For gays who will be seniors one day - A Steve5380 Topic!

[Steve5380]

There is around a lot of criticism of the Internet,  YouTube in particular,  of how it corrupts the mind of those addicted to it.  Is this so?  I watch a good amount of YouTube videos  ( retired man with some spare time ).  

 

Thanks to YouTube, I recently discovered the life of the Indian philosopher J. Krishnamurti,  and I find myself being so accepting of his ideas that I have listened to several videos about him.  This one is very important for seniors like I am:

 

 

In this video, Krishnamurti confirms that agnosticism is the most natural ideology of healthy, rational individuals.

[Steve5380]

There is a collection of videos in YouTube which deal with the latest astronomical discoveries, like this one:

 

 

Scientists are discovering celestial objects that don't seem to belong to our universe,  at distances exceeding the "observable universe based on the big bang" and outside the "microwave background".   So...   ...  we should not rule out the possibility that other universes exist,  "parallel universes",  and that our own universe's big bang is not a unique event but may have happened before, maybe repeated times? 

 

This video is a good response to the one I posted earlier,  " DOES GOD EXIST? ".  If you are a deep believer in his existence,  then... with multiple universes...  does every universe has its own God?  If so,  where does this leave the MONOTHEISTIC doctrine?    And in each vast universe,  will a God have "his chosen people"  like we have the Jews?   And will each God create a version of Humanity by making his first man out of ash and this wife out of one of his ribs?  And will He have a Son that incarnates and is crucified to redeem that humanity from an "original sin"?

 

Ahhh... the Good Old Times!   When we had the tranquility that we were the center of the Universe,  which together with our son rotated around the stationary earth!  With a Heaven at some height above ground,  and a Hell below ground!    HOW WILL THE SOULS FEEL that died during these good times and are in Heaven, if they look down from Heaven and see... see what we are finding out now?  Will they feel threatened that they are just a FANTASY?   This may be very frightening for them!  

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Edited June 9, 2025 by Steve5380

[Steve5380]

Dear fellow gays,...  think about this...  even before becoming seniors:   Are we gays inferior people?  Much of society has always held this as a fact!  That we gays are "damaged",  that homosexuality is most possibly a "birth defect".  

 

In recent times I have welcomed a super-smart  and super-decent Mayor turned politician:  Pete Buttigieg.  He nearly beat Joe Biden in the race for the presidency in 2020!  Then Biden nominated him as the Secretary of Transportation,  and as such he did an excellent job.   He married his partner, and they adopted two kids.  They are now a model of a family!

 

I want to show you the following video,  where Pete held a town meeting responding to the events in the last days.  It is a short video with not too much content,  but it shows how one gay man can raise to the occasion of leadership.  If HE would be the President instead of the one we have now...  what a difference would this make?   A gay versus a "super-straight" billionaire? 

 

 

[Why?]

4 hours ago, Steve5380 said:

In recent times I have welcomed a super-smart  and super-decent Mayor turned politician:  He married his partner, and they adopted two kids.  They are now a model of a family!

 

I am curious, so are many of us here.  Is he a "top" or "bottom"?  

[Steve5380]

58 minutes ago, Why? said:

I am curious, so are many of us here.  Is he a "top" or "bottom"?  

 

There is not much wrong with being curious.  But I cannot help, I have no idea if he is top or bottom or side.  And I don't care one bit.  Being so smart, I could suspect that he is a "side",  and stays away from anal sex.

[singalion]

My guess on Butigieg would be Vers Btm... 😂

 

His partner doesn't really look like a top to me also. 

[Sweetie Pie]

10 hours ago, Steve5380 said:

In recent times I have welcomed a super-smart  and super-decent Mayor turned politician:  Pete Buttigieg.  He nearly beat Joe Biden in the race for the presidency in 2020!   A gay versus a "super-straight" billionaire? 

 

I wish I could see him ejaculate

[Steve5380]

6 hours ago, Sweetie Pie said:

I wish I could see him ejaculate

 

What for?  He surely ejaculates like all of us.   You would also like to see he and others poop and pee?

 

I don't see neither of the two physically attractive,  although it would be a great pleasure to converse with Pete.

[Steve5380]

I watched a video "4 Myths about Homosexuality" some gay made.   Although I don't believe in myths,  I could not agree more.  Maybe because I didn't know about them ??? I have personally violated some of these myths...

