Broken Promises & Birthday

I know, I promised that I would post again within 24 hours of the last post. I had a rough draft of another post when I made that promise. I figured that if I said I would post again within 24 hours, it would force me to do so. Well, so much for that idea.

So here I am on my lunch break, posting. Last night was my birthday and I was busy celebrating and I never got around to this blog. Just turned 40. Man, that still doesn't sound right. This is the first birthday I wasn't looking forward. I mean, I can't believe I'm 40 already. Where did all the time go.

There were a few suprises this year. Some old friends that I just recently got back in contact with sent me some e-cards and e-mails, which was an unexpected surprise. The IRC channels I hang out in posted a happy birthday message to me in the topic. Members of my World of Warcraft guild all wished me a happy birthday. The DJ at work annouced my birthday on the radio and also gave me a great gift to help me celebrate last night. My parents sent me an awesome Geoffrey Beene sweater. Then my wife an I went over to the local Indian casino to get some money on my player's card. Normally, I don't go to that casino, but they give you $1.00 for each year on your birthday, so for a free $40 I figured what the hell. I only played $10, and didn't win anything, so we left because I didn't want to spend what was left of the night, at the casino. So we came home and ate dinner. Then she dragged out a huge bag, it has a tye-dye print and matching colored tissue paper. Inside it was layer after layer of shirts and pants. As the years have increased, so has my waist and almost none of my clothes fit me anymore. So I was in desperate need of some apparel. While the thought that I've finally hit 40 makes me cringe, at least the birthday itself was pretty good.

Now that it's out of the way, I'll finally get back to the old blog. I'll be bringing you some good sites and programs as well as some usefull computing tips again.