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    I think it's a great idea.

     

    You should take a look at another tread "Why is it?" It's about seniors talking about obituaries and the health of their cohort. Your tontine now puts you in the group that will be starting to look over their shoulder.

     

    Bottoms up

     

    Eyes trained on the horizon! Stachel Paige is quoted as saying "Don't look back. Something might be gaining on you." :)

     

    Additional Comments:

    Mr. Green I'm sorry about your loss but what an emotive and great way to give tribute to a friend.

     

    Thank you Isabella :)

     

    What an amazing way to celebrate a friendship. Well done.

     

    That was one of my all-time favourite episodes of M*A*S*H and one that never fails to bring a tear to my eye. The other message from that story was that as we move through our lives we continue to meet and make new friends. They don't replace the friends of our youth, but further enrich our lives. Col Potter choosing his new friends to drink the toast to the departed friends of 50 years ago went to exemplify how much our friends enrich our existence, every day.

     

    Sympathies for your loss, and may you continue to honour all your friends with the same love and respect.

     

    CH

     

    Thanks CH

     

    Love, respect and a whole bunch of laughs......we even reset the odds board.....our way of whislting through the graveyard.

     

    Peace

    MG

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    I first heard the term tontine while watching an episode of Mash. Colonel Potter received a bottle that signified he was the last survivor of a tontine. When researching tontine it was a scheme where people invested money and received dividends and when some one died their capital reained in the fund and the survivors sort of split the proceeds, some say it was the percusor of modern life insurance.

     

    Thriteen of us were at a party more than 15 years ago and the idea came up. Our twist was that each would put up a bottle of their favorite alcoholic beverage and when some passed, we'd gathter and drink their bottle with an appropriate toast. There are many high end cognacs and single malt scotches and as economic situations changed some have been continually upgraded. One smarty pants put up the worst Tequila along with 13 miniatures. His rational was WTF I'll be dead and the survivors should suffer...lol Pretty funny and he'll never hear the end of it.

     

    Recently we lost our first member. The surviving twelve gatherd in my back yard this past Friday. What seem so funny 15 years ago had now taken on a more serious tone. We're between 48 and 60, so the likely heard of going another 15 years with a loss may not be actuarily reasonable.

     

    We had more than a few laughs enjoyed each other. At the appointed time we filled 13 glasses equally and each survivor stood told a story and toasted our fallen friend. The last glass (his glass) was smashed in my fire pit and the remaining 12 put back in the box for next time.

     

    We toasted our friend and we toasted ourselves for not being the first.

     

    Here to us.....and those like us!!

     

    Peace

    MG

  4. Posted

    Pretty cut and dried for me. After doing my due diligence, the response I receive to an inquiry decides my interest. I like to communicate with some who is willing to enagage with me. I'm in no hurry and am prepared to take the time to establish a rapport but won't continue if it's a waste of time for both of us. I appreciate and love smart and witty women and often the only way to find that out if you might be on the same page is to communicate.

     

    If I'd received that kind of response I literally wouldn't have given it or the woman another thought.

     

    Peace

    MG

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    I'm a bit of an old fashioned guy, maybe I should just say I'm an old guy. As much as I'm paying some one to spend time with me, I view it as a privlege to be able to spend time with the women I choose. I'm was never good at one night stands so I do tend to seek out partners I may want to see more than once. To me its the advantage of familiarity, we can experiment a bit and talk about stuff a bit and each encounter may different for a variety of reasons from hormones to just a shitty day. It's ultimatley a partnership and like any partnership it works through communication, respect and trust. This time something might be fun and feel great, next time maybe not so much. And frankly I'm no different just because I'm a guy maybe something that felt great for me last time doesn't this time and I would expect my partner to hear me.

     

    Too bad..this gig is hard enough without some fucktard being a dick :(

     

    Peace

    MG

  22. Posted

    I'm not much of a napper per se, but when I do I find 20-40 minutes about right. I tried something I had read about before my last nap, I had a cup of coffee just prior and then awoke at about 35 minutes raring to go. The theory is have a cup of coffee and the full effect of the caffine will take 30 minutes give or take to kick in which will coincide with the end of the nap and away you go.

     

    I did like it!

     

    Peace

    MG

  23. Posted

    I was raised proper and have impeccable manners its second nature to me and anyone who has come in contact with me would concur. Rather than getting frustrated by lack of the same in others I continue to say please and thank you, open doors for anyone and smile at everyone I see.

     

    Life is short and each morning I decide what kind of day I'm going to have and if I let someone derail it.......it's my fault not theirs.

     

    Peace

    MG

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    I loved Erma Bombeck, she was so funny and insightful. Here's a couple of things that impacted me recently.

     

    Last evening I watched a documentary on the golf channel about Bruce Edwards who caddied for Tom Watson. Bruce succumbed to ALS a couple fo years ago, it was both heart breaking and uplifting at the same time.

     

    I'm a zoomer and read in their magazine recently about Michael J Fox's battle with parkinson's disease and how it's affected his career and life. Rather than being bitter and angry he's found a way to cope with this devastating disease.

     

    And finally I recall Warren Zevon (Wearwolves of London fame) being on David Lettermen just prior to his death from cancer and Dave asking him if through his disease and journey had he learned anything about life and what really matters. Warren smiled and said yes its this simple "enjoy every sandwich"

     

    So enjoy every sandwich......the rest doesn't really matter much!

     

    Peace

    MG

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