Hatch Day Epiphanies

41 yrs young yesterday and I reached the following epiphanies:

• 1 yr older than the yr before
• 1 yr younger than the next one
• spring chicken?  ha...more like fall chicken
• another yr of wear and tear and abuse
• another yr of being in denial (looking from my young specs of course) - kinda' like going to a HS reunion and thinking 'Wow, you guys all look 'old' - and realizing you is me - DOH
• 1 yr of additional experiences might have just made me dumber (so much for the adage of getting wiser)
• 41 seemed 'ancient' not all too long ago
• fast forward from 'not too long ago' and 'wow, that was really fast'
• living in the present sometimes means living in the past (and how any minor accomplishments have since developed into lifetime achievements)
• like fine wine - getting better with age (note to self:  'reference denial comment above')
• like fine 'whine' - earning it with age...ahhh yes, let the truth be told!

I can only hope that when 42 rolls around, I can reflect back and have these....ummm...deep moments of introspection