"He's just like me except he's 7' 6 and Chinese."
-- Steve Francis talking about Yao Ming

Perceiving Life

When I was 5, I never even thought about getting to 10.
When I was 10, 15 was inconceivably distant.
When I was 15, 20 represented a new era.
When I was 20, 25 was a modest journey.
When I was 25, 29 was right around the corner.
When I was 29, it didn’t matter. I’d get to 290 because I bought a pair of Alex Chiu’s immortality rings.

(Yes, I’m finally preparing to do that interview with him. And I really just bought a pair.)

July 23rd, 2008 5 comments
Posted by Donnie Filed under Snake Oil

  1. chessloser posted the following on 23 July 2008 at 6:04 pm.

    dude, you interview alex, you are hands down the MAN!!!!

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  2. David K, Seattle posted the following on 24 July 2008 at 5:52 am.

    you DO KNOW the famous quote, more or less:

    “when i was twenty, i …
    when i was thirty, i …
    when i was forty i began to know the dictates of heaven.
    but when i was fifty, i began to not have trepidation.
    and when i was sixty, i already knew the dictates of heaven, as a horse jumps before a whip because he knows what to do already” or such…

    you know this quote by Confucious. too busy to look it up now, but more or less as i say.

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  3. annie posted the following on 24 July 2008 at 5:08 pm.

    I can’t believe I ever wanted to be 30. Childhood was much better. Actually, my twenties were the best times of my life…not that things aren’t heavenly now, but I miss that perfect balance of naivete and post-college wisdom.

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  4. Blunderprone posted the following on 24 July 2008 at 8:46 pm.

    When I was 30 I wanted to be 25
    When I was 35 I wanted to be 24
    When I was 40 I wanted to be 23
    When I was … ( but never 18… I was just a dumbass)

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  5. Donnie posted the following on 26 July 2008 at 11:47 pm.

    @chessloser: Yes! Well, to match your interviewing prowess, I’ll still have some ways to go, but it’ll be a great start.

    @David K: Uh, think I’ve heard it before. Maybe I need to accidentally spoof the rest of his wisdom.

    @Annie: This sums it up just about perfectly.

    @Blunderprone: In 20 years, I’ll find that sums it up just about perfectly.

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