Members roomjello Posted August 28, 2011 Members Share Posted August 28, 2011 nothing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators MrKnobs Posted August 28, 2011 Moderators Share Posted August 28, 2011 I'd do everything I could to make sure my wife and daughter would be comfortable without me around, which would probably mean working until I dropped. This! oh, and in my case, finally delete the porn off my hard drive... Terry D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Poker99 Posted August 28, 2011 Members Share Posted August 28, 2011 Nothing different really, because we all have only one year left, or one day, or 100 more years. Unless you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members UstadKhanAli Posted August 28, 2011 Members Share Posted August 28, 2011 No. He's Beck. Nothing more needs to be said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Richard King Posted August 29, 2011 Members Share Posted August 29, 2011 I own a second house nearby the house that I live in. I also own a commercial building that is nearby. If I had a short time left, both would be on the market, below cost, so that I could take the money and do what I want to do for however long the remaining time period is. I would attempt to retain my sense of humor (which, hopefully is there and recognized). I would try to maintian my location recording projects (even though there aren't that many). If all things were good on a physical basis I would travel the country (assuming both properties were sold) with my recording gear in the back of my new car, attempting to find a single talented, unknown, band to record in each state and releasing a successful product from the process. Oh, take a look at this: http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/436-Fiddlewood-Rd_Vero-Beach_FL_32963_M57323-80910and this:http://www.realliving.com/FL/Vero-Beach/32962/commercial-for-sale/420-1ST-St-63735930/popupI own both those properties. I wonder if that means anything. I'll let you guys decide. What a crazy "sense of humor" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ronan Murphy Posted August 29, 2011 Members Share Posted August 29, 2011 I would keep making records and making music. Might have to pack up and do most of it in Italy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members adslalex Posted August 29, 2011 Members Share Posted August 29, 2011 I think I would just stop sleeping for the first 6 month.Keep working, but at night do whatever I like and record songs.Then for the second half, I would travel and try a lot of things.Eventually risky ones in the end, to avoid an ugly death Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Lee Knight Posted August 29, 2011 Moderators Share Posted August 29, 2011 I'd switch from nonfat to whole milk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Richard King Posted August 29, 2011 Members Share Posted August 29, 2011 Sky diving or bungy jumping?Dan I jumped out of a perfectly good airplane at 13,500' about 3 years ago as a celebration of selling a condo that I had on the market. The jump was from the Sebastian, Florida airport just a bit up the road from Vero Beach, where I live. I cheated and jumped as a dual jump, but it was certainly unique and great fun. It's my one and only jump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members techristian Posted August 29, 2011 Author Members Share Posted August 29, 2011 I jumped out of a perfectly good airplane at 13,500' about 3 years ago as a celebration of selling a condo that I had on the market. The jump was from the Sebastian, Florida airport just a bit up the road from Vero Beach, where I live. I cheated and jumped as a dual jump, but it was certainly unique and great fun. It's my one and only jump. I think that WOULD KILL ME. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jeff da Weasel Posted August 29, 2011 Members Share Posted August 29, 2011 If your porn was in the Cloud, you wouldn't have to worry about that. Seriously folks: if you envision radical changes to your lifestyle under this scenario, you're doing something wrong now. Change it. Fix it. As Beck said, you may indeed be dead in a year regardless. Whatcha going to do now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Lee Knight Posted August 29, 2011 Moderators Share Posted August 29, 2011 If your porn was in the Cloud, you wouldn't have to worry about that.Seriously folks: if you envision radical changes to your lifestyle under this scenario, you're doing something wrong now. Change it. Fix it. As Beck said, you may indeed be dead in a year regardless. Whatcha going to do now? Depends. I'd love to travel for a year with my daughter. I don't think I should quit my job and go do that right now though. But... if I were diagnosed as toast in one year, I would. I've already set her up financially in the chance I get exterminated, but knowing that I'll be dust, that does change things. See ya day gig. Hello Italy, Spain, Denmark, Greece... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jeff da Weasel Posted August 29, 2011 Members Share Posted August 29, 2011 I don't think I should quit my job and go do that right now though. I understand that, and I'm not advocating that people abandon their responsibilities to lead some frivolous life at the expense of others. It might mean smaller adjustments that allow a person to enjoy more of what life has to offer, and that's going to be an individual set of decisions per each person. Again, the main thing to keep in mind: life may feel long in many cases, but it's really not. On the grand scale, each of us is barely a blip on the radar, and more often than we care to think about, you're going to be just... gone. So, much like a movie where you don't want to spend too much time in the lobby getting Jujubes, you don't want to miss too much of your life either. In my philosophy, there's a high probability that you don't get another pass at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Lee Knight Posted August 29, 2011 Moderators Share Posted August 29, 2011 Like the comic said, "What do you mean we don't know where we go when we die. I know exactly where my Dad is! He's the only one I do know where they're at. Six feet under in Rowland Heights. My Mom? She might be landing in Canada with the mail man on her way to a sex holiday for all I know. But my Dad? There he is." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Goobers Posted August 29, 2011 Members Share Posted August 29, 2011 I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members UstadKhanAli Posted August 30, 2011 Members Share Posted August 30, 2011 I'd switch from nonfat to whole milk. Live life on the edge....yeah!