 

 

Before adulthood I never had had gay sex, nor any other sex.  I was not into this.  And even thereafter, I married and had a kid.  Today I am convinced that I didn't miss anything important.  Why so?  I could have enjoyed addictions like drugs and alcohol and sex and spent my childhood high with these.  This would have gained me NOTHING!  Past pleasures... are gone!  And to remember them, what's the difference between remembering 2 or 3 great sex episodes, or remembering hundreds?  I was quite unsocial, and missed oh so many great times with friends!  Today I am social, and what I missed earlier means NOTHING.  And because I am gay,  I didn't have the love of my life with a woman, but I did so with my late boyfriend.  This I remember every day,  and I bless my fortune to have had him.   

 

Dear fellow gays,  some of the conclusions I just mentioned we reach later in life...  when we become middle aged and seniors.  So please,  look forward to these times, unafraid of old age.  And do the best so that this old age is one of happiness.

[Why?]

12 hours ago, Steve5380 said:

 

What for?  He surely ejaculates like all of us.   You would also like to see he and others poop and pee?

 

Like everyone else, he ejaculates, which is where the fun started.  Do you go to saunas just to see other people poop and pee?  Hello?

[Steve5380]

9 hours ago, Why? said:

Like everyone else, he ejaculates, which is where the fun started.  Do you go to saunas just to see other people poop and pee?  Hello?

 

Ejaculation is where the fun starts?  I would rather think that he is normal and ejaculation happens at the end of the fun.

[Steve5380]

Dear fellow gays,  look at this amazing video!  Five young guys of Takamatsu Japan are showing such advanced athletic form that can only come from full dedication:

 

 

Compare this with so many American young guys who are obese couch potatoes!  What a pity!

 

As young gays watching this, we should realize that with only a small fraction of the work and effort these Japanese guys dedicate to their bodies, we can be in perfect shape and be among, say, the 5% most attractive guys of our age,  and remain among the most attractive throughout our life!  Isn't this worth the little effort?  Of course, the guys in the video surely have excellent trainers and workout facilities that are out of reach for most of us.  But today with the Internet we can learn by ourselves and do even at home the basic workout that can keep us in good shape.

 

And the following displays of extreme flexibility?   Don't we all when we stretch the little bit we can, we think that we are breaking us apart?  But NO!  Even normal bodies, with out of normal work one can go much, much further.  Unless one is an octogenarian like I am?  Lame excuse...

 

 

Edited June 18, 2025 by Steve5380

[Steve5380]

Why, why I am so fascinated by the athletics of your guys? Athletes like this one?  Is this a fetish of an octogenarian?

 

 

No, it is not a fetish.  It is an EVALUATION of what a young guy is able to do through much work and dedication,  and then an ESTIMATION of what a fraction of this skill  an octogenarian needs to apply to a) stay straight like a young person, b) walk with good stride, c) have decent equilibrium, d) avoid sarcopenia and preserve some muscles, e) stay flexible,... now for a coming goal to pass the black belt examination in Aikido.  

 

I am confident that only a fraction of Carlo Yulo's body abilities is necessary to fulfill my goal.  But if I fail in the test (ouch!)...  I may persist and try it again!  But if I pass it... I'm not giving up on Aikido, but continue with it as long as I can, ha ha.  And "Aikido" is nothing important, just something for my pride.  The ultimate objective is to say functional until the end of my life, or as long as possible.  

 

[Sweetie Pie]

6 hours ago, Steve5380 said:

Why, why I am so fascinated by the athletics of your guys? Athletes like this one?  Is this a fetish of an octogenarian?

 

Try sniffing their hairy armpits and tell us what you think. 

[Steve5380]

9 hours ago, Sweetie Pie said:

Try sniffing their hairy armpits and tell us what you think. 

 

You may be the only one who can "sniff their hairy armpits" on a video!  😄

[Steve5380]

Dear gays,  I found this video that left me very impressed.  A technology wonder that will push modern astronomy even further.  This camera is mounted in the latest telescope on a mountain in South America's Chile.  And not only the camera itself is amazing, but also all the digital technology that processes its data, handles its huge 3.2 GIGApixel size, and sends it via optical cable to the US for further analysis and distribution to the community of astronomers. I suspect that this requires a data center comparable to those who handle AI.

 

 

The camera captures millions of little light dots,  each a world in itself.  This senior then reflects:  how does this leave the ancient "science" of astrology based in a few planets and stars?   "Scientists" and other charlatans in history had much, much less data to come up with their inventions. And it goes even further:  with modern science of the very small and very large, of very precise and complex measurements...   shouldn't society put aside all the theories, religious stories and doctrines, alleged miracles and prophesying... from the beginning of history until, say, the 18th century, and start with fresh speculations and even conclusions based on modern science?  Like if history started a few centuries ago! 

