So as I turn 40 years old today, a whole bunch of random thoughts passed through my mind.

Mid-life Crisis? Probably not - I borrowed against it two years ago to get the Mini Cooper S Convertible with the personalized license plate.

They are still debating, 40 years later, about who shot JFK.

We haven't cured the common cold. Or cancer. But we're making progress at least.

My eye sight stinks. Memo to self - need to make another appointment with opthamologist. Probably need bi-focals.

I can claim that I'm only 28. If you're counting in hexadecimal of course.

I've had a number of 40th birthday "reminders" in the last two weeks. My second cousin's family very thoughtfully got me a cake and celebrated when they were all over here (I'll post a picture at some point). We skipped the second chorus of Happy Birthday which goes "How Old Are You?" though. Tonight, Zandra and I had a date night and went out Morton's of Chicago. Made me realize I can't eat like I used to - I used to be able to eat everything on my plate without splitting anything....Everyone remembered to send me a card this year it seems.

A good friend of mine pointed out that wine gets better with age, why not me? Good point!

Anything else running through my head about this topic? Yes. I'm thankful to have reached 40. I'm thankful for all the things I have at 40. And I'm looking forward to another 40 years at least.

Only 10 more years until I get to join AARP!