twenty-nine

So yeah… Today, I am 29.

29 years is a long time… and interestingly enough, most of it was spent in one form or another of school. Most of it was spent under the care of others, which led to confusion and frustration at this point in my life. Little of my life has been spent “on my own”, but at this point, I am really starting to have a real grasp for that concept… and it is starting to get better, with each step I take.

All of that aside, I see this as a step towards something better… I have heard that your thirties are the years when you really come in to your own, and I am certainly looking forward to them. I am looking forward to getting more school, another degree, and perhaps, a new career. I am doing just that, looking forward.

I am going to try and spend this year preparing for the next steps, all the while, trying to enjoy the moment. After all, enjoying the moment is something I have never been very good at, and is something that I am working on.

Here’s hoping that 29 is a good year for me.

16 Responses to “twenty-nine”


  1. Gravatar Icon 1 Stu Aug 26th, 2007 at 12:33 pm

    Happy birthday buddy!

  2. Gravatar Icon 2 dpb Aug 26th, 2007 at 2:51 pm

    Happy Birthday dude… have a jager-bomb on me.

  3. Gravatar Icon 3 ScottK Aug 26th, 2007 at 7:36 pm

    29 yikes still a babe in the woods ….sheesh!!! Happy Birthday!

  4. Gravatar Icon 4 Robguy Aug 26th, 2007 at 10:26 pm

    Happy Birthday! Have some vodka for me. :)

  5. Gravatar Icon 5 Sean Aug 26th, 2007 at 10:44 pm

    Happy Birthday, Duane!!!

    Enjoy EVERY age!

    Sean

  6. Gravatar Icon 6 Karen Aug 27th, 2007 at 1:51 am

    Happy birthday! I’ve been loving my thirties. You have a great atitude.

  7. Gravatar Icon 7 mitch Aug 27th, 2007 at 8:34 am

    Sorry I missed the day, but happy birthday a little late Duane!
    Sounds like you are making the most of your years on Earth!!!

  8. Gravatar Icon 8 Shan Aug 27th, 2007 at 8:35 am

    Happy Birthday! You’ll have to let me know how 29 goes. I have this worry that it will be hard for me, knowing that 30 is looming.

    Everyone has been telling me that 25 is the worst. I’m about a month and a half away from it!!! I’m thinking positive though. Hehe.

  9. Gravatar Icon 9 otterlpb Aug 27th, 2007 at 9:25 am

    Happy birthday! Life is like wine, it gets better with age.

  10. Gravatar Icon 10 Deb Aug 27th, 2007 at 10:08 am

    Happy Birthday!

  11. Gravatar Icon 11 Deb Aug 27th, 2007 at 3:48 pm
  12. Gravatar Icon 12 Simon Aug 27th, 2007 at 6:09 pm

    Happy birthday, Duane. I’ve always thought that if I could pick an age to stay forever it would be 29. You’re still in your 20s but you have the maturity and experience and everything else you didn’t have in your teens or even at 25. Enjoy the year.

  13. Gravatar Icon 13 vanessa Aug 27th, 2007 at 7:08 pm

    to bad i am not there to sing happy birthday to you - i am told i do a good marilyn - when i am drunk

    come to nc and we will party in greenville - old school style

  14. Gravatar Icon 14 Kim Aug 27th, 2007 at 8:03 pm

    Yay! Happy (belated) birthday, sweetpea!

  15. Gravatar Icon 15 Doug Aug 28th, 2007 at 7:04 am

    Happy Birthday Duane! Hope you had a really good one.

  16. Gravatar Icon 16 Matt S. Aug 28th, 2007 at 10:26 am

    Hey, Happy Birthday Duane, I hope that you enjoyed your day, and had a few cocktails to celebrate the occasion!

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