Old Guys Rule recognizes unsung heroes with a Badge of Honor award. The first recipient was a surgeon from San Clemente, Dr. Gus Gialamas. Traveling Surgeon …...
You qualify to be an “Old Guy” when you no longer care what the world thinks about you. I’m 64. In the last 3 years I have retired, bought two sports cars, bought a 5th wheel, moved my lady-friend in and really begun to “live.” Life is WONDERFUL!
A business colleague who has recently turned the Big 5-0 and has had white hair since he was 30 gets mad when I wear my OGR hat. “We’re not old guys,” he insists. It’s hard to explain to him the OGR philosophy, even though he fits right in mentally. Someday I’ll get him converted.
As for me I hit 59 in December. I just bought some new high performance skis this season, having worn out the last pair, and am making real good use of them. And three weeks ago I did some hot laps in an Indy car down in Orlando at the Indy Racing Experience. Gonna go back and beat my lap times.
I reinvent myself & business every 2-3 years and keep learning new stuff. It works in life and it works for business. My 15 and 20 year old daughters don’t think I’m old and say they have friends with dads in their 40s who are old. Too bad for those guys and their kids.
Except for the longer healing time for injuries, age is just one of those imaginary numbers they told us about someplace back in school.
The goal of life is not to arrive at the grave in a well-preserved body but to slide in sideways, totally worn out, shouting, “Holy shit, what a ride!”
The goal of life is not to arrive at the grave in a well-preserved body but to slide in sideways, totally worn out, shouting, “Holy shit, what a ride!”
Guys, I have just been reading the comments about how old is old enough to qualify....who cares..the attitude that you all have is enough to keep dodgy old codgers young...I see that not many of us aussies have added to these comments so here I am...approaching 50 and feeling fine here in the great down under. I found OGR in a couple of surf shops in Sydney and on the north coast..I looked up this site and have been reading some amazing comments....I laughed my head off when I read Noley’s comment : “The goal of life is not to arrive at the grave in a well-preserved body but to slide in sideways, totally worn out, shouting, “Holy shit, what a ride!” ...that’s gonna be a great epitaph in about 50yrs....Keep It Up
Hello, aussiekades. I hope I spelled that right - I’m so old, I suffer from CRS disease (that’s “Can’t Remember Shit"). Glad to see you joining us from the other side of the globe. You’re almost 50? I’d love to be that young again. No more prostate trouble, no more diverticulitis, no more trick knee, yada yada. Of course, if I were 50 again, we’d have a different President and you’d still have your guns. How time and times fly. Anyway, it’s good to have you on board. I don’t post here very often, but it’s fun to check in now and again. Be well, and keep in touch.
I’ve been waiting to wear an OGR shirt and now that I’m getting ready to turn Five-Oh next week, the toughest decision is which shirt to buy! I am so stoked to get to 50.
I coach rowing at a university in CA after giving up the corporate rat race. The pay is minimal but the fun is maxed out, so it’s worth it. Gettin’ to pass along my passion to the younger generations is what it’s about for me. I admit that I get a kick out of being in the top ten of the team when comparing physical fitness scores, but I don’t post my scores for them to see. Wouldn’t want to discourage any of ‘em.
I wish OGR made a rowing based shirt, but I’m thinking one of the surf ones will be just fine since I didn’t start surfing till I was in my 40’s. I agree with lots of the comments here, keep a positive attitude and the willingness to live with abandon.
Hey fellow OG’s. I am 51. I grew up in OC hanging out in Huntington and Newport every summer. Would wake up before school and ride my bike (carrying my board) down Brookhurst to Lifeguard Station 13 and surf before school. During the summers we would spend a lot of time down at PCH and Orange St. surfing, munching on the strips at the strip stand and meeting girls from everywhere. I am working on a book called “Round 2” about the second half of life. I think it is better. We have the experience and if we keep ourselves in good shape and enjoy more and stress less we will endure it well. After all we are all “a little further on down the road” than those young bucks. We can help to guide them in a good direction. I love the comments made here on this site. You are all great! Enjoy Life!
Judging by all of the “Newbie” responses, it appears like many of us have just recently joined the
“Old Guys Rule” Club. It’s nice to see that we are not alone and have others in our “Age groups” to
relate. I’m 48 and apply the rule that your only as old as you feel.
One minute, your 22 and invincible. Just this summer I started to feel a little bit of my age.
After being under my car for a few hours on the concrete floor, turning wrenches I feel young
and flexible and the next minute, the next day, I try and get out of bed and wonder why my back
started to ache. Regardless, it beats the alternative.
It’d not an age it is an attude when you have lived life and exprinced life and you are still around to share your stories with young people that is the age to qualifiy as an old guy that rules. It also exprince you can pass along to younger generation to help them get to an old guy. I have a son that turned 27 today as is moving out in two weeks and I feel he will be ready to face the world of wisdom that was passed on to him just as it was passed on to me by my Dad.
!!!!!!!!!!!!old guys rule that is cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hey fellow OG’s. I am 51. I grew up in OC hanging out in Huntington and Newport every summer. Would wake up before school and ride my bike (carrying my board) down Brookhurst to Lifeguard Station 13 and surf before school. During the summers we would spend a lot of time down at PCH and Orange St. surfing, munching on the strips at the strip stand and meeting girls from everywhere. I am working on a book called “Round 2” about the second half of life. I think it is better. We have the experience and if we keep ourselves in good shape and enjoy more and stress less we will endure it well. After all we are all “a little further on down the road” than those young bucks. We can help to guide them in a good direction. I love the comments made here on this site. You are all great! Enjoy Life!
