As of 6:36PM Eastern Time, I’ll have existed for:
3/10 of a century or
3 decades or
30 years or
360 months or
1,565 weeks or
10,957 days or
15,778,463 minutes or
946,707,779 seconds or
946,707,779,241 milliseconds or
9.46707779 × 1017 nanoseconds.
Some people greet the day that their life odometer rolls over to 30 years with anguish, depression, joy, borderline alcoholism or a combination of the aforementioned. Personally, I’ve addressed this day with one big “meh”. I’ve never been one who’s big into celebrating milestones, events or accomplishments, and I see no reason to change that. If I cure cancer or create something that benefits many people’s lives somehow, then I’ll probably have something worthy of a massive shindig. I also don’t see it as a day that I should dread, because what is there worth dreading? It’s not lost youth, because that’s ongoing always (and as, Dena says, I dress like I’m a teenager). It’s not the inevitability of giving-up-the-ghost, since that can happen any time. So I see turning 30 as no big deal.
If you’ve wished me well for my birthday, cool. If you haven’t because you weren’t aware, forgot or didn’t bother, that’s cool too.
7 Responses to "the big three-oh well"
Happy Birthday Chris!! Hope its a good one!!!!
Happy bday and Congrats man.
I know I am only one person but you have benefitted my life since the day we met. You have made each day special for me and I am always happy to come home to you (even though some days you’d think different). You are one of the kindest, laid back and unselfish people I have known and I feel honoured that you have taken me along on the journey of life.
I wish you the happiest birthday and many more. I love you birthday boy!!!!
Since you weren’t home to contact–this will have to do. Happy Birthday son in law. Just know we love you very much. Sure wish you were coming home with Dena but we truely understand and we’ll miss you! Enjoy your day! Love Axel and Cindy
Happy birthday man, long time no see.
Happy birthday good buddy………looking forward to many more occasions to commemorate ……we have a long way to go…..we have had a good start…….enjoy the ride………..HB Beans………..
Thanks for the well wishes, folks!
Ten years from now when I turn 40, I’ll want everyone to leave their particle-relocation-holographic comments 🙂