I'm 39 years old today, yikes, where's my spider hole?

[liberalhistorian]

I simply cannot believe how old I am today! It feels like yesterday that I was celebrating my 30th birthday, the day before that my 21st birthday, and the day before that my 18th!!!!!!! WHERE DOES IT GO??? I can't believe I'm only a year away from the big 4-0, I think I'll just find a spider hole to crawl in for a few days around this time next year, lol!

And I'm very glad to have found DU this year, so that I can spend at least a little bit of my birthday with all of you! I have plans tonight with a friend (dinner and a movie) who battled a nasty aggressive cancer and WON, she and I are gonna celebrate LIFE!!!!!

[laura888]

1. happy birthday!

I'm turning 40 this spring. But I think 39 was more dramatic.

Hope you have a great birthday!

:toast:

[liberalhistorian]

7. Thanks!

And I see your point about 39 being more dramatic.

[NightTrain]

2. Hope you have a great one, LH!

And mark my words: One of these days, I'll make the 555-mile trek to Ohio so we can meet face to face! :thumbsup:

[liberalhistorian]

6. Please do, Dean,

I'm as anxious for that as you are!

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

3. I will not

answer liberalhistorian's question with the first thing that came to my mind.
I will not answer liberalhistorian's question with the first thing that came to my mind.
I will not answer liberalhistorian's question with the first thing that came to my mind.
I will not answer liberalhistorian's question with the first thing that came to my mind.
I will not answer liberalhistorian's question with the first thing that came to my mind.
I will not answer liberalhistorian's question with the first thing that came to my mind.
I will not answer liberalhistorian's question with the first thing that came to my mind.

[liberalhistorian]

8. LOL!

I think I know exactly what you're thinking!!!

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

9. I'd be in deep s**t if wifey knew

I'm helping another woman locating her, hum, ah, er.

By the way, Jan 3 thru Apr 29 2005 will be the period when YOU are over 40 and I'm NOT! Nyah nyah nyah!

[liberalhistorian]

25. Oh, stick a sock

in it! And it'll happen soon enough for you, believe me!

[flamingyouth]

4. