JoyceOBcean

My 20 YO co-worker didn't understand why I called Mark Wahlberg Marky Mark, so I sent him this.

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Travel isnā€™t as glam as it used to be

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JoyceOBcean@reddit

I just went on a tour of Edinburgh and the Scottish Highlands and a couple of days in London. I flew business class, five star hotels and a nice tour of the Highlands. Every castle that we went to had a bunch of people, too many people. The tours you walked like a bunch of cows listening to a tour guide that it seemed was talking more about football (soccer, for Americans) instead of imparting any knowledge of the sites. Iā€™m glad I got to see Scotland it was always a dream, I love castles, I took a bunch of pictures and I got to feed Highland cows. But to tell you the truth, I could not wait to get home! I missed my puppy, I missed my daughter, and I missed my bed. I had signed up for a road scholar tour of Western Canada and just canceled it. Iā€™m going to fly to Las Cruces, New Mexico to see my other daughter and thatā€™s my big trip this year. Itā€™s just not as fun as it used to be.

If you were going out in your 20s in the 80s/90s, what was clubbing or bar culture actually like compared to today?

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JoyceOBcean@reddit

I moved to San Diego in 1981 at 20 years old and lived in Pacific Beach right next to the ocean. We would follow the happy hour specials around town. Monday was Tio Leoā€™s which had a full on dinner of free tacos and quesadillas during happy hour. Wednesday we would go to Diegoā€˜s for dancing and their $1.00 margaritas. You couldnā€™t have more than four or your hand didnā€™t work anymore to grab the drink. Thursday was Moose McGillicuddyā€˜s for Long Island iced teas. Friday was the Roxy in El Cajon where there was great dancing and then we go to Bobā€™s Big Boy after at 2 oā€™clock in the morning for a nice big burger. Saturday night more dancing after a day at the beach. Getting in at 3 oā€™clock in the morning on a week night and then getting up at 7:00 am to go to work hung over as shit. I donā€™t know how I did it all those years.

Do you still like Madonna, even after all these years?

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High school party drink... what was your nemesis?

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Was the Longaberger Basket craze just a local thing?

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El Paso TFR for 10 days

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Fort Bliss is a premier Army installation for Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems (CUAS) training and development, frequently conducting first-of-its-kind exercises to enhance drone detection, tracking, and neutralization capabilities. The 1st Armored Division and 5th Armored Brigade lead these initiatives, utilizing advanced, mobile technology to combat evolving, low-slow-small drone threats.

Did you know?

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JoyceOBcean@reddit

Really? OMG, I used to the olā€™ keep a cassette in your radio to record your fav songs and Computer Love and Blinded me With Science featured prominently.

Did you know?

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Did you know?

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What was your parents preferred disciplinary weapon of choice?

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Thank god itā€™s (almost) behind us

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Are your kids having kids?

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My comic books are worthless

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JoyceOBcean@reddit

Thatā€™s why when I just recently moved from California to Oregon, I got rid of absolutely everything in the garage. It was already costing me almost $10k to move what I had. The man left with a trailer of stuff that was nearly flattening his trailer tires! It felt so good.

When was the last time you sent, or received, an actual Christmas card?

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What do you want for Christmas?

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JoyceOBcean@reddit

I just bought myself a Delonghi Dinamica Plus super automatic espresso machine and my kids chipped in for my Christmas present. It arrives on Monday and I feel so excited like Iā€™m getting my first bike or something when I was 10! ā˜•ļø

What Was Corporate Life Like in 90s America?

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Whatā€™s the oldest article of clothing you still wear

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JoyceOBcean@reddit

I have a neon orange striped short sleeve Billabong shirt and a white Guess denim jacket from the early ā€˜80ā€™s that are still in style that I wear.

Be honest, who had pie for breakfast this morning?

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What Christmas movies must you watch every year that younger generations don't appreciate

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Anyone else just 'Done' with Holidays?

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JoyceOBcean@reddit

Just try to look at the joy of things. donā€™t go overboard, donā€™t spend a bunch of money, donā€™t invite people over that you donā€™t want in your home. Christmas can bring joy. I just bought a 2-foot tree and put it in my room and look at it and play some Christmas music. I love to drive around and look at the houses with the lights on . Iā€™m just having two people over for Thanksgiving. Iā€™m making a small turkey breast as I love the leftover turkey sandwiches. Fourth of July can be fun if you can watch the fireworks from your house and I agree about New Yearā€™s Eve thatā€™s just for somebody who wants to get drunk for $400. Lifeā€™s too short to not have fun, coming from someone whoā€™s looking at the tail end of it.

Did your parents ever talk to you about...ANYTHING?

