Around 6 AM this morning a clock went "click" and I turned 45 years old. A lot has changed since that first cold morning in Baltimore. For one thing, I have gained about 180 pounds, I am also a little taller.
I am not sure what you are supposed to expect when you reach 45. A few hundred years ago it meant that you were on your way out. While I may be long in the tooth here and there, I am not expecting to check out anytime soon.
Nowadays, I think you are supposed to be settled and moving forward with your life and career. While I am settled, I am not certain I am moving forward. I am not a father, but I have a wife and two cats who love me, when I feed them.
My geology career is stalled, which is a shame because I am an exceptional geologist. My web hosting/consulting career putters along, but it lacks the excitement to keep me up late at night, except when a server crashes. I love taking photos and I am good at it, but can I make a career of it?
So where does that leave me, other than searching. I suppose that searching isn't a bad place to be, it is just unsettling. After 40+ years you would think that you should know where you fit in. Oh well.
So that is what it looks like turning 45 to me in 2005.
2:26:39 PM 
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