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Saturday, October 15, 2022

Stepping out beyond 80

October 13, 2022 Age, health and celebration: I haven’t smoked anything since January 2004; I can count my yearly intake of alcoholic drinks in single digits; I haven’t even been near a woman who wasn’t a nurse in about five years; my doctor calls me a fine specimen (but warns about a little too much sugar); I really can’t tolerate loud music; and today I am going to celebrate my 80th birthday — if only I can figure out how.
 Fortieth Birthday, exactly 40 years ago today, flying my Orca flag 1,000 miles off Cape Mendocino, California. I had finished a watch at 8 a.m.; slept until 11; and woke up to a cabin filled with balloons, a half rack of beer and a can of tomato juice (I went on a red beer kick for a while in those days.); and 24 hours off watch. Drank more beer that day than I have in the past five years.  To read more about that birthday follow this link and scroll down to October 13: Log of the Midnight Sun Part 2/

  • Jerrianne Lowther
    Tim Jones Still have that photo on my bulletin board. Unlike the rest of us, it never gets older! And even though the Orca flag wanted to fly upside down, it never seemed to matter. IIRC the Orca flag flew whenever your cruise passengers saw whales fro…
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  • Samuel Sly
    Tim Jones I couldn't help but think about how I'm the same age as you were in that picture.
  • Tim Jones
    Samuel Sly See what you have to look forward to?
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Bonnie Moore

Happy birthday Tim

 

Louis Tex Edwards

And many, many more!

 

Paula Ann McCann

Happy birthday Tim!

 

Betty Sederquist

Happy birthday, friend. Lots of good memories.

 

Mary Fairley

Happy birthday Tim!

 

Mark Fuerstenau

And a very happy birthday to my old friend! May your next trip around the sun be your best bet!! ðŸ˜ŠðŸŽ‰ðŸ¥³ðŸŽ‚

Jeanne Passin

That’s awesome! Happy birthday!

 

Carrie Ann Nash

Hope you have a good day!

 

Eric Lopez

Happy birthday old friend. That’s a milestone!

 

Linda G Robinson

Happy day tim

 

Kristin Thoresen

Happy birthday, Tim!

 

Samuel Sly

Happy Birthday!

 

Marian Nattrass

Happy Birthday Tim! You will come up with a way to celebrate. I’m sure friends will remember. You have friends In Buffalo too!

 

Sharon Wright

Happy Birthday, Tim! Pleased to have met you 45 years ago. Wishing you a fine and lively milestone birthday year!

 

Joe May

Have a good one, Tim. It can be a little lonely out here beyond 80. I know I do. But you can feel a little uppity about managing the karma it took to get you here today.

 

Tim Jones

Joe May Love that phrase "out here beyond 80"

 

Patty Friend

Happy Birthday Tim . . .have a grand day!!

 

Emma Silver

Happy birthday Tim!

 

Drina Guest

Gefeliciteerd !! Congratulationsand Happy Birthday!! ðŸŽ‰

 

Carole Trombetta Thoresen

Happy birthday, Tim. I’m sure you’ll figure something out! Go find some delicious cake!

Tim Jones

Carole Trombetta Thoresen Settled for a Marie Callender mud pie.

 

Janine Oros Amon

Oh heavens, make me feel old! We were children when we met!

Tim Jones

Janine Oros Amon That's part of the secret, face the world with childish wonder.

 

Helen Haseley

Happy Happy Birthday Tim!

 

Karen Lachance

Happy Birthday Tim!!

 

Jim Swaney

Happy birthday mate

 

Rosemary Bassett

Happy Birthday Tim...Have a Great day celebrating YOU !!!

 

Stacey Smith Mitchell

Happy Birthday Orca!

Tim Jones

Stacey Smith Mitchell Thank you KBPB

 

Stacey Smith Mitchell

It’s hard to believe I met you 43 years ago!

 

Judy Youngquist

Happy Birthday!

 

Donna Fischer Happy birthday


Nikki Klinger >Tim Jones

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Hope you had the best birthday ever! Wishing you many more years of peace, happiness and good health. You continue to bring love, laughter and joy to the world. Rock on, keep writing and live every day to the fullest, no matter where you are!

Tim Jones

Nikki Klinger I don't think anything can top that one 40 years ago as it marked achievement of three of my life goals, one of which was writing a book: I picked up the first copy of "Last Great Race" when we went through Seattle and I had just finished my third year as a professional boat operator, not to mention I was sailing the big ocean from Alaska to Hawaii. I had only one more of those idealistic goals to reach and I did that three years later when I built that cabin at the East Pole. But this birthday turned out to be pretty darned good, frankly I was overwhelmed by the well wishes, so, thank you.




Thank you, all the people who took the time to wish me well on this monument of a birthday. I was looking for a way to celebrate it and you all gave me one for which I will always be grateful. We too often use superlatives but this one truly fits: I am overwhelmed. My wish for you is that you can experience the same as life goes on. Again, Thank you all. And, onward …


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COMMENTS

Libby Riddles Happy Birthday, village time! ðŸ˜Ž all the Best!

Tammie Stoops  Happy birthday ðŸŽ‚

Louis Tex EdwardsGreat photo (and smile)!

Tim Jones It seemed like the right one for looking forward and racing headlong into your ninth decade.

Louis Tex Edwards Fair winds and following seas!

Tim Jones Hope for the best, prepare for the worst

Louis Tex Edwards Amen!

Tim Hale Happy birthday!

Cheryl FairHappy birthday, Tim!

Timothy Turner  Happy Birthday old friend, still cheating death I see.

Rebecca Johnson Nice picture

Michele Longenbach Happy Birthday Tim!

Joe May Did my annual VA physical last week. Was weighed, measured, (and maybe found wanting). Measured only 5' 7 1/2 " where before turning 80 I measured 5' 9" SO, if it seems you must reach "up" for your coffee now, that's it, you're probably condensing a little.

            Tim Jones Yeah, I'm down about three inches.

Steve Lindbeck  I love that photo, Tim. Happy birthday!