 

I could suggest that all  of today's institutions of organized religion could change their charter, and instead of pushing some fantastic supernatural fantasies,  they could dedicate their energies to do charitable work,  to help the poor, the needy. And for their entertainment, start speculating about the universe based on what we know today,  with ideas of life in other worlds and how this can influence the life in our world.  They could also get involved in modern research of the spiritual domain of our minds.  They could be interested in the complex nature of our sexual orientations and identities, and stop bullying those in orientations that are a minority.   

[Steve5380]

 All sort of videos pop up on the Internet. This one, the thoughts of the clairvoyant Edgar Cayce called my attention because I lately am starting to think like he did:

 

 

 

Since recent times, not at 60 but at 80, I find that my  spirit is changing its focus for the better.  Life is losing its importance, and my soul is more busy with the spiritual. Without beliefs, I speculate about an afterlife without fear of it.  No more resentments, feelings of guilt, victimization,  but instead positive feelings towards others. I unexpectedly experience states of great joy without obvious cause.  With this kind of life I wish to keep living many years more, but they are not necessary. 

 

All I can say is that what the video describes is not bullsh*t, but a probable experience in old age.  So, dear gays,  DON'T BE AFRAID OF OLD AGE.  It can be a blessing. 

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Edited June 27, 2025 by Steve5380

[Steve5380]

Here is another video of men's gymnastics.  Can you imagine how much work, dedication it took these six guys to reach such skills?  Compared to this,  cannot each of us, normal people, do a small fraction of it to stay fit, good looking, healthy throughout our lives?

 

 

[Steve5380]

Here is a video with interesting information about the benefits of some fruits.  I had reduced my consumption of fruits due to concern over their sugar content.  But my desire to maximize good collagen in my body will make me follow the advice in this video.  Most of the fruits here described I appreciate already, but I am adding two more: papaya and guava. A week ago I bought my first papaya and... I love it!  Next visit to the store I will buy my first guavas. 

 

 

In these videos they refer to "people over 60"  as those who are at risk of arthritis in the joints, loss of muscle, difficulty walking, etc. etc.  This octogenarian...  at 60 was having still success in Asian gay saunas, working out in gyms, and in the 70s and still at 82 practicing a martial art.  BUT... my "60s" may come to me in my 80s, 90s...  and I want to be prepared.  

 

I know that my fellow gays are also looking forwards to fend off the problems of old age,  and...  old age surely comes.  So it may be wise to prepare early.  

[Why?]

Growing papaya and guava in your backyard is simple.  You'd better get to work on your neglected garden and start digging. 

[Steve5380]

49 minutes ago, Why? said:

Growing papaya and guava in your backyard is simple.  You'd better get to work on your neglected garden and start digging. 

 

Yesterday I tasted guava for the first time in my life.  Not bad,  although I wish it didn't have these little seeds.  But I will get used to it.  I could have a vegetable garden in my backyard and grow papaya, guava and other vegetables.  But the yard already gives me some work, and as an octogenarian I rather spend my energies in resistance training.  And I can walk to two of my grocery stores and buy all the vegetables there.

[Steve5380]

No much more orgasms for an octogenarian,  but to listen to my lifelong Hero can be equally satisfying:

 

 

Yes, today I found this video of Jascha Heifetz playing Max Bruch's Scottish Fantasy.  This is a difficult piece, and the way Heifetz played it at 70 years old is extraordinary.  He displays THE SAME perfect playing he has done all his life.  No trace that he is "a senior"!.  Since showing up as a child prodigy, he has dedicated his whole life to stay loyal to his unique skill.  Someone in the comments wrote that "his abilities descended effortless from Heaven".  It surely was NOT effortless, but even at 70 he makes some sounds in this performance that are... DIVINE!  We don't know how Paganini sounded, but I boldly hold him as the best violinist of all times.  And it is not only the playing of a violin.  From what I know about his life, his persona is an example of decency.  (  uhhh... forgive my enthusiasm... )

 

If this post sounds like I want to preach about the attributes of being old...  that's true!  

[Steve5380]

There are interesting ideas out there.  Thanks to the Internet we can find them and reflect about them.  Like what this video deals about:

 

 

This Rupert Sheldrake is a very well educated scientist.  And he is a year older than I,  meaning that he has experience. 

 

His ideas have something in common with speculations that our consciousness, our spirit, our "soul" is not part of the physical body, but it merely "drives" the body,  like a driver drives a car.  Like my cellphone does not contain the Internet but merely captures a "field" that conveys it,  my body is not MYSELF but merely interfaces with my existence... that is  somewhere!   

