AS A KID, LIKE MOST KIDS, I HAD A SLOW SENSE OF TIME.
WHAT I MEAN IS- EVERY YEAR SEEMED TO LAST FIVE YEARS.
THE YEARS MOVED SLOW - LIKE A PLUMBER GETTING PAID BY THE HOUR.
NOW THAT I AM OLDER, THEY MOVE FAST- LIKE A LAWYER AT THE SCENE OF AN ACCIDENT!
MANY GOALS I HAVE ACCOMPLISHED, MANY AS YET UNREALIZED.
I'VE TRULY HAD A MILLION LAUGHS, COUNTLESS HAPPY MEMORIES.
THE WONDERFUL PEOPLE I HAVE MET, TIMES SPENT WITH THEM INDELIBLY IMPRESSED ON MY MIND AS HAPPY TIMES.
IF HAVING FRIENDS IS THE BAROMETER OF A SUCCESSFUL LIFE, THEN I CAN STEAL LOU GEHRIG'S LINE, WHICH GARY COOPER SAID IN PRIDE OF THE YANKEES (MY FAVORITE BASEBALL MOVIE):
"TODAY, I CONSIDER MYSELF THE LUCKIEST MAN ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH".
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