Thirty

August 20 2008, 10:01am

Thirty years ago, today, I was born in a small apartment in downtown Portland. After that traumatic experience I started taking on more and more responsibilities for myself. I am now (statistically speaking) about 40% of the way through my life. Here are some things I've done in the last 30 years (not in chronological order):Learned to walkLearned to readLearned to do calculusGraduated from high schoolGraduated from collegeGraduated from grad schoolGot marriedGot divorcedLearned to ride a motorcycleRode a motorcycle up and down the west coastStarted teaching motorcycle coursesBeat Super Mario LandBeat Super Mario WorldBeat Super Mario 64Tried to find a job in two economic recessionsLived in PortlandLived in SalemLived in EugeneThe list goes on (and on, and on) but I guess what will be exciting is not what I've done but what I will do in the next thirty years. My head is full of dreams; we'll see if I can make them a reality.

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