That what they say about two keeping a secret is true.

(September 26, 2018 at 1:16 pm)no one Wrote: The depths of human stupidity is fathomless.

Against stupidity, the Gods themselves contend in vain.

(September 26, 2018 at 5:17 pm)Dom Wrote: 95% of the stuff we worry about is totally irrelevant a short time later.

Doubly true if you have a panic disorder. I had a panic attack because my sweater was itchy once. It doesn't get more irrelevant than that.

(September 26, 2018 at 5:47 pm)polymath257 Wrote:

(September 26, 2018 at 1:16 pm)no one Wrote: The depths of human stupidity is fathomless.

Against stupidity, the Gods themselves contend in vain.

Schiller and Asimov FTW!

I trust animals more than I trust people.

I can have pain in places on my body that I didn’t know existed in my 20s

How had I missed this thread?!

-It keeps getting better.
-The older you get, the less bull you put up with just to please others.
-Solitude is a luxury
-Family is EVERYTHING

‘The biggest thing I've learned as I've Got older is”

I was too stupid in my youth to realize the promise that I would become wiser is a complete con.

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(September 26, 2018 at 5:47 pm)polymath257 Wrote:

(September 26, 2018 at 1:16 pm)no one Wrote: The depths of human stupidity is fathomless.

Against stupidity, the Gods themselves contend in vain.

In fairness to the power of the gods, the gods could hardly have put in an honest effort since they own their existence to continued stupidity.

(September 26, 2018 at 9:05 pm)Figbash Wrote: I trust animals more than I trust people.

Dogs are way good judges of character. I had a neighbor many years ago that I wasn't comfortable with, but my Sheltie mix hated that SOB with a vengeance. The truth came out over time. That guy was a Grade AA asshole.

(September 26, 2018 at 10:04 pm)Hobbitgirl Wrote: I can have pain in places on my body that  I didn’t know existed in my 20s

There is a guy who lives on my street who makes signs. I saw one in his garage workshop that said, "If you are over 50, and you woke up this morning and nothing hurt, you died in your sleep!".

(September 26, 2018 at 10:35 pm)J a c k Wrote: How had I missed this thread?!

-It keeps getting better.
-The older you get, the less bull you put up with just the please others.
-Solitude is a luxury
-Family is EVERYTHING

You missed it because you aren't visiting enough.  And your points are dead on!

(September 22, 2018 at 6:02 pm)polymath257 Wrote: I'd say the Atiyah-Singer Index Theorem is the biggest thing I've learned. But the most useful is probably the Urysohn Lemma.

Like they say, when life hands you a Lemma ...