When I was 14 I thought I would never survive to see 17... I remember thinking that I would be 50 in 2003 but that it would never get that far... at 20 I believed 25 was unattainable... I was living fast and trying to die young... it appears that I failed at that... and I was never very pretty so the "good looking corpse" part wasn't a consideration...
Now, here I am, 50 years old, an invitation to join AARP on my desk, spending my birthday cleaning house and damn glad to be doing it...
As Dad used to say, "Getting old sucks, but it beats the hell out of the alternative."
...or something like that...
Posted by Mike S at May 26, 2003 11:28 AMHappiest of birthdays to you, Mike!
Posted by: Da Goddess on May 26, 2003 11:26 PMHappy happy birthday! I'm reminded of what Edina of "Absolutely Fabulous" once said..."It's like I hit an oil patch at 35 and now I'm just skidding toward the grave."
Hope you maintain good tread for many many more years.
Fifty is Nifty, Mike. Have a great day. And if you fall victim to "half-century" depression, see the email I got from an octogenarian this a.m.
Posted by: Indigo on May 27, 2003 07:52 AMHappy Birthday!
Fifty is the start of a lot of fun years, trust me.
I'm late, but happy birthday! I've got another 6 1/2 years to go until I meet you there!
Posted by: Patty on May 30, 2003 07:44 AMI know (or rather remember) just how you feel, being 51 myself. As George Burns said, "If I knew I was going to last this long, I'd have taken better care of myself."
Posted by: Mitch on May 30, 2003 11:31 AMHappiest of birthdays to us. Hope all is well with you.
Posted by: Bill on June 4, 2003 12:23 AMShalomkkll