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Mar 24, 2022Liked by Tim Denning

Hurrah! I've already won!! I've travelled to the UK and Europe 8 times and made lifelong friends there; lived in South Korea for 8 months as an ESL teacher at age 38; tutored special needs students and watched them blossom as they overcame their obstacles; had lots of romantic and sexual flings (mostly enjoyable, some-not so much); helped my cousin's two boys grow up, without any of the hassle of being their parent myself; survived two major injuries and a life-threatening illness; and my priority right now is being my mom's companion and caregiver as needed. And I'm still winning: I work from home usually less than 20 hours a week and can take on any jobs I want. I am still a lifelong learner, and my interests at present are understanding black people's experience of life in the West and researching why Russia felt the need to invade Ukraine. So life is fascinating, challenging and I'm still having fun at age 64 (that's 3,341 weeks to the end of March 2022). Mind you, my objective is to live to 120+, so I hope to get about 1560 more weeks than the 90-year-old, and I'm taking excellent care of myself to ensure I get those extra 1560 weeks.

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Oh Carol - I like that. I am too one of those tho I would add YE for YET at the end. Despite being 60 I have a hilarious expectation that I can have it all when I am ready!

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I think I have the best newsletter subscription ever. I didn't use to find reading interesting, but Mr. Tim you make it so easy. Thanks for never failing. Mr. Jack Raines, I must say I almost felt disappointed that someone new was writing today, but I kept an open mind and loved the read. Thank You!

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Whoever has the most fun wins. Love it!!!

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Damn Mr, Jack Raines. That's one hell of an article. Thanks for reminding us what we shouldn't need to be reminded. Last night I read "The war of art" by Steven Pressfield and if that was the main course, this was the wine to go with it.

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