Monday, December 23, 2024

90 Year Olds Asked - What Advice Would You Give Your 32 Year Old Self -

Instagram post by Sahil Bloom


Today is my 32nd birthday.

Over the last month, I asked several 80-year-olds what advice they would give their 32 year-old selves.

Here's the life advice everyone needs to hear:

1.  Now and then, break out the fancy china and drink the good wine for no reason at all.

2.  Dance at weddings until your feet are sore.

3.  Tell  your partner you love them every night before falling asleep.  Someday you'll find the other side of the bed empty and wish you could.

4.  Don't fear sadness, as it tends to sit right next to love.

5.  Treat your body like a house you have to live in for another 70 years.

6.  Never raise your voice, except for at a ballgame.

7.  Do one good deed every single day, but never tell anyone about it.

8.  Time doesn't heal anything when it comes to relationships.  Don't delay difficult conversations.

9.  Find the things that make your eyes light up.  Do more of those.

10.  Always remind yourself that your track record for making it through your bad days is perfect!

11.  If something has a minor issue, repair it.  Minor issues become major issues over time.  Applies equally to love, friendship, health, and home.

12.  The most damning lie you can tell is the lie you tell to yourself.

13.  No one has ever argues their way to happiness.

14.  If you're going to lose a fight, make sure the other person things twice before fighting you again.

15.  Getting old is not picnic, but it's much better than the alternative.

16.  You may occasionally disappoint others, but make sure to never disappoint yourself.

17.  Never let a good friendship atrophy.  Send the text, make the call, plan the trip. Good friendships must be treasured.

18.  When you meet someone, look them in the eye, give a firm handshake, and call them by their name.

19.  Give everybody a second change, but never a third.

20.  The "good old days" are always happening right now.

21.  Whenever you hug someone, make sure they are the one to let go first.

22.  If it's raining on a warm summer evening, do outside and dance in it.

23.  Taking no risk is the biggest risk you can take.  Regret from inaction is always more painful than regret from action.

24.  It doesn't have to be perfect for it to be wonderful.

25.  When in doubt, love. We can always use more love.

26.  Looking presentable is a matter of self-respect.

27.  When you're feeling down, smile at yourself in the mirror for a full minute.

28.  Travel as much as you can.  Collect one token from every trip to remember it by.

29.  If there's something bothering you, ask yourself whether it will matter in one month.  If not, let it go right now.

30.  Stop trying to change people who don't want to be changed.

31.  You may win the argument, but if you lose the friend, what was the point?

32.  Stubborn pride is the downfall of many men and women. Learn to forget the slight hurts and avoid grudges.

33.  Do one thing that challenges your mind every single day.  A Crossword puzzle, math problem, anything. Daily "exercise" will keep your mind sharp for the long haul.

34.  If something isn't working and your gut tells you to try harder, first ask whether there's just an easier way to do it.

35.  Allow your kids to fail.  You will hate it, but it's so important.

36.  There's nothing wrong with shedding old relationships as you grow and change.

37.  No amount of money is ever worth trading for your peace of mind.

38.  If you kid wants to dance in line at the store, join them.

39.  Smile and say good morning to strangers on the street.

40.  Laugh loudly and unapologetically whenever you feel like it.

 


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Sunday, December 22, 2024

Amazing Cities That Have Changed Over the Years

 

Seoul, South Korea – 1950 vs. the present day


Hong Kong – The 1960s vs. the present



Toronto, Canada – 1930 vs. now



Dubai, UAE – The 1980s vs. today



View of Bangkok in 1822 and now


The Republic Square in Yerevan in 1916 and now



Downtown Los Angeles in 1994 and now



The Moscow River in the 19th century and now


Avenida Nueve de Julio in Buenos Aires in 1937 and now



Dubai in 1964 and now


Chicago in 1838 and now




Melbourne, Australia – 1920 and today


Manhattan with The Brooklyn Bridge on the right in 1873 and now


Short Riddles That Will Still Stump You


Short easy riddles

1. Riddle: Mississippi has four S’s and four I’s. Can you spell that without using S or I?
Answer: T-H-A-T!

2. Riddle: There’s a one-story house where everything is yellow. The walls are yellow. The doors are yellow. All the furniture is yellow. The house has yellow beds and yellow couches. What color are the stairs?
Answer: There are no stairs—it’s a one-story house!

3. Riddle: A girl fell off a 20-foot ladder. She wasn’t hurt. How?
Answer: She fell off the bottom step.

4. Riddle: Grandpa went out for a walk, and it started to rain. He didn’t bring an umbrella or a hat. His clothes got soaked, but not a hair on his head was wet. How is this possible?
Answer: Grandpa’s bald!

5. Riddle: You’re in a race and you pass the person in second place. What place are you in now?
Answer: Second place.

6. Riddle: What four-letter word can be written forward, backward or upside down, and can still be read from left to right?
Answer: NOON.

7. Riddle: What is at the end of the rainbow?
Answer: The letter W!

8. Riddle: Name three consecutive days without naming any of the seven days of the week.
Answer: Yesterday, today and tomorrow.

