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NNadir

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2. I often appeal to the remark attributed to Ingmar Bergman:

Reply to CaliforniaPeggy (Reply #1)

Sun Sep 14, 2025, 12:38 PM

Sunday

"Growing old is like climbing a mountain; your breath gets shorter but your views grow more expansive."

I more or less live by that mantra. I love waking up in the morning and realizing I'm still alive.

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My wife bought me a cool new coffee cup from the unemployed philosophers guild. [View all] NNadir Sunday OP

Congrats on your very literary and beautiful new cup, my dear NNadir! CaliforniaPeggy Sunday #1

I often appeal to the remark attributed to Ingmar Bergman: NNadir Sunday #2

Kafka, Melville, Clemens, Nabokov ... not at all familiar with any of the others. eppur_se_muova Sunday #3

I recognized the majority. I disagree with the Unemployed Philosophers about Kurt Vonnegut's greatest first line. NNadir Sunday #4