 

Isn't this frightening?   NO,  it is simply interesting speculation.  Whatever I am,  it is not different from what all we humans are, including you my dear gays.  And this speculation binds into the idea that death is not the end of us,  but it ends a chapter in our existence.  So...  there is no reason to fear death...  and therefore...  to fear old age.   

[Steve5380]

Not one day goes by without this octogenarian being mesmerized by some music.  This comes with being retired, with time to listen to music, ha ha.  Here is a great performance of Chopin's Prelude no. 17,  played by Dong Hyek Lim, who has a perfect expressivity not found in most other pianists:

 

 

There is much sweetness and a little melancholy in this Prelude, although I don't react to sadness in music.  ALL beautiful music should be welcomed!  Dong Hyek Lim is an expert in bringing out the BEAUTY of the music he plays, something I don't find of such degree in many world class pianists.

 

Oh, here is another great performance of this prelude by this Brazilian:

 

 

And then, for those who are IMPATIENT,  here is my compatriot Martha Argerich who shows that this fantastic music can be played fast, and still with expressivity and beauty..

 

 

She was quite young in the days of this performance. ( hot female hormones? )

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Edited July 14, 2025 by Steve5380

[Steve5380]

In us gays who will be seniors one day it crosses our mind what will be our life when this happens.  How will be our last years or even decades of life?  Since I'm getting there, closer than most of you, I have an answer.   Here is a video I found with thoughts by the Indian yoga guru Sadhguru (  although I am 14 years older than he, I look younger... yes... without that silly white facial hair which should not mean "wise", ha ha ).  Although I sometimes disagree with Sadhguru, in this occasion I am 200 percent, oh more, 1,000% in agreement with him here.  That's why I think you should hear this too.  ( this is the second post I make in this thread about this issue )

 

 

Hopefully this feeling of vulnerability comes quite late. If like many of us we are living alone in our old home, the first step is to lower our standards of perfection.  Lack of energy?  We should cut on things "that need to be done".  Lack of mobility? Let things come to the home instead of going out to look for them.  Food stores now deliver to the home, and Amazon delivers everything to the home. Lack of contact with others?  We should not give up the cellphone, the Internet, the television. Emergencies? There are services that can give us wearable alarms.   How long can we maintain this situation?  Probably until the end.  Especially you younger gays who will have the benefits of advancing technology, perhaps robots that will do everything for you.  Myself, I could already get services at home for everything.

 

And when the end arrives?  Who wants to have a bunch of family and friends around crying and holding our hands?  Death is something personal, private, individual.  If we are intelligent, we have already lost any fear of death but our mind is on the afterlife.  And this afterlife needs NOTHING of what we leave behind.  Let's be egoistic and leave this for the others,  especially if we also leave them an estate that can make up for their troubles. 

[Steve5380]

Dear fellow gays,  aren't these Japanese guys cute?  And they are role models for us seniors:

 

 

Role models,... why?

 

There is no doubt that their extensive training and dedicated work makes their bodies far superior to the other guys of their same age.   Corollary?  If we seniors pay attention to our bodies with good nutrition and exercise that are just a fraction of what the young guys do,  we will remain physically superior to the majority of other seniors of our age. 

 

This means that we can maintain full functionality walking, climbing, while the majority of other seniors have to use their canes, walking sticks, wheel chairs, or remain confined to their beds.  And on the nutritional front,  we can avoid diabetes, heart disease, fatty liver, dementias that make other seniors our age SLAVES of the respective medical professions.  Isn't this worth the extra care, dedication?  How about the PRIDE, happiness of this distinction of being superior to others?   

 

Ohhh... how bad, how miserable, how immoral to entertain this evil PRIDE...     

 

  

[Steve5380]

Nothing keeps us Seniors for having important concerns, like these ones:

 

 

Can boys who practice ballet walk freely through the Singapore streets and malls dressed in their white tights pants?  Must these ballet practitioners always have their tool parked at 12pm,  or are other angles acceptable?  Is the appeal of male dancers in Asia diminished if they have small tools,  or do they make up for this with padding?

 

But I won't mind if I don't get answers to these concerns....   life goes on!   

 

Then,  there are some insecurities about male ballet dancers:

 

 

 

Bah!  this "masculinity" in ballet or lack of it can be disregarded in today's world.  A real man should not worry about letting some femininity show up in his ballet dance.  After all, feelings should not be tagged as masculine of feminine. The most macho man can enjoy being a bottom,  and the most delicate woman can be as tough as nails.   Furthermore, it might be a good idea for a male ballet dancer to also put some dedication in practicing a martial art, after all he has a perfect flexibility to do this.  In this way,  if someone tries to bully him for being "sissy",  he can break his bones.  

