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LIFE LINE · AGE 35.43/80.00
09:41:07
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AGE 10AGE 20AGE 30AGE 40AGE 50AGE 60AGE 70BORN 1991EST. TERMINUS · 2071 · 80.0 YR · AGE 8001 The exam that redirected me02 The day we met03 The day we married04 My son was born05 Longer with my wife than without06 Halfway07 My son picks friends over me08 One parent likely gone09 My son turns 1810 My son leaves home11 Both parents likely gone12 Married longer than single13 Almost certainly no parents14 The age Dad is now15 My last good years16 The estimate runs outYOU ARE HEREAGE 35.43 · 09:41:07
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Wairarapa1991–2009
Wellington2009–2019
Travelling2019
London2019–2021
Auckland2021–now
Under constructionT-44.57 YR
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Record — a dated fact
Estimate — arithmetic on facts
Probability — a population curve
Crossroad — a fork in the path
The train — now
Journey information
ELAPSED 44.2836045%
REMAINING T-44.57 YR
CELL 1,848/4,174 WEEKS
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01
The exam that redirected me 2008-11-15 · 17Y 8M AGO · AGE 17.7

At 17 I got the news I'd failed an exam, and it changed which university I went to. Without it I'd never have met my wife, made the friends I have, or built the career I did. Nearly everything since traces back through this one week.

CROSSROAD · A FORK IN THE PATH — RECORDED

02
The day we met 2010-04-08 · 16Y 3M AGO · AGE 19.1

The day I met my wife. Everything since is on this side of it.

RECORD · RECORDED

03
The day we married 2021-02-13 · 5Y 5M AGO · AGE 30.0

The day I married my wife.

RECORD · RECORDED

04
My son was born 2023-10-30 · 2Y 8M AGO · AGE 32.7

The day my son came into the world.

RECORD · RECORDED

05
Longer with my wife than without 2029-05-28 · IN 2Y 10M · AGE 38.3

From this week, more of my life has been spent with my wife than without.

ESTIMATE · MET + (MET - BIRTH)

06
Halfway 2031-02-16 · IN 4Y 6M · AGE 40.0

The midpoint of my estimated span — as much behind me as ahead.

ESTIMATE · BIRTH + EXPECTANCY / 2

07
My son picks friends over me 2036-10-30 · IN 10Y 3M · AGE 45.7

Around here my son starts turning to friends first, and I stop being the daily centre of their world.

ESTIMATE · BIRTH + 13Y — PEER ORIENTATION, EARLY ADOLESCENCE (12-14)

08
One parent likely gone 2039-06-22 · IN 12Y 11M · AGE 48.3

By this week, it is more likely than not that I have lost at least one of my parents.

PROBABILITY · GOMPERTZ-MAKEHAM, NZ PERIOD TABLE, INDEPENDENT — P >= 0.50

09
My son turns 18 2041-10-30 · IN 15Y 3M · AGE 50.7

My son becomes an adult.

ESTIMATE · BIRTH + 18Y

10
My son leaves home 2045-10-30 · IN 19Y 3M · AGE 54.7

My son likely moves out around now — 12% of the years spent living at home are already behind us.

ESTIMATE · BIRTH + 22Y — NZ/AU MEDIAN AGE LEAVING HOME

11
Both parents likely gone 2050-05-22 · IN 23Y 10M · AGE 59.3

By this week, it is more likely than not that both my parents are gone.

PROBABILITY · GOMPERTZ-MAKEHAM, NZ PERIOD TABLE, INDEPENDENT — P >= 0.50

12
Married longer than single 2051-02-10 · IN 24Y 6M · AGE 60.0

From this week, I have been married for more of my life than I was single.

ESTIMATE · MARRIED + (MARRIED - BIRTH)

13
Almost certainly no parents 2058-12-22 · IN 32Y 5M · AGE 67.8

By this week, there is a nine-in-ten chance both my parents are gone.

PROBABILITY · GOMPERTZ-MAKEHAM, NZ PERIOD TABLE, INDEPENDENT — P >= 0.90

14
The age Dad is now 2059-02-17 · IN 32Y 6M · AGE 68.0

I turn 68 — the age Dad is right now.

ESTIMATE · BIRTH + PARENT'S CURRENT AGE

15
My last good years 2061-02-17 · IN 34Y 6M · AGE 70.0

Around here the healthy years typically run out; what comes after is usually lived with something wrong.

ESTIMATE · WHO HALE AT BIRTH, NZ ~70Y

16
The estimate runs out 2071-02-16 · IN 44Y 6M · AGE 80.0

The end of my estimated span. The grid stops here.

ESTIMATE · BIRTH + EXPECTANCY

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