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If you were the original designer of one existing corporate logo, which one would you select?
I think the Nike logo. Why, because I am a lousy artist and that one looks the simplest to design.
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If you could have your own TV channel, what would it be about?
I think a mixture of Gilbert and Sullivan type musicals and ‘good’ movies. A good movie is one that I like. For example last night I watched Top Gun on television AGAIN…and for the first time began to pick holes in the story etc. I would also like to include some National Geographic type documentaries or movies. I swaying towards movies and yes it would be a movie channel….good movies!
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If you were on a small island, who would you want to be with? And where is it? How big is it?
I think I am living the dream right now. The island not ‘small’ but it is the right size and MGW is with me.
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At what age did you become an adult?
By Google definition an Adult is ‘a person who is fully grown or developed’. Considering I am still changing am I fully grown or developed?
Another definition refers to a person having reached maturity. I always think of maturity as those who are older than me 🙂
Then we come to the legal version of being an adult. Back “in the good old days” I could not become an adult until I was twenty-one years of age, now that had been reduced to eighteen and I have found ten-year old children who know all their ‘rights’…but don’t want to know any responsibilities that come with those rights.
Back in the 60s, upon reaching the age of 20, we could be sent to Vietnam, to ‘defend’ our country, but we did not have the right to vote for the politicians who made that decision. I still have my (Nasho/draft) card stating that I had to report for National Service…one of the few raffles in life that I have won.
Another definition is that in the eyes of the law we are able to manage our own affairs. I fail miserably here because I need accountants and lawyers to manage a lot of my important affairs.
Marc and Angel Hack Life have put up these 20 defining characteristics of adult hood.
- Realizing that maturity is an ongoing process, not a state, and continuously striving for self improvement.
- Able to manage personal jealousy and feelings of envy.
- Has the ability to listen to and evaluate the viewpoints of others.
- Maintains patience and flexibility on a daily basis.
- Accepts the fact that you can’t always win, and learns from mistakes instead of whining about the outcome.
- Does not overanalyze negative points, but instead looks for the positive points in the subject being analyzed.
- Is able to differentiate between rational decision making and emotional impulse.
- Understands that no skill or talent can overshadow the act of preparation.
- Capable of managing temper and anger.
- Keeps other people’s feeling in mind and limits selfishness.
- Being able to distinguish between ‘needs’ and ‘wants’.
- Shows confidence without being overly arrogant.
- Handles pressure with self composure.
- Takes ownership and responsibility of personal actions.
- Manages personal fears.
- Able to see the various shades of grey between the extremes of black and white in every situation.
- Accepts negative feedback as a tool for self improvement.
- Aware of personal insecurities and self-esteem.
- Able to separate true love from transitory infatuation.
- Understanding that open communication is the key to progression.
I think those twenty ideas sum up being an adult fairly well.
However, as a final thought, the Urban Dictionary offers two definitions of being and adult.
The first sums up nicely the place where I am at in relation to adult hood…
A person who has stopped growing at both ends and is now growing in the middle.
The second definition of Adult
1. The period of your life before death, and after the time when you realize that it is, in fact, NOT cool to paste cut-outs from ‘Teen People’ onto your binder.
(Teen People… a US based magazine which closed September, 2006, merging with People.com).
2. The label you give to movies that have copious amounts of the letter ‘X’ on them.
Oh! What age did I become an adult? I’d like to think there a few more ‘youthful’ years left in the ageing body before the moment I cannot grow, think, enjoy, etc. life. In fact with the R word being evermore on my mind – whether it be forced or chosen retirement, I think this stage of life I feel free from the pressures of raising a family and school fees, and learning to drive and …….. Now it’s time for this kid to enjoy himself and let someone else worry.
Cee, You’ve done it again….:-)
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But I think I might take the cake, at least for best view of this vulture at Moholoholo Rehabilitation Centre. Talk about ‘up close and personal’. They are much bigger and heavier than they appear in the movies…and I did need that extra hand to help me hold it up while it ate the meat from the glove. All fingers still accounted for..and counting. 🙂
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