The Midlife Crisis

[regular.joe]

The poem was outstanding. Really. Thank you.

I got out of the Army in '93 and spent 6 years out. Got back in in '99. One good thing about the Army is that every couple to three years I move on to something a little different. I haven't been stuck in a rut professionally. I'm 41 now, have about 17 or so years total in. Most guys are looking forward to getting out at 20, I volunteered for an airborne slot and am changing my career path in a big way. I like it. As far as doing something more exciting to wake my old butt up, it's hard to to top dodging bullets and jumping out of aircraft. Maybe my "crisis" will come when I finally get out of this racket. Mrs. Joe thinks I already had mine, but that is another story.

Juniper, I don't know why they call it a crisis. Get out, challenge yourself, use all that life experience for something good. With all the factors that conspire to keep us healthy and alive a good 20-30 years longer then people 100 to 200 years ago, I say go for it and enjoy the ride. I bet it doesn't end up where you think it will now, just like when you were 20.