goad

@kevin-eleven said
That does seem a little egocentric. Was Rusty supposed to keep up with everything you post?

But I agree that you do look younger than 47, and well-hydrated, too.

It was a thread where we were all discussing our ages. Rusty was part of that.

@ghost-of-a-duke said
It was a thread where we were all discussing our ages. Rusty was part of that.

Acknowledged, and observed.

Edit: Sorry for the ambiguity. I don't know how old Rusty is. Probably older than you, since I know he has retired.

And you expect him to remember how old you are? And you, knowing that he is older than you, are not willing to cut him any slack despite probably having some book-knowledge regarding the frailty of human memory?

Tut tut, sir. Tut tut.

@kevin-eleven said
Acknowledged, and observed.

Edit: Sorry for the ambiguity. I don't know how old Rusty is. Probably older than you, since I know he has retired.

And you expect him to remember how old you are? And you, knowing that he is older than you, are not willing to cut him any slack despite probably having some book-knowledge regarding the frailty of human memory?

Tut tut, sir. Tut tut.

I think it is an error sir to so readily link getting older with a failing memory.

To prevent memory loss:

Include physical activity in your daily routine. Physical activity increases blood flow to your whole body, including your brain. ...
Stay mentally active. ... (Play chess)
Socialize regularly. ...
Get organized. ...
Sleep well. ...
Eat a healthy diet. ...
Manage chronic conditions.


www.mayoclinic.org

@kevin-eleven said
Acknowledged, and observed.

Edit: Sorry for the ambiguity. I don't know how old Rusty is. Probably older than you, since I know he has retired.

And you expect him to remember how old you are? And you, knowing that he is older than you, are not willing to cut him any slack despite probably having some book-knowledge regarding the frailty of human memory?

Tut tut, sir. Tut tut.

Had you considered I took early retirement back in 2013 my age at the time was not given. Early retirement means not of retirement age. There are also other medical conditions which can affect your memory that one has no control over.

As you agreed goad looks younger than 47, that can change in 10 years. I have a daughter 42 you can't judge my age by that as you don't know how young I was when we had her, actually her mother did all the work I just held her hand helped her to do her breathing exercises (wife) that is not daughter. The Doctor also let me cut the umbilical cord which is an experience I will never forget. My daughter is 42 today, looks mid 20's to me, so as you can see not much difference in her age and goad's.

I know a 80 year old grandmaster who competes in tournaments and still wins or places. So the side of the brain that has to do with playing chess is working just fine. So age doesn't always affect someone's memory. Andy is a good example still sharp as a whip with witty reply's and still feisty too! 🙂

-VR

@ghost-of-a-duke said
I think it is an error sir to so readily link getting older with a failing memory.

To prevent memory loss:

Include physical activity in your daily routine. Physical activity increases blood flow to your whole body, including your brain. ...
Stay mentally active. ... (Play chess)
Socialize regularly. ...
Get organized. ...
Sleep well. ...
Eat a healthy diet. ...
Manage chronic conditions.


www.mayoclinic.org

I'd like to add that this post of yours seemed a little Rusty-esque. Nice use of copy and paste! 😉

@very-rusty said
goad.

That's it.

nothing more to add here.

I assume the thread will fade away.

-VR

Every time this thread gets bumped I think of the song "Ben" by Michael Jackson.

@kevin-eleven said
Every time this thread gets bumped I think of the song "Ben" by Michael Jackson.

He sang that about his pet rat.

@very-rusty said
I have a daughter 42 you can't judge my age by that as you don't know how young I was when we had her

Yes, but I can still surmise that you are probably older than Ghost, unless you became a father at age 4. 😉

@kevin-eleven said
Yes, but I can still surmise that you are probably older than Ghost, unless you became a father at age 4. 😉

Perhaps you should copy and paste more, you'd know a 4 years old can not produce children have not even reached puberty. I just told you there are roughly 5 years between my oldest daughter's age and goad, wouldn't take a rocket scientist to figure that one out, that I was much older. still may have been in my teens which is very possible. My niece had a child at 13, she looks like an older sister of her daughter. I certainly don't need defending from anyone, as I am quite capable of doing so on my own, even if my grammar isn't as good as others on here. I always do tend to get my point across. I don't expect to be treated any different than anyone else because I could be old enough to be their father.....LOL.... 😉

-VR

@kevin-eleven said
I'd like to add that this post of yours seemed a little Rusty-esque. Nice use of copy and paste! 😉

I believe everyone copy and pastes at different times, saves a lot of time, doesn't mean they don't know what they are talking about. Just a quicker way to do it is all.

In my case all the words get spelled correctly two birds one stone! 😉

-VR

@kevin-eleven said
Good for you. There are so many purity cults among these damn humans.

I once met a guy who rattled off a list of a dozen or two ryu that he had learned or achieved (not sure of the right word). Hmm. Hmm hmm hmm.

One might think that after so many ryu, he might have bragged about not knowing much about anything. 😉

Think of ryu as school.

Ryu is Japanese for "school".

In martial arts, it generally means a style, or a system of moves. My art is karate, but karate is not a ryu. Shotokan Karate is a ryu. My original ryu is Shuri-ryū karate. I have since branched out and my personal style is more than just karate.

@suzianne said
Think of ryu as school.

Ryu is Japanese for "school".

Not really. 🙂

On its own, Ryu means 'dragon' in Japanese. (Gakko means school).

@suzianne said
Think of ryu as school.

Ryu is Japanese for "school".

In martial arts, it generally means a style, or a system of moves. My art is karate, but karate is not a ryu. Shotokan Karate is a ryu. My original ryu is Shuri-ryū karate. I have since branched out and my personal style is more than just karate.

How many different styles of Karate do you know Suzie Q?

-VR

@ghost-of-a-duke said
Not really. 🙂

On its own, Ryu means 'dragon' in Japanese. (Gakko means school).

I think you are confusing kun'yomi Japanese with on'yomi Sino-Japanese. Both are from the kanji, but one is more heavily influenced by Chinese than Japanese. Ryu as dragon is from the Chinese kanji.

Gakko is more of school as a place, like a summer camp. Ryu is a school, meaning a style, as for example, ko-ryu, meaning "old school". Perhaps this distinction is also confined to the use of -ryu as an ending, as in various martial arts styles.

Consider this page, which talks about the usage of -ryu in martial arts.
https://www.koryu.com/library/wmuromoto3.html

@ghost-of-a-duke said
Not really. 🙂

On its own, Ryu means 'dragon' in Japanese. (Gakko means school).

Ryū (龍, 竜, 隆, りゅう, リュウ, Ryū) is a Japanese masculine given name and family name meaning "dragon".

-VR