Comments on: 50-something, the new 30-something http://www.lynnterpretation.com/2008/08/27/50-something-the-new-30-something/ The world according to Lynn, of course. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:26:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: admin http://www.lynnterpretation.com/2008/08/27/50-something-the-new-30-something/comment-page-1/#comment-83 admin Sun, 18 Oct 2009 11:25:48 +0000 http://www.lynnterpretation.com/?p=168#comment-83 Thank you, Sasha. You're very kind, and I wish you a long life. Thank you, Sasha. You’re very kind, and I wish you a long life.

]]> By: Sasha from Russia http://www.lynnterpretation.com/2008/08/27/50-something-the-new-30-something/comment-page-1/#comment-82 Sasha from Russia Sun, 18 Oct 2009 09:46:05 +0000 http://www.lynnterpretation.com/?p=168#comment-82 Happy Birthday to you! Live up to 100!! I wish I could be positive as you are. You vitality and the way you look at things impresses. Many happy returns to you! I don't remember how I've found you site. But it's extremely-extremely interesting to read. Happy Birthday to you! Live up to 100!!
I wish I could be positive as you are. You vitality and the way you look at things impresses. Many happy returns to you!
I don’t remember how I’ve found you site. But it’s extremely-extremely interesting to read.

]]> By: admin http://www.lynnterpretation.com/2008/08/27/50-something-the-new-30-something/comment-page-1/#comment-68 admin Sun, 21 Dec 2008 12:06:16 +0000 http://www.lynnterpretation.com/?p=168#comment-68 Mark, you missed the part where I said I expect to live to age 100, which does indeed make me currently middle-aged. I wasn’t kidding and that goal is not at all unrealistic, since my grandmother lived to age 97, and my great-grandmother died at age 101. Genetics play a significant role in longevity, as does healthy living. Never underestimate the power of the body/mind connection and a positive attitude. Finding contentment and peace and cultivating a cheerful outlook can affect how long you will live. Live long and prosper, Lynn Mark, you missed the part where I said I expect to live to age 100, which does indeed make me currently middle-aged. I wasn’t kidding and that goal is not at all unrealistic, since my grandmother lived to age 97, and my great-grandmother died at age 101. Genetics play a significant role in longevity, as does healthy living.

Never underestimate the power of the body/mind connection and a positive attitude. Finding contentment and peace and cultivating a cheerful outlook can affect how long you will live.

Live long and prosper,
Lynn

]]> By: Mark http://www.lynnterpretation.com/2008/08/27/50-something-the-new-30-something/comment-page-1/#comment-15 Mark Wed, 10 Dec 2008 15:50:25 +0000 http://www.lynnterpretation.com/?p=168#comment-15 I hate to break it to you but 50 is not "middle aged" unless "middle" is very broadly defined. If you assume(hope) you can make it to 100 then it is middle-aged, but the odds are not in your favor. All that stuff you read about life expectancies in the 70's and 80's is for people born now, for a white male (me) born in 1957 the average life expectancy is 67 years (http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus07.pdf#027) thus (on average) I have just over 10 years left..sigh..women get a break as their average is 74, but unless you assume you entered middle age at 20, its pretty hard to define 71% of the way through as "middle". What I find really interesting is that for someone born in 1957 the Social Security full-benefits (i.e. when you are supposed to retire and begin taking them) is 66.5 (http://www.ssa.gov/retire2/agereduction.htm) thus on average the government expects/wants me to live for 1 year after retirement. My goal is to beat the average and to try and really make this a middle age. I hate to break it to you but 50 is not “middle aged” unless “middle” is very broadly defined. If you assume(hope) you can make it to 100 then it is middle-aged, but the odds are not in your favor. All that stuff you read about life expectancies in the 70’s and 80’s is for people born now, for a white male (me) born in 1957 the average life expectancy is 67 years (http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus07.pdf#027) thus (on average) I have just over 10 years left..sigh..women get a break as their average is 74, but unless you assume you entered middle age at 20, its pretty hard to define 71% of the way through as “middle”.

What I find really interesting is that for someone born in 1957 the Social Security full-benefits (i.e. when you are supposed to retire and begin taking them) is 66.5 (http://www.ssa.gov/retire2/agereduction.htm) thus on average the government expects/wants me to live for 1 year after retirement.

My goal is to beat the average and to try and really make this a middle age.

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