I Can't Watch Anything.

[renfield]

As I get older I find less interest in “passive” activities like watching movies/TV or reading. I have to be actively creating something for it to be of much interest.

Hope you get things figured out.

 

[Rossi320]

Yellowstone is very good

 

[snagstangl]

"seminal reference" now why would that have a reference for that...

 

[olkofri]

Parents of younger kids can see this in action any day.

I cringe when I see children with cell phones.

 

[Choatecav]

As I have gotten older, I have noticed that my practice of watching/reading/listening, etc. has changed. I have less tolerance for certain things and I will go through spells of just completely ignoring the news as it has gotten so polarizing and depressing.

Oh, and another thing is I absolutely despise talking on the phone. I like texting and email, but unless it is my wife or son, I will usually just let a phone call go to voicemail. Oh well.....

 

[sablebrush52]

As I have gotten older, I have noticed that my practice of watching/reading/listening, etc. has changed. I have less tolerance for certain things and I will go through spells of just completely ignoring the news as it has gotten so polarizing and depressing.

Oh, and another thing is I absolutely despise talking on the phone. I like texting and email, but unless it is my wife or son, I will usually just let a phone call go to voicemail. Oh well.....

I hate texting and much prefer a phone conversation. Different strokes and all that.

 

[bullet08]

Yellowstone is very good

No. Never liked pissed on rocks. Nor snow. But heard the national park is great. Oh, few accidently fell off recently. Another social media casualties.

 

[bullet08]

Keep finding new things to do. Nothing productive, but something to engage my mind.

Keep saying I'll get back on cycling, but getting my butt outside is truly hard.

 

[Choatecav]

I hate texting and much prefer a phone conversation. Different strokes and all that.

I completely understand as many of my friends feel the same way and prefer the phone. You are correct.... different strokes.....

 

[Chasing Embers]

Have you tried video games?

 

[jpmcwjr]

I completely understand as many of my friends feel the same way and prefer the phone. You are correct.... different strokes.....

My preferences are specific. Some people get texts, some phone calls. With my two closest friends, both are used depending on the situation.

 

[Choatecav]

My preferences are specific. Some people get texts, some phone calls. With my two closest friends, both are used depending on the situation.

What turns me off of some phone usage is when the calls turn in to long, drawn out small talk discussions about trivial stuff. One of my old friends, who I believe should have been born in the 1800's and is probably the finest horseman I have ever known, will get on there and draw out old stories that he has told me a dozen times. I know where it is going, but I try to sound tickled each time. I wish he would learn to text, but no such luck.

But as you said, some folks I know I can get on the phone with and it won't draw out for a half hour. Those I don't mind.

 

[Richmond B. Funkenhouser]

get on there and draw out old stories that he has told me a dozen times. I know where it is going, but I try to sound tickled each time.

Isn't that what conversations with old friends are for? Haha

I know that the conversations I have, with the few longtime friends of mine, always turn into the same conversations we've had a thousand times.

Speaking of such, I need to call Jake and see what the hell he's been up to.

 

[Sig]

Start a small hobby farm.
We did this 21 years ago.
The plan was some chickens, a hog or 2, maybe some rabbits and a goat.
Two decades later.......
A dozen plus cattle at any one time, dozens of chickens, turkeys, ducks and geese. A bunch of hogs, goats, sheep, rabbits, horses, mules, 9 stocked ponds and grow all our own food, and our animals food.
Not much time for tv or reading.
We do read a lot though....and watch TV occasionally.