tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323383105577553414.post1517914220371590900..comments2024-02-24T00:25:39.415-08:00Comments on Examined Worlds: Which Midlife Crisis is Right for Me?: Reflections on Turning 40Ethanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13490888839784651097noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323383105577553414.post-16916678834648667522016-09-26T05:53:33.073-07:002016-09-26T05:53:33.073-07:00I have cut back on beer. I don't keep it arou...I have cut back on beer. I don't keep it around the house as much as I used to, but I don't think I could go to a brew-pub without having one!Ethanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13490888839784651097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323383105577553414.post-30139874180855930112016-09-25T16:17:32.541-07:002016-09-25T16:17:32.541-07:00Yeah, I miss beer. Most other things I could live ...Yeah, I miss beer. Most other things I could live without, but having cider or wine while I'm at the brew-pub still stings. Doesn't help that I live in something of a micro-brew mecca.Fantomenoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02943650057872740425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323383105577553414.post-33535194441693730892016-09-25T14:39:47.476-07:002016-09-25T14:39:47.476-07:00At least we know it won't be getting a divorce...At least we know it won't be getting a divorce and dating inappropriately younger womenJMBenoithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772125535963561088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323383105577553414.post-66391398775135598572016-09-25T11:28:49.308-07:002016-09-25T11:28:49.308-07:00My sense is that a midlife crisis is supposed to l...My sense is that a midlife crisis is supposed to lean in the direction of silly and self-indulgent, but I wonder if trying to do more to make the world a better place is acceptable. At least something other than trying to be nice to people, teaching students to think critically, and writing blog posts, anyway. I'm thinking of things that most of us (including most especially myself) don't do enough like volunteering, activism, charity, community involvement, etc.Ethanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13490888839784651097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323383105577553414.post-2365791731682646742016-09-25T09:51:04.344-07:002016-09-25T09:51:04.344-07:00This sounds like a wonderful idea!This sounds like a wonderful idea!Ethanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13490888839784651097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323383105577553414.post-56484460010927187112016-09-25T09:50:40.412-07:002016-09-25T09:50:40.412-07:00I'm not a smoker, but I could definitely lose ...I'm not a smoker, but I could definitely lose 40 pounds (although my love of beer and cake makes this difficult). I'll take the profane t-shirts under advisement. Thanks!Ethanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13490888839784651097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323383105577553414.post-86148557535543774312016-09-25T09:44:29.000-07:002016-09-25T09:44:29.000-07:00I vote for fiction writing. THEN I vote that we st...I vote for fiction writing. THEN I vote that we start a writing group and meet every other week to workshop chapters or short stories. No more than four people, to keep it doable with our already-busy lives. All science fiction and fantasy. Also, beer. Sarah Einsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02216468706861591705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2323383105577553414.post-52935508852713405112016-09-25T09:40:23.769-07:002016-09-25T09:40:23.769-07:00As I entered my 40s, I quit smoking, lost about 40...As I entered my 40s, I quit smoking, lost about 40 pounds, and started wearing tank tops with profanity on them. Works for me...Fantomenoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02943650057872740425noreply@blogger.com