This is going to force my dad to confront his mortality again. It's not going to be good. I remember long ago him being stressed about "a pirate looks at 40".
He's also stressed that I turn 40 next year.
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Happy 40th
It doesn't get better
It gets different. You just gotta keep doing new things, new experiences.
Shit doesn't get better on its own, can't just wait for things to happen to you, you have to make shit better, despite the bad shit
Life's short. Send it.
To be fair I got stressed from "A Pirate Looks at 40" when I was like...24.
Love that song though. Don't know if it would help your dad but whenever I get down about mortality I find comfort in this thought - Any small act of good can have a profound effect on the world long after you're gone, and knowing I might already have some unknown and silent legacy, selfishly, makes me feel better about leaving the world before accomplishing everything I'd hope to.
I'm 46. I always joke that I'm old, but I haven't felt as old as I felt in a while this morning when I found out a friend I've had since high school had a daughter who just turned 19. I still can't get over the fact that my daughter's 13. But an actual adult daughter? How did we get so old?
He's up there having a Cheeseburger in Paradise right now...
I've had so many good times on the lawn over the years. It's sad to think there won't be any more ☹️
My parents had a Jimmy Buffett CD that I listened to a good amount when I was a kid. Just a bunch of feel good songs through and through, RIP
I gotta look up how much he pulled in from his Margaritaville resorts
He was forbes 16th richest celeb. 550 million net worth.
Hah!
“Apparently The Late Jimmy Buffett Didn’t Even Drink Margaritas”
https://www.delish.com/food-news/a44980390/jimmy-buffett-didnt-drink-margaritas/
The song Margaritaville is about an alcoholic. It's for the best that he didn't live that lifestyle. Yes, he stopped drinking then because of the sugar, but still health reasons.
That's his most recognizable song. It makes sense he's build his brand on that name.
It wasn't the only song he built a brand on. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheeseburger_in_Paradise_(restaurant)
Well, being a hippie paid off 🫡
His body is going to lie in state in Margaritaville, wasting away