Thursday, September 10, 2009

Bonus year

Three days ago I celebrated my 52nd birthday.

Today I celebrate the end of my first bonus year.

One year ago today I had a quadruple bypass. Since then my life has changed in significant ways, and yet it hasn't changed at all. I'm the same person, doing the same things, in--mostly--the same ways. But I do everything now with a sense of my own mortality that I didn't have before.

No great epiphanies here, just the observations of a guy who spends too much time sitting on his ass writing and not enough time exercising.

7 comments:

Carol Kilgore said...

Congratulations!
Happy Birthday!
And here's to many more bonus years for you!

Now get outta that chair and move it, buster - hup - two - three - four!

pattinase (abbott) said...

I am so glad for the things that didn't change. But take a walk.

sandra seamans said...

Happy Birthday, both real and bonus!! I'll second the ladies. Go for a walk, we need you around here.

Michael Bracken said...

Yes, ma'am!

Yes, ma'am!

Yes, ma'am!

Terrie Farley Moran said...

May God bless you with many many more healthy birthdays.

I will add to the chorus--take a walk twice a day.

Terrie

Kevin R. Tipple said...

Happy birthday--TWICE!

Kevin R. Tipple
http://kevinrtipple.com/

Graham Powell said...

Happy birthday, and here's hoping for many more.