post by hiven on Feb 3, 2010 6:31:19 GMT -5
Sorry for my belated reply ,but happy 20.001 day (or over 480024 hours), Stephen ! How does it feels to be 20.001 days old ? You will be 20.002 days old tomorrow, even better, I think . Hope you enjoyed your party . Frank what you said reminded me of a BBC program I watched years ago, the life span of average human, how much time they spend to eat, sleep, shower, cooking, sitting,etc. I wonder how much have we been eating from baby to age 60 or beyong  |
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Post by sandbar on Feb 3, 2010 23:34:19 GMT -5
Dude, you're OVER 1.7 BILLION seconds old! BRAVO, my man, BRAVO!! |
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Post by stevil on Feb 4, 2010 3:55:10 GMT -5
Thank you well-wishers! Frank: No, I hadn’t analysed this before. However, I’m well above average on that count being a compulsive motionist. I rarely drive a car, cycle to work in summer (35 km a day), walk to the train each day in winter (35 minutes), I’ve calculated that I can walk the equivalent of 10 km each day when gardening, including once moving earth in a fully laden wheelbarrow some 12 km (lots of short trips), but I never train just to get fit (unless you count cross-country skiing which is just for fun). Knee press-ups: probably no more than 100,000 of those, mostly harvesting weeds for food rather than weeding  Anyway, if I’m allowed to include pedal stroke and skiing strides as well as footsteps, a quick calculation suggests that I will pass the 50,000,000 lifetime mark on 5th June this year at about 16:30, so you were way off Frank! ;D Hiven: As you have noted, I am also approaching 500,000 hours. This will happen in 2012. In fact, I have 3 big birthdays in 2012 (I’ve warned the family to start saving): also 30,000,000 minutes and 3,000 weeks! Sandbar noted the number of seconds – the 2,000,000,000 second mark is also noted on my PC calendar already (that’s in 2018). In fact, I have recently added all the special birthdays for close family on my PC, as I forgot an important one last year (the first sign of age hitting in?)– my Dad was 30,000 days….. You also mentioned how much we have eaten to the age 60. This reminded me of the Japanese scientist, Dr Nakamatsu who got a Nutrition award for photographing and retrospectively analyzing every meal he had consumed during a period of 34 years (and counting) at the 2005 Ig Nobel awards (they who put out the Journal of Improbable Research). See smt.blogs.com/mari_diary/2005/10/ig_nobel_award_.htmlCheers, St.Evil |
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Post by hiven on Feb 4, 2010 10:29:50 GMT -5
Good to hear that, stephen, but 3 big birthdays for a single person in a year is a lot unless you are not demanding big presents, your family will have to save as you suggested You are not inviting us too, are you ? |
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Post by stevil on Feb 5, 2010 3:56:41 GMT -5
Any HG'er who makes it all the way here is very welcome - whether it's 3 birthdays, 1 birthday or no special occasion at all...
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Post by hiven on Feb 5, 2010 7:49:23 GMT -5
Oh thanks, Stephen, if we ever visit Norway during holiday, we will come to you too . |
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Anyway, if I’m allowed to include pedal stroke and skiing strides as well as footsteps, a quick calculation suggests that I will pass the 50,000,000 lifetime mark on 5th June this year at about 16:30, so you were way off Frank! ;D