Jotted down notes for the 
                  month of October:
                Last year my birthday was 
                  a big deal. Everyone was there. In retrospect, it was milestone 
                  gathering, more like a pre-funeral convocation than a birth 
                  celebration. 
                It wasn't like that this year, 
                  and that was nice. 
                Dandruff all over the place.
                I feel like I have only 80% 
                  of my lungs, but I only notice it 20% of the time.
                 Nonstop energy for the first 
                  time in a year and a half +! It's good to be me again.
                 
                
                "I think we can all 
                  agree, the past is over."
                  President George W. Bush