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.