 

And in any case, when we become Seniors, this masculine vs. feminine loses its importance.  One more benefit of being a Senior.  

Edited July 19, 2025 by Steve5380

[Steve5380]

This poor old man is so fortunate !!   A while ago during my breakfast/lunch I watched a video that hit me in the middle of the heart.  A video with my Hero playing the most wonderful performance of Tchaikovsky's violin concerto:

 

 

I recognized this recording which also appears in the movie "Carnegie Hall",  a story centered on this famous concert hall with a collection of top performances by the best musicians.  O.... ohh... it's just playing at 5:50 the Cadenza... how extraordinary!  Heifetz plays it so securely like it is his second nature...   Personally, I find him to be the best instrumentalist ever landed on this planet!  If I could muster a little belief  I would think that this violinist is out of this world.  ( well, as an agnostic, I already speculate that we are all out of this world, which we are visiting temporarily ) 

 

I apologize to my fellow gays for posting so much about classical music,  it so happens that it is so much a part of my spiritual life these days.  But hopefully I can give an example that there is no lack of life when we become seniors, a spiritual life that replaces the sexual life which we have enjoyed so much and is vanishing. 

[Steve5380]

I hope you fellow gays will forgive my apparent fixation with male beauty.   At my age, it is not so much sexual attraction but more a likeness for aesthetics.  These South Korean divers have bodies that come close to perfection ( at least superficially ) and this encourages me to keep working out and eating well.  Yes...  even an octogenarian can think that it is not too late for body cultivation and preservation.  And it is my experience that looking good is closely tied to feeling good.

 

 

I find that these guys have an ideal size of musculature.  Not too skinny, not too "built" like power lifters.  And in their speedos they would not be able to hide any subcutaneous fat,  which none of them have.   This fat is something that is difficult to totally avoid with age,  but then, a little of it is not harmful.  And after all, an octogenarian does not need to impress as a springboard diver.  

[Steve5380]

The following video shows me for the first time a gym where springboard divers may train.  Very interesting!  It looks like...FUN!  No wonder these divers can make such complicated moves and still... enter the water straight!

 

If I were a little younger,  like 60 years less,  I would like to try out diving and do this training too. 

I would like to have some of these elastic spring mats to practice my Aikido break falls too,  ha ha. 

 

 

 

BTW... do these six-packs of these two guys come from diving practice too?  I'm surprised.  Ah no, I see at 5:18 how they train their abs.

 

OH SH_T!  This takes courage !!! :

 

 

 

Edited August 3, 2025 by Steve5380

[Steve5380]

I am getting some clues that I am... a Senior,  because,  when I see a video like this one:

 

 

my heart has become so soft that I am overcome with joy and tears looking at these little kids,  with their daddy...

 

And this one:

 

 

Is having a heart that is softening...  a start of " the second childhood "?  If so, be it welcomed.  Another benefit of becoming a senior.

[Steve5380]

Dear fellow gays who will be Seniors:  PAY ATTENTION.   Here is a video by Dr. David Sinclair which is excellent.   This trusted expert in longevity has decided to start a series of videos with nutritional advice, which you can search by watching this video on YouTube and searching the owner account of the video.  This one in particular gives very sound explanations of WHY we should eat certain foods, which are all quite accessible.  My own diet is very good, yet I have gained some new information and ideas from this video.

 

 

For those of you who don't watch this on YouTube, here is an index of the addressed items:

 

TIME STAMPS

0:00 - Intro: Why Seniors Lose Muscle with Age

1:35 - What is Sarcopenia? The Silent Muscle Killer

4:15 - The Role of Nutrition in Preventing Muscle Loss

7:40 - Cheap Food #1: Eggs - Nature’s Perfect Protein

12:10 - Cheap Food #2: Lentils - The Plant-Based Powerhouse

16:00 - Cheap Food #3: Canned Tuna & Sardines - Omega-3 Boost

20:35 - Cheap Food #4: Cottage Cheese - The Slow-Digesting Protein

24:50 - Cheap Food #5: Spinach - The Magnesium & Nitrate Source

29:05 - Cheap Food #6: Peanut Butter - Calorie-Dense Muscle Fuel

33:00 - Cheap Food #7: Greek Yogurt - Probiotic-Enhanced Protein

37:45 - Final Thoughts: The Simple Strategy to Beat Aging & Sarcopenia

 

WHY WATCH THIS: If you're over 50, preventing muscle loss is the key to longevity, mobility, and independence. This video condenses years of cutting-edge research into practical, affordable steps you can take today to preserve your muscle strength, energy, and healthspan. Dr. David Sinclair explains the biology, the science, and the easy dietary solutions that could help you stay active for decades to come.

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Edited August 8, 2025 by Steve5380

[singalion]

In the US there are now Quacks running the Health Department... 

 

But thanks for the video, at least once something useful for guys who don't think they will age... 

[Steve5380]

7 hours ago, singalion said:

In the US there are now Quacks running the Health Department... 

 

But thanks for the video, at least once something useful for guys who don't think they will age... 

 

You are right.  Quacks, the evil, the criminal are now running the US government.

 

Yes, the video is for guys who want to age as late and as best as possible. 

[Steve5380]

Dear fellow gays, here is another video to pay attention to.  Dr. Li, another nutritionist I trust, seems to also have launched himself into series of videos.  ( do they do this for prestige, or for money? ).  This one is about the benefit of CHEESES. 

 

 

This video confirms other findings,  and I have now found a way to spend my money.  Instead of doing it in sex tourism to Asia,  I will spend it in Parmigiano Riggiano cheese, quite expensive,  ordered from Amazon.  I already eat some cottage cheese and drink a little concentrated tart cherry juice before bedtime, and I sleep well. ( bah... I have little worries, so why shouldn't I sleep well?)  But older man never knows...

[Steve5380]

By now you realize that I like to evaluate and admire beautiful male bodies.  Here is a video showing Asian body builders in a competition:

 

 

Yes, they are impressive body builders.  But are they beautiful bodies?  This can be in the eye of the beholder. And how much of this 50 minute video is enjoyable?

 

Even after taking away the paint, their bodies look somewhat... artificial!   What are all those muscles good for?  Are they good for unloading sacks of cargo from ships?  Ah, no, they are there to elicit admiration. 

 

Who knows what they need to do to build these muscles and how long they last.  But they reveal a lot of WORK and DISCIPLINE.  Good for them for all this work and discipline.  But if one can choose,  wouldn't it be smarter to care for the life at the other end, the years of Seniority,  and how to impress there by displaying some good health and functionality?

 

Decades ago I worked out at a gym in Houston where a famous bodybuilder,  a former Mr. Texas, also worked out.  We developed some acquaintance, and at times I worked out with him.  He showed me some consideration and he thought that I had potential and offered to train me.  I respectfully thanked him and declined his offer, due to other plans in my life.  He was then in his 60s, and kept competing,  and later on, I learned recently that he had passed away a decade later in his 70s. 

 

I feel so fortunate to have put some efforts in preserving my health, instead of building muscle.  But everyone should make his own choices.  What I find is that preserving a healthy lifestyle and arriving in the 80s with good health and a strong body takes much less effort than becoming a successful bodybuilder.  To the point that EVERY normal gay can reach this objective if he chooses so.  Thus I write here my five cents of opinion.  

[Steve5380]

And here is another video, this time with ballet dancers, to compare with the above one about bodybuilders.

 

 

The principal dancer here is not a bodybuilder. Far from it, his musculature could be seen as pathetic.  BUT... I personally find that watching this performance of Ravel's Bolero is infinitely more interesting than looking at the endless display of boring bodybuilders.  You are free to disagree, ha ha.  Maybe because there is more ART in ballet than in muscle exhibition?  But these dancers also place high demand on their bodies, like the bodybuilders, and I don't know which practice is less unhealthy.  I would still choose a less demanding profession, like electrical engineering... 😄

[Steve5380]

Dear fellow gays,  here are two videos that, regardless of your age,  can be extremely important to watch. That is... if you care about your nutrition and how it affects your health.  New discoveries, new studies, new attitudes, blah blah blah.  Please, you don't need to watch if you feel comfortable with what you are doing know, and think that it is the best nutrition offers.

 

First, the video that raises the ISSUE,  nearly like rising the ALARM.  Have we been fooled all along?

 

 

It seems that "carnivore" is the way to go!  I don't disagree, although I don't embrace the extremes.

 

Then, there is a second video here which rises ALARMS over the ALARM in the previous video.  Serious "doctors" contradict the benefits of "carnivore" with potential damaging effects:

 

 

WHOM to believe?  WHAT to believe?  I think that the best is to know very well the arguments on both sides, and try both approaches with flexibility.  As time passes, we can gain confidence based on the PERSONAL results we see.  Not everything will be clearly revealed,  but we can already distrust what appears to be motivated by prestige and greed.

