Interruption: birthday blog

62nd birthday blog

Today, November 20, 2019, is my 62nd birthday.

That means that, as of today, I have survived:

62*365 days + 15 leap-days  =  22,645 days;

which equals

22,645 * 24  =  543,480 hours

543,480 * 60  = 32,608,800 minutes

32,608,800 * 60 = 1,956,528,000 seconds.

One point nine five gigaseconds old! Time sure flies.

I am having a minimalist birthday today. I figure that I don’t have to do anything to turn 62, other than survive the day, so I’m taking it easy. It’ll be a standard work day, and in the evening I’ll blow out some candles on a cake while my daughter watches on Skype.

A week from now I’ll celebrate Thanksgiving at my brother’s. At my age I am happy to spread the birthday out over days.

As for what I want, well...

For my birthday I want a parking space

open right outside my destination,

with enough time on the meter

for me, and after me.

For my birthday I want free air,

free daylight, free night-dark,

all gratis, take what you want,

free ground beneath my feet,

free sun, moon and stars.

For my birthday I want a holy book

full of holy jokes funny enough

to make God laugh.

For my birthday I want justice for all

whether or not we deserve it.

For my birthday I want another birthday.