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members UstadKhanAli Posted August 30, 2011 Members Share Posted August 30, 2011 I jumped out of a perfectly good airplane at 13,500' about 3 years ago as a celebration of selling a condo that I had on the market. The jump was from the Sebastian, Florida airport just a bit up the road from Vero Beach, where I live. I cheated and jumped as a dual jump, but it was certainly unique and great fun. It's my one and only jump. I did a tandem jump as well some years ago. I think we jumped from 12,500. It was a lot of fun. It's so funny, there's not that ground rush when you jump yourself, so you just don't realize how fast you're going. But when you see someone else before you leap from the plane, they turn into a little tiny dot in nuthin' flat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jeff da Weasel Posted August 30, 2011 Members Share Posted August 30, 2011 But when you see someone else before you leap from the plane, they turn into a little tiny dot in nuthin' flat. A free-falling object achieves its terminal velocity when the downward force of gravity (Fg) equals the upward force of drag (Fd). This causes the net force on the object to be zero, resulting in an acceleration of zero. Acceleration: 0. Splat: Infinite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gus Lozada Posted August 30, 2011 Share Posted August 30, 2011 Even while I truly love my life, I know, because I know, that I am traveling WAY TOO MUCH and then I am not spending enough time with my son (who lives with his mom in a very distant city). So, I guess I'd live near to him, make sure I am leaving him good education and enough money (with life insurance, etc) and would try to perform more live and finish a couple of records (of another artists and my own). ... So yeah... it seems that even when you love your life there's something better you could do instead... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators MrKnobs Posted August 30, 2011 Moderators Share Posted August 30, 2011 If your porn was in the Cloud, you wouldn't have to worry about that. I can hardly wait until the inevitable bust of some politician or other public person who foolishly kept child porn in the cloud. Seriously folks: if you envision radical changes to your lifestyle under this scenario, you're doing something wrong now. Change it. Fix it. As Beck said, you may indeed be dead in a year regardless. Whatcha going to do now? Oh, I dunno. I think we plan our lives with some reasonable, average assessment of how long we might live and then make changes as necessary. Knowing the future (in this case death) just helps us plan better. Deferred gratification makes no sense if the deferment isn't going to happen. Terry D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bookumdano2 Posted August 30, 2011 Members Share Posted August 30, 2011 I did a tandem jump as well some years ago. I think we jumped from 12,500. It was a lot of fun. . Ugh. I'm a private pilot and no way would I ever parachute. I don't mind flying but jumping is just about the creepiest thing I could ever imagine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Richard King Posted August 30, 2011 Members Share Posted August 30, 2011 I also have a pilot's license, but the jump was underrelated to that "feature". I loved flying, but I had a friend who used to come and visit from Minnesota who was bored on one visit. I suggested we visit the airport and watch jumpers. He is a Viet Nam vet who had jumped out of helecoptors on his time there. He decided it would be interesting to jump out of a real airplane from a bit higher and no one shooting at him and he took a lesson an jump on his second day here. I had a condo on the market at the time and screwed up by telling him that if it sold I would jump. He wasn't supposed to remember, but, when it sold the first thing I heard was that I owed him a jump. For some crazy reason I filled the void. It was actually greaat fun and, for me, a one time experience. By the way, I haven't flown in years and maybe that's someting I should get back into if post #1 here applied. I used to fly Cessna 152, 172, a Gruman Tiger that had serious problems everytime I flew it. I once took Prince's engineer on a flight and Nick St. Nicholas (Bass Player for Steppenwolf) and both had a good time, along with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members UstadKhanAli Posted August 30, 2011 Members Share Posted August 30, 2011 Ugh. I'm a private pilot and no way would I ever parachute. I don't mind flying but jumping is just about the creepiest thing I could ever imagine. Scary or something like that I can easily picture. After all, it's leaping out of a plane! But I was wondering what makes it creepy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Lukenskywalker Posted August 31, 2011 Members Share Posted August 31, 2011 I'd switch from nonfat to whole milk. Would you go one step further and drink it after the expiration Date...??? that's a real walk on the wild side... Me, hell, I would run with scissors in my hands, step on the pavement cracks, rip off the pillow and mattress tags that say 'Under penalty of law do not...' ya know the rest. I would also stand directly in front of the microwave as it is running ,and stand in front of an open refrigerator door EVEN if my Mom was screamin' at me from her grave, to close it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mididoc Posted September 4, 2011 Members Share Posted September 4, 2011 This topic hits close to home, because in 1995 I was diagnosed with advanced Malignant Melanoma and told that my 5-year survival odds were about 4%. 5 years later in 2000 I had part of my left lung removed due to metastases and was told they bought me "a few more years, maybe". In 2005 another metastases cost me my pancreas and left me Type I Diabetic and again was told that they bought me "couple of years at best". In 2008 70% of my Liver was removed, again due to the spread of the melanoma. In 2009 I had radiation on another tumor and almost lost my right Kidney. In 2010, my Liver had to be radiated to kill another tumor. This year I lost my left pectoral and am about to have another growth excised from my groin. But looking at me with clothes on you would never tell that I have been through ANY of this. The scars are pretty well hidden. Living with advanced Stage IV cancer has been quite the wake-up call I assure you, but NEVER did I believe them when they told me how little time I "probably" had left. But regardless, it DID give me a sense of urgency about my life and what I was doing with it and caused me to confront the very real mortality that awaits all of us. But the reality is I could just as easily be killed by a drunk driver tomorrow. I am actually THANKFUL for the experiences as it has caused me to live a very richly rewarding life over the past 16 years. I have traveled extensively, I have spent a great amount of time in the company of family and friends. I have gotten busy with my music trying to leave some kind of legacy. And I have done most anything I wanted to do without hesitation because I can't believe in "waiting for that perfect time", or until I have enough money, or whatever excuses many use to delay their pleasures. Each of us must choose what is most important to us but for ME, nothing has meant more than the time spent in the company of others, and being able to share my story of survival and triumph, fleeting as it may be. If any of you are interested in the details you can read the full story (with pics) here: http://www.reactiveprojects.com/guru/cancer.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.