 

I already have accepted the benefits of animal based food and the damages caused by many carbohydrates. This already puts me at odds with the " recommended practices " of the governmental experts.  I have eliminated the consumption of many grains like wheat and avoided sugars, while welcoming full animal fats.  Interestingly, my high consumption of fats has not made me fat, but just the opposite, I would like to gain some weight.  I put my hope for this in the increase in muscle with increased consumption of mostly animal and some vegetal protein. And so far, I am healthy.  I welcome any opinions you have about this subject,  agreeing or contradicting mine, with or without fighting, ha ha!  

[Sweetie Pie]

15 hours ago, Steve5380 said:

It seems that "carnivore" is the way to go!  I don't disagree, although I don't embrace the extremes.

 

Then, there is a second video here which rises ALARMS over the ALARM in the previous video.  Serious "doctors" contradict the benefits of "carnivore" with potential damaging effects:

 

I once trusted David Sinclair, who boasted about his “immortality”- age reversal regime, could ever become so aged in his recent video.

 

Let's get back to your carb phobia problem. There are good carb bad carb. Be vigiliant and they are are essential to your existence with various conditions, bodily functions, and other needs.

 

I recently determined that some western supplements and youtuber’s recommedations,  simply didn't cut it and opted to try Chinese herbal supplements (from reliable sources).  It performs admirably in a week and helps me stay in top shape and gets rid of any naggy discomfort completely.

  

I'm not here to give opionion. The best course of action is to continuously check your body temperature, pay attention to any indications of discomfort, listen to your pulse, and, if you continue to stay in top shape, with or without looking musculars, follow your usual routine and refrain from being adventurous (without consulting your Doctor) simply because some "experts" advise you to.  Any modifications to your dietary routine could lead your systems to protest, alter within your body, that once look like a perfect environment, and then have less desired consequences you least anticipated, especially for Octagarian. 

Edited August 18, 2025 by Sweetie Pie

[Steve5380]

5 hours ago, Sweetie Pie said:

 

Any modifications to your dietary routine could lead your systems to protest, alter within your body, that once look like a perfect environment, and then have less desired consequences you least anticipated, especially for Octagarian. 

 

 

Oh... you have experience with Octagarian!   Please let me know, because I am an octogenarian.  Any suggestions are welcomed.   

[Sweetie Pie]

8 hours ago, Steve5380 said:

 

Oh... you have experience with Octagarian!   Please let me know, because I am an octogenarian.  Any suggestions are welcomed.   

I have experienced with all sort of people, Octagarian included.  What do you want to know, the good, the bad or the ugly and the absolutely stubborn ones?

Edited August 19, 2025 by Sweetie Pie
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[Steve5380]

43 minutes ago, Sweetie Pie said:

I have experienced with all sort of people, Octagarian included.  What do you want to know, the good, the bad or the ugly and the absolutely stubborn ones?

 

Please tell me your experience with "Octagarian" people.  I didn't know they exist.  All I know is that there are "Octogenarian" people, since I am one of them and I know my experiences.  😄

[Sweetie Pie]

1 hour ago, Steve5380 said:

 

Please tell me your experience with "Octagarian" people.  I didn't know they exist.  All I know is that there are "Octogenarian" people, since I am one of them and I know my experiences.  😄

Yes, they do!  They sound the same, behave the same and about your age too.  If you consider yourself an Octogenarian, than you are Octagarian.  No difference, just spelling.   If you still disagree, you need to manage your problem. 

[Steve5380]

21 hours ago, Sweetie Pie said:

Yes, they do!  They sound the same, behave the same and about your age too.  If you consider yourself an Octogenarian, than you are Octagarian.  No difference, just spelling.   If you still disagree, you need to manage your problem. 

 

If "Octagarian" exist for you,  this is fine.  I have no problem with this.  But for the rest of the world,  "this" does not exist. 

 

Is it perhaps that you have a personal way of spelling English terms, and therefore they exist for you?  This is interesting, and it can be fun.  I can also define some alternate spelling of "Octogenarian",  like "Octodecadian",  "EightDecadian", "EightyAndPlusians",...   

 

I respect the right you have as a Sweetie Pie to use your own spellings in whatever comments you write in this thread.  It adds a little humor to the kind of somber topic of being Seniors could be...  but it does not need to be,  and it never will be while I post here!   

 

I think this is the best way to manage your problem. 

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Edited August 20, 2025 by Steve5380

[Why?]

  I can also define some alternate spelling of "Octogenarian",  like "Octodecadian",  "EightDecadian", "EightyAndPlusians",...    

I think you are an Oxymoron.

