Is it just me....

[ramAnag]

What never ceases to amaze me is the growing number of old people who are my age. I'm definitely not as old as they are, in fact, I know some folk in their 30s and 40 who are way older than me.

That, of course, based on my creed of "you don't stop doing stuff because you're getting old, you get old because you stop doing stuff". Keep both mind and body active and you'll stay young much longer.

A shared philosophy, MA…and a wise one.

[MadAmster]

Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4. Grease a 20cm/8in cake tin with a little butter and line the bottom of the tin with a disc of baking parchment.

Blend the beetroot in a food processor to a rough purée.

Melt the chocolate in a bowl suspended over a pan of hot water (do not allow the bottom of the bowl to touch the water), then pour in the hot coffee.

Stir in the butter in small pieces and leave to soften. Remove from the heat and allow to cool slightly.

Meanwhile, sift the almonds baking powder and cocoa together in a bowl and set aside.

Separate the eggs. Whisk the yolks in a bowl until frothy. Stir the eggs into the chocolate and butter mixture, then fold in the beetroot.

Whisk the egg whites until still peaks form when the whisk is removed. Fold in the sugar.

Fold the sugar and egg whites into the chocolate mixture, then fold in the flour and cocoa mixture.

Pour the batter into the prepared tin and bake for 40 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the cake comes out clean.

Cocoa is not mentioned as a separate item. Merely as, as I read it, the chocolate being 70% cocoa based. Should that read chocolate mixture?

[SithHappens]

Saw the recipe posts from GP and had to check I'd not landed on mumsnet by accident lol

[MadAmster]

A shared philosophy, MA…and a wise one.

Not one I adopted from my parents, both of whom had very much an "act your age" mantra. I know that would be their first thought to me still going "clubbing" occasionally and DJing and that I was still running marathons and half marathons and playing football into my early 50s. Cycling as much as I do to keep fit would also have been frowned upon.

"Act yer bluddy age" I can hear them say. My retort would be I am.

[SithHappens]

Not one I adopted from my parents, both of whom had very much an "act your age" mantra. I know that would be their first thought to me still going "clubbing" occasionally and DJing and that I was still running marathons and half marathons and playing football into my early 50s. Cycling as much as I do to keep fit would also have been frowned upon.

"Act yer bluddy age" I can hear them say. My retort would be I am.

It's amazing how people change by generation. I'm nothing like my Dad was when he was my age, like you fitness is a big thing for me. But my parents hit theirs 50s and decided they were old and started acting old.

Don't get me wrong I'd love to he as able as my dad is if I get to 86 though. He's nothing like his dad was when he was in his 80s.

They say 40 is the new 30, 50 the new 40 and so on and I think its right

[MadAmster]

It's amazing how people change by generation. I'm nothing like my Dad was when he was my age, like you fitness is a big thing for me. But my parents hit theirs 50s and decided they were old and started acting old.

Don't get me wrong I'd love to he as able as my dad is if I get to 86 though. He's nothing like his dad was when he was in his 80s.

They say 40 is the new 30, 50 the new 40 and so on and I think its right

70's the new 45

[Andy_Faber]

That, of course, based on my creed of "you don't stop doing stuff because you're getting old, you get old because you stop doing stuff". Keep both mind and body active and you'll stay young much longer.

Good philosophy which I try to stick to, but which has come unstuck for me twice this year attempting to resurrect my football ‘career’. Have you come across Man v Fat football? I went for a taster session, all I tasted was my own blood in my mouth after being dumped on the turf three times in as many minutes. There are some seriously ****-hot and hard as nails fat footballers around locally! PS I also failed MY ‘audition’ due to having too low(!) a BMI

[MadAmster]

Good philosophy which I try to stick to, but which has come unstuck for me twice this year attempting to resurrect my football ‘career’. Have you come across Man v Fat football? I went for a taster session, all I tasted was my own blood in my mouth after being dumped on the turf three times in as many minutes. There are some seriously ****-hot and hard as nails fat footballers around locally! PS I also failed MY ‘audition’ due to having too low(!) a BMI

It was called Sunday League back in my day

[ramAnag]

I went for a taster session, all I tasted was my own blood in my mouth after being dumped on the turf three times in as many minutes. There are some seriously ****-hot and hard as nails fat footballers around locally!

You should have checked that Swale wasn’t on the opposition team beforehand!

Not that I’m suggesting he’s fat. No idea.

[Trickytreesreds]

‘Be careful who you ally yourself with’. Is that really how you see it? Bit childish don’t you think?
On forums there are people we generally agree with and others we’re more likely to disagree with. Some we respect and others we don’t. Nothing to do with being ‘allies’.
In Basie’s case…I know little about the bloke. Don’t recall him being offensive but I do recall concluding that he was getting on a bit and didn’t seem to be in the best of health. He certainly wasn’t an ‘ally’ but I did think your repetitive ‘clock’s ticking’ jibe said a lot about you.

Oh behave, it was mild to what he dished out. The saying goes, can't take it, don't give it.
The things he implied at Jacksdale, from basically calling him a nonce and Nazi were telling. Then the fact he had 8 aliasas, giving out his ****e seems to have gone over your head.