Does Age Quash Our Spirit of Adventure? - Page 7

lindyhop · 08-20-2006, 01:48 PM

There was something near the end of the radio piece (which I'm now going to muddle up) saying that as you get older the changes you have to face make so much of the world feel like quicksand so you crave the solidness of the familiar. I've been thinking about this and I think for me it's the "life's too short" syndrome. Disneyland and I are both in the same decade of life and for me, life is too short to put up with crap or waste time doing things I don't enjoy. So sometimes that translates into not trying something new that I might not like and sticking with the tried and true. (Ah, even the cliches are more comfortable...)

Adventurousness is pretty relative. Compared to this group I'd say I'm mostly unadventurous. But compared to people I spend most of my time with (work, family) I live life in the fast lane.

Prudence · 08-20-2006, 02:18 PM

I don't mind tent camping, but my "tent" is a enormous center pole hub-and-spoke design (no guy ropes needed; extremely stable) made of campus and a pita to transport/set-up. But when it is set up -- yay! Still haven't finished the slat bed, though. I need to b uy a jigsaw since I moved away from my loaner a few years ago and it's sat half-finished ever since.

MouseWife · 08-21-2006, 09:51 AM

The closest I've been to tent camping was Housekeeping Camp. But, since then, I did purchase air mattresses in case we go back....Which we almost just made reservations for and the Hubster said we wouldn't need the air matresses!!

I somehow weasled out of THAT and changed the dates for when we would have a nice room.

My back is what mostly doesn't like camping...

flippyshark · 08-23-2006, 11:21 AM

On my list - shark diving for sure. It isn't age or lack of adventurous spirit that stops me. It's money, plain and simple. There are a lot of fairly adventurous things I'd love to try, but that money thing trumps most of them.

The older I get, the more I desire to travel, largely because I have done very little of it in my lifetime, and I'm starting to dread that my clock will run out before I manage to see the world.

One reason I don't like a lot of current music is that I don't find it nearly adventurous enough! I definitely rely on friends with eclectic tastes to introduce me to new music. (The LoT is a good place to be for that.) I admit that with age, I am no longer investing as much time investigating new sounds. The reward to effort ratio hasn't been as good lately, and that is probably a function of "nothing sounds new to me."

alphabassettgrrl · 08-26-2006, 03:45 PM

I've been pondering this. For me, I think it's more a lowered tolerance for discomfort, as well as being lazy.

08-20-2006, 01:48 PM	#1
lindyhop Swing Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Long Beach Posts: 997	There was something near the end of the radio piece (which I'm now going to muddle up) saying that as you get older the changes you have to face make so much of the world feel like quicksand so you crave the solidness of the familiar. I've been thinking about this and I think for me it's the "life's too short" syndrome. Disneyland and I are both in the same decade of life and for me, life is too short to put up with crap or waste time doing things I don't enjoy. So sometimes that translates into not trying something new that I might not like and sticking with the tried and true. (Ah, even the cliches are more comfortable...) Adventurousness is pretty relative. Compared to this group I'd say I'm mostly unadventurous. But compared to people I spend most of my time with (work, family) I live life in the fast lane.
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08-20-2006, 02:18 PM	#2
Prudence Beelzeboobs, Esq. Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Gavel - I haz it Posts: 6,287	I don't mind tent camping, but my "tent" is a enormous center pole hub-and-spoke design (no guy ropes needed; extremely stable) made of campus and a pita to transport/set-up. But when it is set up -- yay! Still haven't finished the slat bed, though. I need to b uy a jigsaw since I moved away from my loaner a few years ago and it's sat half-finished ever since. __________________ traguna macoities tracorum satis de
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08-21-2006, 09:51 AM	#3
MouseWife Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Da' Beach Posts: 2,957	The closest I've been to tent camping was Housekeeping Camp. But, since then, I did purchase air mattresses in case we go back....Which we almost just made reservations for and the Hubster said we wouldn't need the air matresses!! I somehow weasled out of THAT and changed the dates for when we would have a nice room. My back is what mostly doesn't like camping... __________________ Summa' time....when the livins' easy.........
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08-23-2006, 11:21 AM	#4
flippyshark Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 2,852	On my list - shark diving for sure. It isn't age or lack of adventurous spirit that stops me. It's money, plain and simple. There are a lot of fairly adventurous things I'd love to try, but that money thing trumps most of them. The older I get, the more I desire to travel, largely because I have done very little of it in my lifetime, and I'm starting to dread that my clock will run out before I manage to see the world. One reason I don't like a lot of current music is that I don't find it nearly adventurous enough! I definitely rely on friends with eclectic tastes to introduce me to new music. (The LoT is a good place to be for that.) I admit that with age, I am no longer investing as much time investigating new sounds. The reward to effort ratio hasn't been as good lately, and that is probably a function of "nothing sounds new to me."
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08-26-2006, 03:45 PM	#5
alphabassettgrrl Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,978	I've been pondering this. For me, I think it's more a lowered tolerance for discomfort, as well as being lazy. __________________ Why cycling? Anything [sport] that had to do with a ball, I wasn't very good at. -Lance Armstrong
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