Okay, so today's my birthday: I share it with Oliver North and East Germany. At least one of them is no longer around. Maybe I'll watch Top Secret! and memorize that East German "national anthem."
Cultural note: I lived and worked in Saudi Arabia for a bit, and I can tell you that they do not celebrate birthdays there. Ever. In the Wahabi strain of Sunni Islam, such a thing is considered idolatry. Fast forward a few years and I was in Egypt, where the Prophet Muhammad's birthday is a national holiday. Of such differences are cultural wars made...
Oh, and Halloween is coming soon. Believe me, you already know how the Wahabbis feel about that one.
Anyway, today I'm 45, and I can't believe how old I don't feel. I don't have another 45 years left to me, but it's more important that I do what I can with what I have.