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My Mom said ā€œWe are a bunch of ā€˜fertile Myrtleā€™sā€. So I put together that if I had sex, Iā€™d get pregnant pretty quickly. I was about 10 when I realized my brother (the first born) was born 7 months after my mom and dadā€™s wedding anniversaryā€¦ mmmmm. This was in 1938! Fertile Myrtle indeed.

Two spaces after period?

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Introduce yourself, by your mall growing up. I think we will find some of us have the same ones. tia.

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If you could be 18 again, would you take the offer?

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What's a period-specific bullshit task you had to do back in the day, that you don't have to do these days?

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What's a period-specific bullshit task you had to do back in the day, that you don't have to do these days?

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What's a period-specific bullshit task you had to do back in the day, that you don't have to do these days?

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Ok, at my age I have a list of items I wonā€™t skimp on at this point. What are yours?

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Ok, at my age I have a list of items I wonā€™t skimp on at this point. What are yours?

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JoyceOBcean@reddit

I flew business class to Italy last year for the first time at 63 and Iā€™m never flying economy internationally again. Iā€™ll save and wait until I have enough. Just returned from a Scotland/London trip and the lounge, no lines, great food, own space, tv, headphones, storage, amenities bag and sleeping in a bed makes me actually enjoy the plane ride now vs dreading the flight to a destination.

Ok, at my age I have a list of items I wonā€™t skimp on at this point. What are yours?

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Are we all still using the F-word all the time?

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My very first concert. 41 years ago!! What was yours??

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Advice? 80 y/o mom no savings thinks she's moving in with me?

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What was with all the clear drinks?

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JoyceOBcean@reddit

Oh I loved Zima! I worked at the San Diego Naval station, in the MWR (morale, welfare and recreation department) and would go down to the bar and get a Zima after work. Brings back memories so refreshing!.

ULPT to get people to stop peeing, crapping, eating, camping out, and doing dr*gs on my front step?

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No celebrity death has ever hit me hard. Is that a Gen X thing?

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Did you know anyone who died from HIV/AIDS?

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JoyceOBcean@reddit

My cousinā€™s husband has AIDS now. Heā€™s not doing well. My cousin drank himself to death just two years ago before his partner passed. He didnā€™t want to see him die I think. RIP Cousin Jack.

When did you first drink alcohol?

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Do you care about Prime Day?

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JoyceOBcean@reddit

Oh heck yes I just bought a whole bunch of stuff. I had many things in my cart and a couple of them went down 50 to 70%! Iā€™m a happy camper.

Very sad today

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JoyceOBcean@reddit

I ended up divorcing my husband. I said if I wanted a roommate, I might as well get a roommate. He didnā€™t want to fool around. He didnā€™t want to travel. I was going everywhere by myself. I went to college, got a better job and made twice as much amount of money than him and then he said he wanted to stay home. I said no way and got a divorce and I am the happiest Iā€™ve ever been. I just moved from a place I lived for 45 years to a whole new state. I went to Whole Foods one day And met the cashier who had just moved here too and said do you want to get coffee and now I have a great friend. Start over. Iā€™m 63. Youā€™re still young.

People over 40, how many of you have a bit of a drug problem?

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Expat Burnout is Real

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Dude, this future sucks.

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JoyceOBcean@reddit

Itā€™s ok. Everything will work out. Itā€™s just tough right now. Time changes all things. You are alive. You have the internet, a phone or computer, you can read and write, hopefully you had a nice meal today and have a bed to sleep in. If you believe in a higher power, talk to them and your friends and family. Try to stay a little positive. Look for the gratefulness..

How Did You Learn to Drive a Stick?

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JoyceOBcean@reddit

My brother-in-law talked me into buying a 1973 Mercury Capri stick shift. I had never driven a stick shift before. I learned on his 1965 Mustang. It was fun while I was young.

Pretty sure these killed a bunch of people.

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Finish this GenX sentence: When I think of Val Kilmer, it's his work in ________

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What is ā€œpeakā€ USA travel experience that you donā€™t get much of in other countries?

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When a worker comes to your house in America, is it not customary to offer them lunch/food?

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JoyceOBcean@reddit

I always give any workers in my home refreshments; coffee, food, water and at the end of the day some beers for the anyone who wants them! Pizza for the kitchen remodelers, lunch for my cleaning lady and her favorite cup of my special coffee upon arrival, beers for the floor installation guys. I enjoy seeing their smiles and chatting with them!

How do you start a new life abroad all alone?

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JoyceOBcean@reddit

Iā€™m 62 and moving solo from San Diego to Italy in the next six months. Iā€™m going for a month in December to buy a house. We just gotta do it.