Reflections on getting old

I'm 30 today. Those of you who know me personally will also know that mentally, if not physically, I passed the 30 mark many years ago. So today's shift from a youthful 20-something to ageing 30-something hasn't been too big a leap.

Nevertheless, today is a day for reflection. I reflect that

• George Harrison was still only 27 when the Beatles broke up
• Hemingway was 27 when he wrote The Sun Also Rises
• Keats had written his entire body of work by the age of 26, when he died

I'm not going to beat myself up too much about this, because

• I'm alive
• I'm healthy
• I've got a blog. So that's one up on Keats and Hem

So on that positive note, if you bump into me tonight (The Leather Bottle, Garratt Lane) I'll buy you a beer to celebrate.

Published 09 March 2007 15:58 by Phil Turner

Comments

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  David Ferrabee said:

  Ah, yes, but living fast and dying young is over-rated.  Look at this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Late_bloomer I like to think I could be on a list with Anthony Burgess, Raymond Chandler, and Henry Miller.
  All the best things things that have happened in my life have happened since I turned 30.  No question.
  /df
  March 10, 2007 07:57
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  Olivia Lawson said:

  That's not the first time I've heard that David...interesting to know that potentially I've got all the best stuff to come then?! So presumably the old adage 'life beginning at 30, 40 or 50' etc just depends on which decade you sit in..? :)
  March 13, 2007 16:19
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  Annie said:

  One way to maybe feel young and sprightly is to take a step into the wondrous old man pub that's 'The Fog' behind 'Amaranth' on Garratt Lane. If you take more than one step in though, be sure to put 'Sweet Home Alabama' and '$1000 Wedding' on the jukebox or you might not be welcomed there again...
  
  March 22, 2007 17:09
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  Phil Turner said:

  Hey Annie I know that pub. Though i've never dared step in. I'll put my Lynrd Skynrd T-shirt on and get down there this Saturday!
  March 23, 2007 08:19