News — Birthday

49 Today I turn forty-nine years old.  Yay!  Not a big deal.  Some folks like to remind you on your “9” birthdays that the “big one” is next year.  “Oh my goodness, you’re going to be _old next year!”  That’s okay.  I learned at 29 not to waste that last precious year of the decade.  All the “gonna be’s….” and “you’re about to’s” wasted time and energy, and I could have been 29 for a whole year!  I didn’t even realize it.  What a goof! I’ve caught on however, and now I celebrate until the last moment of the “9...