tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post8726545279809352602..comments2024-03-13T12:44:53.437-05:00Comments on If You Read Only One Blog This Year: A blogger grapples with fortyBonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10096591352278195759noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-46359101675578371152013-03-06T18:55:37.113-06:002013-03-06T18:55:37.113-06:00Aw bone,this was so sweet,so moving. I knew from o...Aw bone,this was so sweet,so moving. I knew from our little chats in wwf that you were feeling the affects of this milestone b.d. I won't try to give you any advice or quotes you've already heard, just a compliment... Your expressive,humorous, poignant writing gets better and better as you age! Like u! ;)Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11442070518518821892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-20492378688311761462013-03-04T08:13:25.949-06:002013-03-04T08:13:25.949-06:00Susan - Makes perfect sense. For better or worse,...Susan - Makes perfect sense. For better or worse, Valentine's Day never provided enough of a hubbub to drown out my birthday.<br /><br />Renee - Hey, when we guys find a shirt we like, we stick with it! We're loyal. I'm like the worst Facebooker ever. I don't know why I even have an account. I suppose just to allow people to find me for Words With Friends, SongPop, etc.<br /><br />Murf - I probably should. I guarantee it would be the funniest thing I've ever posted here, hands down.<br /><br />When I was in my twenties and early thirties, I used to clean up at those booths at Six Flags where they try and guess your age. They always guessed me to be younger than I was. <br /><br />Sage - Thanks. Oh, I've definitely been reflecting lately. Like an over-cautious crossing guard. <br /><br />Cooper - Thank you, Miss Cooper. May you always be two steps ahead of time. And a thousand miles ahead of any stalker exes. <br /><br />Xinh - Thanks. It's nice to have similarly-aged friends to commiserate with :)<br /><br />Jenny - Thanks, Jenny. <br /><br />Daily Panic - Aww, thanks DP. Always good to see you here. Or anywhere. But as I really only see you here... Bonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10096591352278195759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-9135220017704503342013-02-19T15:38:55.896-06:002013-02-19T15:38:55.896-06:00Bone, This made me smile. Thanks for sharing your...Bone, This made me smile. Thanks for sharing your birthday celebration. <br />You are loved. Daily Panichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06179183072566661932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-55002838750167153992013-02-17T04:51:45.410-06:002013-02-17T04:51:45.410-06:00"And I suppose I have always tended to yearn ..."And I suppose I have always tended to yearn for the larger of those" - I've never thought of it that way, the reasoning behind the longing for an age we're not, but I like this way of looking at it. It makes sense.<br /><br />Happy birthday!J Adamthwaitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09653694850110696433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-35662832524939280822013-02-16T20:19:09.607-06:002013-02-16T20:19:09.607-06:00In my head, I'm definitely in my 30s, but yeah...In my head, I'm definitely in my 30s, but yeah, I too am the big 4-0. <br /><br />Happy belated birthday!!Xinhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03501092550620255199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-35173866224940989872013-02-15T18:23:35.565-06:002013-02-15T18:23:35.565-06:00Happy Birthday, and you were adorable.
I suppose...Happy Birthday, and you were adorable.<br /><br /> I suppose I will one day regret lying about my age, making myself a year or two older in order to be taken more seriously.<br /><br /> I often feel something following me. I thought it was an old stalker boyfriend, but now, thanks to you I am considering the possibly that it is merely time, not yet catching up, but soon I fear.. <br /><br />I think forty is survivable, I hear people do their best blogging at forty. You are well on your way I think. You have been on fire recently.cooperhttp://wonderlandornot.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-21422244269549165942013-02-15T17:09:52.355-06:002013-02-15T17:09:52.355-06:00Happy birthday, Bone, and written on Ash Wednesday...Happy birthday, Bone, and written on Ash Wednesday, a day we're suppose to reflect on our mortality. I still remember my 40th birthday and I was glad some friends made it a great night.sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-76136570805616560482013-02-15T12:11:56.969-06:002013-02-15T12:11:56.969-06:00I think you should post this essay. :-) I still ...I think you should post this essay. :-) I still have a 'WTF?' moment when I say my age. Unlike you (except for Fridays), I would peg my age at 16 so to say how old I am is really a shocker. On the happy side, it's nice to see the listener's respond with a heartfelt "Really?" accompanied by a furrowed brow as if they too can't believe it. Murfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859630977737647681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-72161539242875736582013-02-14T11:15:01.084-06:002013-02-14T11:15:01.084-06:00I guess I should wish you a Happy Birthday here as...I guess I should wish you a Happy Birthday here as I learned you never read your Facebook...you really should as there are a lot of birthday wishes there for you. ;o)<br /><br />We kept things nice and simple for hubby's 50th that also happened to take place on Tuesday. He never told us what he wanted for his Bday so we got him some nice shirts that were on sale...I'm hoping to finally get rid of shirts he is still wearing that are ones his mom bought him in high school...who knows, they could be from grade school knowing him. Hey, he's got the body of a.. taught, pre-teen, Swedish boy.Renee Nefehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08167893445846427824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-14256890756849217972013-02-14T09:26:43.498-06:002013-02-14T09:26:43.498-06:00Happy Birthday! The milestone birthdays are the o...Happy Birthday! The milestone birthdays are the only ones that make me glad mine is a week before Christmas. Those were the ones that I didn't mind being kind of lost among everything else happening. Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214835420820980136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-70373536833192636702013-02-14T08:55:16.668-06:002013-02-14T08:55:16.668-06:00Ed - Yes, I'm definitely trying to enjoy each ...Ed - Yes, I'm definitely trying to enjoy each day more. <br /><br />Well, my Mom had a big family. Lots of aunts, uncles, and cousins.<br /><br />Pia - Thank you! Well, I suppose this <i>is</i> the age where I should begin dispersing little wisdoms :)<br /><br />TC - <i> Your parents did something wrong</i><br /><br />I've heard that before, but it had nothing to do with the Gerber baby. Kidding.<br /><br />PS: Oh, I wish it were. Believe me, if I could go back and change one thing about my life, it would be that essay :)<br /><br />Jocelyn - <i>Don't analyze that too deeply.</i><br /><br />Too late :)<br /><br />Well, you weren't around at 33. I was pretty fly then, if I do say so myself. And I do, because no one else probably is going to.<br /><br />Sherri B - Thanks, Sherri :) Maybe we are all that way, always 25 in our minds?<br /><br />MarkD - See, this is what I was fishing for. Someone slightly older than me to tell me it's going to be OK. Thanks!Bonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10096591352278195759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-181073623971293332013-02-14T08:01:04.047-06:002013-02-14T08:01:04.047-06:00Oh gawd, nothings worse for a 52 year old to hear ...Oh gawd, nothings worse for a 52 year old to hear a youngster whine about being young!<br />Enjoy it lad! I can tell you that you'll still be just as healthy and active when you turn 50!<br />Happy Birthday!MarkD60https://www.blogger.com/profile/04081737467851406387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-41806944615656940812013-02-14T07:08:48.919-06:002013-02-14T07:08:48.919-06:00Happy Belated Birthday, Bone! Your "po-tay-to...Happy Belated Birthday, Bone! Your "po-tay-to, po-tah-to" comment made me laugh out loud. And I smiled through all the rest of it, too...I still feel like I'm twenty-something in my mind, too - that never seems to change. Turning 50 was a big one for me...half a century is a lot to take in! <br /><br />Yep, you really were adorable when you were a toddler...somehow I think you're still adorable at 40, too. :)Sherri B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00834386300886224116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-91058959592238681982013-02-14T00:18:06.334-06:002013-02-14T00:18:06.334-06:00I like you better at forty than at any other age.
...I like you better at forty than at any other age.<br /><br />Don't analyze that too deeply.<br /><br />I suppose your new age, if it marks anything, marks the era when there are no more "shoulds." It's the zen stage of life, when you can just Be. <br /><br />Mostly, what I know at 45 is that I always had fun my whole life--damn good times--and yet I've had more fun in the past five years than ever before. It's just getting better.Jocelynhttp://omightycrisis.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-43933581212013574652013-02-13T21:14:08.211-06:002013-02-13T21:14:08.211-06:00I say be glad you're still a couple years away...I say be glad you're still a couple years away from being as old as Nephew Bone is trying to tell the world you are ;)<br /><br />Aging is hard. Even just yesterday someone said something mildly insulting to 20-somethings and I started to take offense before remembering I no longer fit in that age group. Funny, though, in my mind I'm still 24 not 25.<br /><br />Love the photo. Your parents did something wrong - you COULD have been a Gerber baby! And do you know the money you would have now if you had been??? Wowzers.<br /><br />I think it's just nice so many people came out for you. :) Happy birthday. I hope 40 treats you well.<br /><br />PS: Axl?????? Really???? I hope that is dripping with sarcasm...TChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02487739742081226423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-29202142054745078532013-02-13T20:43:58.361-06:002013-02-13T20:43:58.361-06:00I love this
I understand the disbelief--trust me o...I love this<br />I understand the disbelief--trust me on that one==and glad you had more people than your age at your party<br />Again this is filled with little wisdoms!<br />For the tenth time at least<br />Happy Birthday Bone<br />May it be your best year ever<br />~piapiahttp://psychologytoday.com/blog/odd-girl-in/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006953.post-5264186252851447242013-02-13T20:43:25.993-06:002013-02-13T20:43:25.993-06:00I prefer to think that I am 29 plus shipping and h...I prefer to think that I am 29 plus shipping and handling!<br /><br />I've been pondering many of the same thoughts as I close in on forty. Overall, I think I've done alright in the first four decades of life and wouldn't change much. Mostly though, I am learning to enjoy things more thoroughly, because the almost 40 me realizes that life goes by fast unlike the 20 something me. <br /><br />Enjoy your many family and friend Bone. I think I would struggle to get 20 people to show up much less twice that many!Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.com