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This video has become a Thanksgiving mainstay for us (together with WKRP’s OMG They’re Turkeys! Episode and at least some scenes from Planes, Trains and Automobiles)

 
Not intentionally funny but made me laugh:



If we ever have to change the board name, we could do worse than Psychic Cocaine.

We could do better, I’m sure, of course.
 
nycfan said:
Not intentionally funny but made me laugh:



If we ever have to change the board name, we could do worse than Psychic Cocaine.

We could do better, I’m sure, of course.
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I've heard people express a similar sentiment about successful attorneys retiring. As a younger lawyer it sometimes seems inexplicable to me that so many of my partners, and other attorneys I know, keep working - and working hard - deep into their 70s and even 80s. They don't need the money; they have families to spend time with plenty of places to go and things to do in retirement. I look ahead to those years and think, "if I'm financially able to retire, why I would keep working past 55/60/65?" But some of my fellow attorneys have expressed that it can be difficult, when you get to that stage of a successful career, to give up the psychic benefit of being important to people - your clients, colleagues, civic organizations, etc. It makes you feel good for people to want to know what you think about things all the time! And also to have the feeling that you are good at something that people appreciate. I think this is especially so because in many fields, like law, reputation tends to lag achievement by 5-10 years or so, so that in your 60s or so you're potentially being recognized as a preeminent person in your field. And I imagine this is by no means unique to my occupation. So in the end I think it's completely understandable that it's difficult to let go of things like power and influence and fame, when that sort of positive attention makes us feel so good.
 
rodoheel said:
I've heard people express a similar sentiment about successful attorneys retiring. As a younger lawyer it sometimes seems inexplicable to me that so many of my partners, and other attorneys I know, keep working - and working hard - deep into their 70s and even 80s. They don't need the money; they have families to spend time with plenty of places to go and things to do in retirement. I look ahead to those years and think, "if I'm financially able to retire, why I would keep working past 55/60/65?" But some of my fellow attorneys have expressed that it can be difficult, when you get to that stage of a successful career, to give up the psychic benefit of being important to people - your clients, colleagues, civic organizations, etc. It makes you feel good for people to want to know what you think about things all the time! And also to have the feeling that you are good at something that people appreciate. I think this is especially so because in many fields, like law, reputation tends to lag achievement by 5-10 years or so, so that in your 60s or so you're potentially being recognized as a preeminent person in your field. And I imagine this is by no means unique to my occupation. So in the end I think it's completely understandable that it's difficult to let go of things like power and influence and fame, when that sort of positive attention makes us feel so good.
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I think that's all true, but in my view, it's especially important in fields like law for successful and financially stable people to hang it up reasonably early. That's the only way important client relationships can get passed down to younger lawyers who really need them to achieve their own success, both generally and in the specific context of firm advancement. There's a reason a lot of big firms essentially mandate retirement around 65, or at least de-equitize lawyers after that point.
 
rodoheel said:
I've heard people express a similar sentiment about successful attorneys retiring. As a younger lawyer it sometimes seems inexplicable to me that so many of my partners, and other attorneys I know, keep working - and working hard - deep into their 70s and even 80s. They don't need the money; they have families to spend time with plenty of places to go and things to do in retirement. I look ahead to those years and think, "if I'm financially able to retire, why I would keep working past 55/60/65?" But some of my fellow attorneys have expressed that it can be difficult, when you get to that stage of a successful career, to give up the psychic benefit of being important to people - your clients, colleagues, civic organizations, etc. It makes you feel good for people to want to know what you think about things all the time! And also to have the feeling that you are good at something that people appreciate. I think this is especially so because in many fields, like law, reputation tends to lag achievement by 5-10 years or so, so that in your 60s or so you're potentially being recognized as a preeminent person in your field. And I imagine this is by no means unique to my occupation. So in the end I think it's completely understandable that it's difficult to let go of things like power and influence and fame, when that sort of positive attention makes us feel so good.
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Well, if you get divorced and she/he gets half you may want to put in a few years. Good friend is in this boat.
 
ZenMode said:
Well, you definitely would not want to be in any of my text groups. You probably would not like my sense of humor.
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That's fine everyone's different.

Just curious do you have experience with people dealing with addiction or do you know anyone who has died of an overdose?
 
UNCatTech said:
That's fine everyone's different.

Just curious do you have experience with people dealing with addiction or do you know anyone who has died of an overdose?
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Nobody really close to me. A few husbands of my wife's friends - three actually. Now that I think about it, I find myself questioning her choice of friends.....

A couple of people in my friend group - friends of friends. One lost a good six-figure job and nearly his wife and kids.
 
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