9. Riddle: You are in a dark room with a box of matches. On a table are a candle, an oil lamp and a log of firewood. What do you light first?
Answer: The match! Can’t light any of those things without a lit match.

10. Riddle: Two people were playing chess. They both won. How is this possible?
Answer: They were playing two different games, against other opponents.

11. Riddle: What word is always spelled wrong?
Answer: “Wrong.” Well, if you want to get technical, it’s not always spelled W-R-O-N-G … if you spell it wrong! So then, is it still spelled wrong? Phew! Short riddles can still make you think a whole lot.

12. Riddle: Which letter of the alphabet has the most water?
Answer: The “C.”

13. Riddle: What invention lets you look right through a wall?
Answer: A window!

14. Riddle: Where does today come before yesterday?
Answer: In the dictionary.

15. Riddle: Three doctors all say Robert is their brother. Robert says he has no brothers. Who is lying?
Answer: No one—the doctors are Robert’s sisters.

16. Riddle: What kind of ship has two mates but no captain?
Answer: A relationship.

17. Riddle: A man is holding exactly $5.25 but only has one coin. How is this possible?
Answer: He has a quarter and a $5 bill.

18. Riddle: I called my dog from the opposite side of the river. The dog crossed the river without getting wet, and without using a bridge, a boat or a raft. How is that possible?
Answer: The river was frozen.

19. What two words, added together, contain the most letters?
Answer: Post office.


Short “What am I?” riddles

20. Riddle: You can hold me in your left hand but not your right. What am I?
Answer: Your right elbow (or right hand)!

21. Riddle: I go around all the places, cities, towns and villages, but never come inside. What am I?
Answer: A street.

22. Riddle: You go at red and stop at green. What am I?
Answer: A watermelon.

23. Riddle: I have married many times but have always been single. Who am I?
Answer: A priest.

24. Riddle: I am higher without a head. What am I?
Answer: A pillow.

25. I have 13 hearts, but no lungs or stomach. What am I?
Answer: A deck of cards.

26. Riddle: I am easy to lift but hard to throw. What am I?
Answer: A feather. (A piece of paper or a leaf would certainly qualify too!)

27. Riddle: I break but never fall. And I fall but never break. What are we?
Answer: Day and night.


Short hard riddles

28. Riddle: Bella is outside a shop. She can’t read the signs, but she knows she needs to go in to make a purchase. What store is she at?
Answer: An eyeglass store.

29. Riddle: Wednesday, Bill and Jim went to a restaurant. They ordered and ate their food. Then they paid the bill, but neither Bill nor Jim paid. Who did?
Answer: Wednesday did!

30. Riddle: What are the next three letters in this sequence: O, T, T, F, F, S, S—what comes next?
Answer: E, N, T. The letters are the first letters of the written numbers: one, two, three, four, five, six, seven. “Eight, nine, ten” are next.

31. Riddle: How can you physically stand behind your father while he is standing behind you?
Answer: You and your father are standing back-to-back.

32. Riddle: What type of cheese is made backward?
Answer: Edam.

33. Riddle: A girl throws a ball as hard as she can. It comes back to her, even though nothing and nobody touches it. How?
Answer: She throws it straight up in the air!

34. Riddle: An electric train is headed east. Where does the smoke go?
Answer: Electric trains don’t produce any smoke!

35. Riddle: What is the one thing everyone can agree is between heaven and earth?
Answer: The word “and.”

36. Riddle: When is “L” greater than “XL”?
Answer: When you’re using Roman numerals.

37. Riddle: How can the number four be half of five?
Answer: IV, the Roman numeral for four, is half (the middle two letters) of the word “five.”

38. Riddle: A man was driving his truck. His lights weren’t on. The moon was not out. There were no streetlights. Up ahead, a woman was crossing the street. Luckily, the truck driver stopped in time—how did he see her?
Answer: It was daytime!

39. Riddle: A horse attached to a 24-foot chain wants an apple that is 26 feet away. He reaches the apple and munches on it, no problem—how is that possible?
Answer: The other end of the chain isn’t attached to anything.

Funny short riddles

40. Riddle: What has a bottom at the top?
Answer: Your legs.

41. Riddle: If you drop a yellow hat in the Red Sea, what does it become?
Answer: Wet.

42. Riddle: What color is the wind?
Answer: Blew.

43. Riddle: What tastes better than it smells?
Answer: Your tongue.

44. Riddle: What can jump higher than a building?
Answer: Anything that can jump—buildings can’t jump!

45. Riddle: Which word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?
Answer: “Short.”

46. Riddle: What has four wheels and flies?
Answer: A garbage truck.

47. Riddle: A monkey, a squirrel and a bird are racing to the top of a coconut tree. Who will get the banana first?
Answer: None of them—coconut trees don’t produce bananas!

48. Riddle: I can be cracked, I can be made. I can be told, I can be played. What am I?
Answer: A joke.



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