We are happiest at 74, says new report

Fewer responsibilities, financial worries and more time to yourself leads to contentment previously unknown in earlier life.

According to the report from the teenage years until 40 happiness declines. It levels off until 46 and then starts to increase until peaking at 74.

Scientists from Germany and America regularly questioned 21,000 men and women how happy they were with their lives providing a scale from one to seven – seven indicated complete contentment.

Teenagers in their late teens marked themselves at around 5.5 which fell to around 5 by age 40.

At 74 happiness averaged at 5.9.

The report, published in the journal Social Indicators Research, said this could be due to older people being more appreciative.

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Just 40 years to go . . .

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Pretty Awesome Voltron Costume

I really liked that cartoon, and part of the reason was because the leader of the crew was named Keith, which I think is the first and only time that name has been positively used in pop-culture. For those of you that have seen Hoodwinked, you know what I mean.

And little did I know that a Voltron movie was being planned.

Edit: Here’s an even more impressive Voltron costume.

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Bag of Randomness

  • Wow, it’s already the 25th.  It seems like February just flew by.
  • I got an email from a close friend who got a sudden job offer to work in Washington D.C.  He lives here in Texas, sent the acceptance letter back yesterday, and will be driving up there next week.  It must be cool to do things  spontaneously.
  • Sometimes when I watch the Olympics I sit and wonder what sport I could possible compete in if I worked really hard at it, or started working really hard on it way back when in my life.
  • It’s time for me to replace the air filter on our new AC unit, but Loew’s and Home Depot did not have the filter in stock, heck, they couldn’t even special order it, so I was left finding them online.
  • Lindsey Vonn comes across a little scripted with a dash of false sincerity and I wouldn’t be surprised to see her as a contestant on the next Dancing With the Stars.  There’s no telling if her injury will keep her off the show.
  • The other night Craig Ferguson did a little experiment and at the same time paid tribute to the former host of the Late Late Show, Tom Snyder, but not having a studio audience and just having one guest.  I wish Jon Stewart would have that format with his guests.
  • I really enjoy watching curling.  No, really, I do.  So much so I would consider checking out the DFW Curling Club.
  • Is Barack Obama Muslim?
  • Glow in the dark toilet paper – a dream come true?
  • World’s largest plane graveyard – GoogleMaps
  • Five-year-old’s 911 call saves dad’s life (Audio only)
  • Ten word Wikipedia
  • Red neck water skiing (thanks, JJ)
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