Turning 50…

Today’s the day. I am now officially a half century in age. Of course as I understand it, were I Chinese I’d have already pretty much have used up my fiftieth year. Apparently, at least according to Wikipedia I’m a rooster:
Jan 30 1957 – Feb 17 1958 Yin Fire Rooster
Other charts that just use the year make me a dog.
Rooster, dog, I can’t say I get worked up over this, I’m just mentioning it in passing.
For my 49th birthday I quit smoking and it’s now been a year. It went very well and I’m not really bothered with urges, though I will admit that once in a while I do give it a thought.
This year I’ve decided to pay the cost associated with quitting smoking. Weight. I’ve gotten too big and have decided to watch my diet (which is different from dieting) and try to exercise a bit more.
I stopped drinking some time ago so this will make no drinking, no smoking, and now no eating. What’s next? Breathing? 🙂
I do get a kick out of lines like, “fifty is the new forty.” The truth is, I’m fifty, my body sometimes feels like it’s seventy, I think I’m twenty, and I generally act fourteen. Let’s see, my real age is (50 + 70 + 20 + 14) / 4 = 38.50.
Yes!!! I can work with that. 🙂
So today I’m going to celebrate my 38.5th birthday.
Aloha!