Midlifing
Two friends Lee and Simon have serious conversations about silly things, and silly conversations about serious things. Together they dig into the pleasures, absurdities and imperfections of being human.
Midlifing
181: Hand on the knee going nnagghhwwww
Lee and Simon try and get up from the floor without using their hands and they discuss quite expensive beds and twilight years.
Some other details from the episode: Lee's shoulder, getting sorer as you get older, getting up off the floor, putting your hand on your knee when you bend over, where Lee puts his bakeware, not adapting as you get older, Trikonasana (yoga posture), Bob and Lee buying beds for each other in the future, memory foam mail order mattresses who don't sponsor us, twilight year plans, living in your parents place when it's no longer theirs, memory of driving up the drive wearing a Dinner Suit, power drills, renovating in the garage, someone who owns a power drill, "fai da te" (DIY in Italian), rawl plugs, hanging bikes, how Simon feels about 60 years and where he might land, on a hill in Sardegna, the weather in the UK this winter and spring, medical systems in another country, The Truman Show, Dead Poets Society and overwhelmingly male narratives, Simon going to an all-boys state school, Lee being so embodied.
Get in touch with Lee and Simon at info@midlifing.net.
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