[frayedends]

I didn't even know about hookers and blow at age 9.

[JMintzer]

Originally Posted by jimjamuser

Women mature about 2 years earlier than boys (at least back in my day). Also, most women THEN (not now) had more limited professional openings available than most boys. Even today, a woman has to be 5 times as good as a man to get most any position.

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by frayedends

I didn't even know about hookers and blow at age 9.

Do not remember when I learned about hookers but probably much later.

[Two Bills]

Originally Posted by jimjamuser

Even today, a woman has to be 5 times as good as a man to get most any position.

Unfortunately, what with arthritis, back problems, general aging, my wife is no longer 5 times better than me.
We are both about as supple as scaffold boards, so positions these days, for both of us, are very limited!

[CoachKandSportsguy]

Originally Posted by Windguy

I loved anything to do with rockets when I was little. When I watched John Glenn orbit the Earth in 6th grade I decided I wanted to work for NASA when I grew up. Ten years later, I pulled into the Manned Spacecraft Center (now JSC) in Houston to start my internship as a rocket engineer.

I still love rockets and spend hours every day keeping up with the space industry. I can’t wait for SpaceX to start launching their giant Starship rocket from the cape. Man, I love rockets!

another for windguy

[CoachKandSportsguy]

Originally Posted by nn0wheremann

I do have sympathy for those age 9 athletes who become Olympians. Now they are in their teens or twenties, with nowhere to go. Maybe they will figure out round two precociously by the time they are 29.

so little imagination about the prospects of olympians and olympic trial attendees, and such a poor understand of human motivation and abilities. Have known several olympic athletes personally. . none of them had issues getting jobs after they no longer participated. They have qualities which can easily be ported to other endeavors..

i assume your alias is a correct description