and when you realize that there is no pebble, you will be ready. ;)

50 years. I don't have goals - I just try enjoy whatever comes my way and avoid stuff that rubs me the wrong way. Looking ahead is not one of my gifts.

i just achieved a goal - i just whacked a rattle snake with a 5 iron! rock on. i can die happy now.

If the goals are limitless -- if I can set some serious crush-my-enemies, see-them-driven-before-me, hear-the-lamentation-of-their-women, put-Grover-Norquist-and-everyone-like-him-on-a-one-way-rocketship-to-Pluto, rub-Aladdin's-lamp-and-make-anything-happen kinds of goals -- I'd consider the 18 months.

But eighteen months can go like _that_. Hell, I can't believe it's June already, and that's just THIS year. Gimme the fifty.

I think the range is too far. I think a better question would be 10 years of overwhelming financial and personal success (not enough to watch you kids grow up), or 50 years of being a middle-management person who never stands out or does anything great.

Nice Conan-like goals vsp!

Where oh where did May go!?

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Hrm...well since I'm not a goal orientated person, and so far my life has been somewhat mediocre (read: normal), then what's another 50 years, eh? Especially in my situation, since I have no idea if I am going to even really live another 10 much less 50 years! :p

I'd take the 18 months. If I could achieve what I really wanted to do rather than live a life of mediocrity, hell yes! Burn out bright and burn out fast. It might have been short, but I would have LIVED my life.

OK everyone. Stop talking. You DO have 18 months to do whatever you want to do, to at least TRY and achieve the goals you want to achieve. I am sick of these 'wish' questions. It is lazy to want rewards with no effort and believe me the reward truly is sweeter for the suffering, in whatever context. I climbed a very tall hill a few weeks ago. We didn't go up the tourist route. We climbed up the side of the hill amongst nettles, brambles and 6 foot high grass. It was at least a 60° gradient and I hated every minute of it. But when we got to the top, we realised something important. If we hadn't struggled, fallen, cut ourselves and got thoroughly exhausted and frustrated with each other, it just wouldn't have been the same. We realised it's all about the journey, not where you're going.

So I'll take the 50. And I'll make every month what I want it to be.

pffft - i don't have time to work towards my goals when i keep cellar on my screen all the time.

Easy. My goal is to live the rest of my life in mediocrity. I'll gladly take the 51.5 years at this point.

As for me, time's up. I'm outta here! I'm waaitiing! (taps toe and looks impatiently up at the sky).;)