Three-Quarters Of A Century! Yikes!

AH, THE JOYS OF AGING...
Another year... this time a significant milestone.  So, instead of trying to flood you with verbiage about the joys of aging - it ain't fun, particularly when your body begins to tell you that you're not young any longer - I thought I'd just give you a photo array that pretty much covers big chunks of the three-quarters of a century of life that I mark today.  Enjoy...

So, we celebrated my 75th birthday last night with a couple dozen family members and friends... a perfect way to mark the day.   The group included some of our oldest friends, several neighbors and siblings and their kids - and grandkids.  It was wonderful.  I'm a very lucky man, who has been married to the perfect woman for forty-nine years and feels the love of supportive family members and friends every single day.  I'm lucky to have had a career that provided us with a comfortable life and, for the last dozen years, an avocation that adds value to our community.

At my age, when my peers and I are reminded of our mortality by the aches, pains and health scares some of us experience too frequently, life tends to take on a greater sense of urgency.  We know that we're much closer to the end than the beginning.  So, let us encourage you to not waste a single minute.  If you have a goal, get focused and work toward accomplishing it.  If you want to climb a mountain, strap on those boots and get going.  If you want to try a new career, go for it!  If you want to run for office and change the world, DO IT!  And, by all means, eat plenty of chocolate cake on the journey...