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6:56 pm
10th December 09
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Ciderman
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The frustrating thing about ageing is that the brain doesn't seem to realise that the equipment it's in charge of is outdated and in need of maintenance! Yesterday I sold a punchbag that we had somehow aquired on Trademe, a kind of local ebay. The punchbag weighs about 80 kilos and I thought 'I'll pop that in the back of the car ready for dropping it off to the buyer tomorrow. I squatted down tipped it over my shoulder and sent the message to my legs, “Up!” Nothing happened! I stood up, heaved it onto something about a foot high and tried again. Still no luck! Finally on top of a short set of steps success was achieved.
Last year I was reaching up to the top of an apple tree and the bough I was standing on cracked! The brain of a 40 year ago gymnast said “Rotate”. After a brief pause, Body said ,”What?” Fortunately impact was on a flat grassy surface, flataback. Nothing was broken but breathing was unavailable for a couple of minutes!
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Civilisation is a veneer, easily soluble in alcohol.
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1:37 pm
11th December 09
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Tom
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Interesting Ciderman. Exactly right. My cerebral software hasn't updated itself either – sadly!
I think it has something to do with looking in the mirror and not seeing what everyone else sees. Everyone else sees a withered little old man. I see the same person I've always seen. Because of that, and the fact that I am pretty fit and active, I assume I can do the same things I always did. Like you, it's not until it's too late that I realise the error of my ways.
The one thing I would say we benefit from though is greater stamina. I've worked with guys a fraction of my age who go at a job like a bull in a china shop. In no time at all, they're wasted. I find I just plod along at my own pace and can keep going all day.
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11:24 pm
11th December 09
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doreen
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“Nothing was broken but breathing was unavailable for a couple of minutes!” wrote Michael
Cider you could have died
3 minutes not breathing and you are dead
Now you just read Tom's post he explains how your body works.
We are like our computer with our software, our hard-disk and our cachè 
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4:04 am
12th December 09
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Ciderman
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I'm hoping to get a USB fitted to the back of my neck so I can back up every day so I can remember what the hell I did with things!
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Civilisation is a veneer, easily soluble in alcohol.
http://cidermannz.blogspot.com/
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8:17 am
12th December 09
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doreen
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That would solve your problems Cider.
A Universal Serial Bus… sit in it drive away and relax.
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6:35 pm
12th December 09
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Ciderman
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Back at the museum this weekend.
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Civilisation is a veneer, easily soluble in alcohol.
http://cidermannz.blogspot.com/
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8:16 pm
12th December 09
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Graham
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Are you the curator or an exhibit?
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4:30 am
13th December 09
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Ciderman
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Whether I'm on duty or not , whenever any of my grandchildren go past, they point at the museum and shout, “My grandad's in there!”
I feel I should remain motionless!
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Civilisation is a veneer, easily soluble in alcohol.
http://cidermannz.blogspot.com/
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10:45 am
13th December 09
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Tom
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Ciderman said:
I'm hoping to get a USB fitted to the back of my neck so I can back up every day so I can remember what the hell I did with things!
I spent many years thinking what a good idea it would be for someone to write a book about what we could expect of life as we got older. Now I realise someone probably did write it but simply forgot to publish it
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