[Steve5380]

9 hours ago, Why? said:

I think you are an Oxymoron.

 

I think that as a problem, you are also manageable.  It is easy for octogenarians to take things with humor.   

[Steve5380]

I recently watched some videos that acquainted me with the philosopher Baruch Spinoza, like this one:

 

 

I have no problems making common cause with those who unveil religious fantasies.  And I like the ideas of Spinoza.

 

I am not an atheist but an agnostic.  I don't like to "believe"  but be guided by FACTS.   Unfortunately, I also find a lack of facts about gods and the supernatural.  This does not prove to me that they don't exist.   In the void of my ignorance, I like to speculate, which I find quite satisfying.  I will keep enjoying speculations all the way until my last breath,  and then hopefully I might come in contact with FACTS...  or with nothing.  I won't mind either way. 

 

 

1. AI Summary

   To understand the relevance of Spinoza, consider the following points:

   • Developed a rationalist philosophy that emphasizes the unity of nature and God.
   • Advocated for a pantheistic view, seeing God and the universe as one.
   • Influenced modern thought, particularly in ethics, politics, and psychology.
   • Promoted the idea of freedom through understanding and reason.
   • His work laid the groundwork for Enlightenment thinkers and modern secularism.
   • Challenged traditional religious views, advocating for a more personal spirituality.

 

Edited August 29, 2025 by Steve5380

[Steve5380]

If you as a gay are able to make to Senior,  be warned that you may have some ideas about the Supernatural!!

 

Although I had like 9 years of Catholic schooling and I never believed a word of that doctrine,  my speculations now about the Supernatural give me much pleasure... and humor. 😃

 

Like these two videos with my hero Jascha Heifetz, which give me idea that he was not from this world:

 

 

I have trouble believing that Nicolo Paganini could have played his Moto Perpetuo better than Heifetz.  And that he could have played this concerto by Vieuxtemps better than what we hear here:

 

 

WOW!  How can a Human play like this ???    Don't worry...  I have no proof that he was anything more than a human genius, ha ha!   The reason I post this is to give an example of extreme ability by a unique ARTIST.   Who knows,  maybe you happen to agree with me and enjoy this music as much as I do.   

[Steve5380]

I just found a video that strongly appeals to our intelligence and common sense.  It is about the reality of Paradise.

 

Dear fellow gays,  don't see this as an attack on religion.  On the contrary, it is an encouragement to develop our religiousness, our OWN religion, which can be our collection of speculations about a possible supernatural,  since any FACTS about a supernatural are not accessible to us humans nor to any living creatures on earth. 

 

 

 

Even if we recognize that all dogmas of ORGANIZED RELIGIONS are fantasies, invented for various purposes not necessarily moral,  the mystery and therefore the non-zero probability of a supernatural can remain.  Our ignorance about them is precisely the reason why so many contradictory religions can exist,  each claiming to be the only true one while the others are false.

 

This helps to prove the falsity of all of them, ha ha!   Here is how:  For example, imagine that there are 100 organized religions, each one the true one while the other 99 are false.  This means that EVERY RELIGION is 1% true, while being 99% false.  So... is it worth to dedicate our spirit and enslave our body to any organized religion, which all in this example have a 99% probability of being false?  BUT... there should be freedom of belief,  so everyone makes his own decision.   

 

Once society accepts the replacement of organized religions with individual personal religions,  all the churches, synagogues, mosques, temples can be converted into valuable museums, the clergy can become social workers, and... and... and ethnic groups will not need to fight each other over their religion.   Instead, the millions of different individual religions can become topics of conversation, for alliances, for social gatherings, and many other positive interactions.   

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Edited August 29, 2025 by Steve5380

[Steve5380]

I have a slight injury in my left piriformis muscle, which is possibly inflamed.  So I researched "inflammation".  And I found videos from a Dr. Amin Hedayat, a specialist in inflammation.  This is one of his videos:

 

 

I like his motto "Shop for Molecules",  ha ha.   One does not need to agree with everything he says, no one has an exclusivity in knowledge and we all have our ignorance.  But I find that what he says make a lot of sense, and is... believable.  And reducing inflammation IS important!!!

 

This common octogenarian man ( me ) is now completely free of arthritis.  I had some in the past,  starting with my right knee injured from running,  and it fully recovered thanks to squats.  I also had an arthritic shoulder, right hand thumb, and these arthritis disappeared thanks to exercising the joints against a slight pain.  And by fighting inflammation.  I don't write this to boast,  but to give you a personal example,  and you can trust me.

 

I think that you can trust most of what this man says.  And, if you are smart,  do it BEFORE you become seniors.