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    From faeychild@2:250/1 to All on Fri May 7 12:18:33 2021


    Is Moe Trin still with us?

    He did sign off as Old Guy

    I haven't seen a post for a while


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  • From Moe Trin@2:250/1 to All on Sat May 8 03:31:54 2021
    On Fri, 7 May 2021, in the Usenet newsgroup alt.os.linux.mageia, in article <s737ma$878$1@dont-email.me>, faeychild wrote:

    Is Moe Trin still with us?

    I still exist - but I retired a while ago

    He did sign off as Old Guy

    Time flies when... I passed 80 a while ago, and
    that's obviously not in kilometers :-)

    Old guy

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  • From faeychild@2:250/1 to All on Sat May 8 06:06:39 2021
    On 8/5/21 12:31 pm, Moe Trin wrote:
    On Fri, 7 May 2021, in the Usenet newsgroup alt.os.linux.mageia, in article <s737ma$878$1@dont-email.me>, faeychild wrote:

    Is Moe Trin still with us?

    I still exist - but I retired a while ago

    He did sign off as Old Guy

    Time flies when... I passed 80 a while ago, and
    that's obviously not in kilometers :-)

    Old guy



    Hello I'm glad your still with us.
    Your name popped into my head the other day and I wondered.
    regards

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    faeychild
    Running plasmashell 5.20.4 on 5.10.33-desktop-1.mga8 kernel.
    Mageia release 8 (Official) for x86_64 installed via Mageia-7-x86_64-DVD.iso


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  • From TJ@2:250/1 to All on Sat May 8 18:47:08 2021
    On 5/7/21 10:31 PM, Moe Trin wrote:
    On Fri, 7 May 2021, in the Usenet newsgroup alt.os.linux.mageia, in article <s737ma$878$1@dont-email.me>, faeychild wrote:

    Is Moe Trin still with us?

    I still exist - but I retired a while ago

    He did sign off as Old Guy

    Time flies when... I passed 80 a while ago, and
    that's obviously not in kilometers :-)

    Old guy

    Don't put the idea into my head that 80 is old. I turn 72 in a few
    months, and that is uncomfortably close to 80...

    TJ

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  • From Moe Trin@2:250/1 to All on Sun May 9 23:42:22 2021
    On Sat, 8 May 2021, in the Usenet newsgroup alt.os.linux.mageia, in article <s76iqs$3a6$2@dont-email.me>, TJ wrote:

    On 5/7/21 10:31 PM, Moe Trin wrote:

    faeychild wrote:

    He did sign off as Old Guy

    Time flies when... I passed 80 a while ago, and

    Don't put the idea into my head that 80 is old.

    Actually, I started using the "Old guy" nym about 50 years
    ago after a bunch of (college) student interns started
    using it to refer to me at (then) work.

    I turn 72 in a few months, and that is uncomfortably
    close to 80...

    I could reference Frank Sinatra (song "Young At Heart"),
    but that dates me as well. It's all relative - when I
    was in my 40's, the (then) retirement age of 65 seemed
    horrible, much less the ancient age of 70. If you look
    at Individual Retirement Accounts and the IRS rule that
    you have to cash in (and pay tax on) an age scheduled
    portion each year, the IRS suggests I'm likely to stick
    around for another ~20 years. At age 71, they're
    expecting you to be paying taxes for another ~26 years
    (isn't THAT a wonderful reason to keep yourself in good
    health). ;-} I was a smoker from age 12 to 55, but
    still ride my 10-speed bike to the grocery store about
    a mile away (scaring the customers because I'm huffing
    and puffing for a minute after I arrive) but it keeps
    the doctors off my back.

    Old guy

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  • From Bobbie Sellers@2:250/1 to All on Mon May 10 03:18:14 2021
    On 5/9/21 3:42 PM, Moe Trin wrote:
    On Sat, 8 May 2021, in the Usenet newsgroup alt.os.linux.mageia, in article <s76iqs$3a6$2@dont-email.me>, TJ wrote:

    On 5/7/21 10:31 PM, Moe Trin wrote:

    faeychild wrote:

    He did sign off as Old Guy

    Time flies when... I passed 80 a while ago, and

    Don't put the idea into my head that 80 is old.

    Actually, I started using the "Old guy" nym about 50 years
    ago after a bunch of (college) student interns started
    using it to refer to me at (then) work.

    I turn 72 in a few months, and that is uncomfortably
    close to 80...

    I could reference Frank Sinatra (song "Young At Heart"),
    but that dates me as well. It's all relative - when I
    was in my 40's, the (then) retirement age of 65 seemed
    horrible, much less the ancient age of 70. If you look
    at Individual Retirement Accounts and the IRS rule that
    you have to cash in (and pay tax on) an age scheduled
    portion each year, the IRS suggests I'm likely to stick
    around for another ~20 years. At age 71, they're
    expecting you to be paying taxes for another ~26 years
    (isn't THAT a wonderful reason to keep yourself in good
    health). ;-} I was a smoker from age 12 to 55, but
    still ride my 10-speed bike to the grocery store about
    a mile away (scaring the customers because I'm huffing
    and puffing for a minute after I arrive) but it keeps
    the doctors off my back.

    Old guy


    You haven't got to the uncomfortable side of
    near 80, 83 is much less comfortable.

