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September 20, 2004
YESTERDAY WAS MY BIRTHDAY...
There's no denying it. Yesterday morning, at approximately 5:35 a.m., I turned 39-years-old. It's hard to believe that the next 12 months will be the last of my 30's, and in a little less than one year from today I'll be 40-frickin-years-old. Crazy, I tell ya; just nutty. I don't feel a day over 28, whatever the heck that's supposed to mean, and I certainly do not feel like I almost 40. Anywhoo...
Last year I marked my birthday with the following words, and this year the sentiment's exactly the same:
On my birthday, which is today...I am uniquely reminded of all the things I have to be thankful for. Whether it be freedom, insight, peace of mind, career, or wonderful friends, colleagues and associates, Iím eternally grateful to the powers that be that have seen fit to allow me to exercise my talents and learn from my mistakes. We normally receive gifts on our birthday, which of course isn't half bad; but I'm of the opinion that on one's birthday we should thank those people we value, look up to, and/or have learned something from.
As much as I might like to go on-and-on about the whole age thing, I have very little to complain about. To put my age into perspective:
I was 34-years-old at the time of the 9-11 attack
I was 34-years-old on the first day of Y2K
I was 31-years-old when Princess Diana was killed in a car crash
I was 29-years-old at the time of the Oklahoma City bombing
I was 28-years-old when O.J. Simpson was charged with murder
I was 27-years-old at the time of the 1993 bombing at the World Trade Center
I was 25-years-old when Operation Desert Storm began
I was 24-years-old during the fall of the Berlin Wall
I was 20-years-old when the space shuttle Challenger exploded
I was 18-years-old when Apple introduced the Macintosh computer
I was 17-years-old during Sally Ride's travel in space
I was 15-years-old when John Hinckley, Jr. short President Reagan
I was 14-years-old when the Iran hostage crisis began
I was 10-years-old on the U.S.'s bicentennial Fourth of July
I was 8-years-old when President Nixon left office
I was 6-years-old when Alabama Governor George C. Wallace was shot
I was 3-years-old at the time the first human being stepped onto the Earth's moon
I was 2 years-old when Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated
Susan B. Anthony (b.1820 - d.1906) said it best... "Sooner or later we all discover that the important moments in life are not the advertised ones, not the birthdays, the graduations, the weddings, not the great goals achieved. The real milestones are less prepossessing. They come to the door of memory unannounced, stray dogs that amble in, sniff around a bit and simply never leave. Our lives are measured by these."
Thanks to everyone who ambles in (invited or otherwise :-)
Posted by Mikal at September 20, 2004 6:46 AM
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Mikal, Happy Belated Birthday! I hope you did something fun and just for you on your special day. Sorry I won't be giving you a gift this year, but I did think of you! :-)
Happy Birthday Mikal !!!
39 this year! Congrat's! Once again, you continue to serve as a great role model in my life, and a great friend (of almost 10 years now). I truly appreciate our friendship and wish we always had more time to spend with each other. Seems to be a trait with my closest friends...I only get to see them every few+ years. Anyways...have a wonderful day and be good!
Enjoy the iTunes gift certificate...and pick up some great music for yourself on this celebrated day.
Light to you!
Brad W.
Happy Birthday, Mikal. Quit counting. I forget how old I am half the time (not because I am old, but because it is hard for me to believe.) I actually look older now that I have lost the weight... some of the lines have appeared that used to be filled out with fat. But, I feel like I am still in my 20's. It's what you do, what you read, how you live. It's all in the mind. You are past carrying about age. That only counted when you were waiting to drive, vote or drink. Enjoy and keep that wonderful positive attitude you share with us. Remember, you are always "just a youngster" to someone.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! Just remember, you're only as old as you feel. It only gets better from here. :o)
Today's mommy's [your sister's] birthday...dont forget, she's 7 years older than you are...if that makes you feel any better...happy belated!
How old would you be if you did not know how old you are?
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