SYNOPSIS
Discovering who you are is not just for teenagers. Midlife
men must also rediscover the world around them while struggling with their
own impending mortality and legacy, especially those who change careers and
lifestyles.
Middle-aged men like me are under siege, beset on all
sides by personal ambition, internal expectations, familial pressure,
disillusionment, uncertainty, and legacy. It’s a constant battle to balance
the needs of the self and the needs of others and a struggle to discover which
ones really take priority. Some win this battle and some tragically lose.
Curmudgeonism is a state of mind, unwavering,
unapologetic, and uninterested in what people think. We are the proverbial
old dog that can’t be taught new tricks because we know the old tricks are
tried and true. We have firm beliefs that can’t be shaken. Free trade is
good. True leaders are rare. Happiness is a luxury. Golf is a waste of time
and we don’t have enough years left to be unproductive. We don’t apologize
for our views because we’ve spent half a lifetime developing them. Theory and
idealism sounds good in school but only until it becomes cost prohibitive and
the real world determines ground truth. Curmudgeons are uncaring about what
people think and have low expectations on the world because it’s done little
more than disappoint us. We’re middle aged and tired of looking, acting,
feeling the way people want us to, so we’re breaking out and being who we
were meant to be; irascible curs who make the world a better place through
brutal honesty. We see this as our duty and take it seriously.
Buy the ticket. Take the ride.
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Curmudgeonism
The Author
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Kelly Crigger is an angry troll who lives under a bridge, eats goats that wander past, and throws their bones into the canyon of despair.
Kelly's Twitter / Facebook / Goodreads
Kelly Crigger is an angry troll who lives under a bridge, eats goats that wander past, and throws their bones into the canyon of despair.
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