    Well you have been thusly informed...

    bliss -“Nearly any fool can use a GNU/Linux computer. Many do.” After
    all here I am...


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  • From faeychild@2:250/1 to All on Mon May 10 23:44:32 2021
    On 8/5/21 3:06 pm, faeychild wrote:

    He did sign off as Old Guy

    Time flies when...      I passed 80 a while ago, and
    that's obviously not in kilometers :-)

             Old guy



    Hello  I'm glad your still with us.
    Your name popped into my head the other day and I wondered.
    regards


    It would appear that I have gatecrashed the tranquility of your
    retirement, Moe.

    I can offer no excuse. Curiosity is a dreadful affliction :-)

    regards
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    Mageia release 8 (Official) for x86_64 installed via Mageia-7-x86_64-DVD.iso


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  • From Moe Trin@2:250/1 to All on Tue May 11 03:29:06 2021
    On Sun, 9 May 2021, in the Usenet newsgroup alt.os.linux.mageia, in article <s7a558$769$1@dont-email.me>, Bobbie Sellers wrote:

    On 5/9/21 3:42 PM, Moe Trin wrote:

    still ride my 10-speed bike to the grocery store about
    a mile away (scaring the customers because I'm huffing
    and puffing for a minute after I arrive) but it keeps
    the doctors off my back.

    You haven't got to the uncomfortable side of
    near 80, 83 is much less comfortable.

    My mother blew past her 80s without a problem (she did
    get more cranky by 95). Dad didn't see a doctor unless he
    was really sick, and therefore died at 53 of undiagnosed
    (and thus, unmanaged) hypertension. I got a pilot's
    license at age 33, so someone had been looking me over
    (annual aviation medical) for quite a while. Other than
    the eyesight (ARMD), my biggest problem is arthritis and
    muscle strains, but that's controllable and a quick ride
    around the block (1/4 to 3.5 miles depending on what I
    feel up to) helps keeping me loose enough.

    Well you have been thusly informed...

    Actually, my primary care only wants to see me annually.

    Old guy


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  • From Moe Trin@2:250/1 to All on Tue May 11 03:58:30 2021
    On Tue, 11 May 2021, in the Usenet newsgroup alt.os.linux.mageia, in article <s7cd0i$cvu$1@dont-email.me>, faeychild wrote:

    On 8/5/21 3:06 pm, faeychild wrote:

    Your name popped into my head the other day and I wondered.

    Haven't had much reason to post, though I'm still following
    78 newsgroups. What can I say?

    It would appear that I have gatecrashed the tranquility of
    your retirement, Moe.

    There's still some activity - my wife was also in network
    management (different company) and she finally retired
    last year. More time for the gardening...

    I can offer no excuse. Curiosity is a dreadful affliction :-)

    and our four cats.

    Old guy


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  • From faeychild@2:250/1 to All on Tue May 11 22:45:20 2021
    On 11/5/21 12:29 pm, Moe Trin wrote:

    My mother blew past her 80s without a problem (she did
    get more cranky by 95). Dad didn't see a doctor unless he
    was really sick, and therefore died at 53 of undiagnosed
    (and thus, unmanaged) hypertension.

    Yes My Father went the same way, same age. He had other issues from
    being a POW in Changi and then Burma and Hellfire Pass


    I got a pilot's
    license at age 33, so someone had been looking me over
    (annual aviation medical) for quite a while. Other than
    the eyesight (ARMD), my biggest problem is arthritis and
    muscle strains, but that's controllable and a quick ride
    around the block (1/4 to 3.5 miles depending on what I
    feel up to) helps keeping me loose enough.

    I tend to be rather stupidly sedentary. I have a "Take a Break" timer
    running in the computer which I am prone to ignore and I notice the
    weight creeping up.

    Regards


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    faeychild
    Running plasmashell 5.20.4 on 5.10.33-desktop-1.mga8 kernel.
    Mageia release 8 (Official) for x86_64 installed via Mageia-7-x86_64-DVD.iso


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  • From Moe Trin@2:250/1 to All on Wed May 12 04:16:34 2021
    On Wed, 12 May 2021, in the Usenet newsgroup alt.os.linux.mageia, in article <s7ettj$uh5$1@dont-email.me>, faeychild wrote:

    On 11/5/21 12:29 pm, Moe Trin wrote:

    Dad didn't see a doctor unless he was really sick, and
    therefore died at 53 of undiagnosed (and thus, unmanaged)
    hypertension.

    Yes My Father went the same way, same age.

    "Today" (actually, the last 30-40 years here), there is
    little excuse for that. This isn't April 1945 (FDR cuffed
    240/130 the morning he died), because there are a fine
    selection of meds to control it. As for being unaware of
    having the problem, virtually every pharmacy has a DIY
    machine freely available.

    He had other issues from being a POW in Changi and then
    Burma and Hellfire Pass

    Certainly didn't help.

    I tend to be rather stupidly sedentary. I have a "Take a
    Break" timer running in the computer which I am prone to
    ignore and I notice the weight creeping up.

    The cats here are difficult to ignore, demanding attention
    ("GROOM ME NOW!!!"). When I retired, I noticed the weight
    gain, but that's something only "you" can control. In my
    case, cut the snacks and slightly smaller portions seem
    to be working (helped along by "subtle" comments from
    the wife - but I do the same for her).

    Old guy


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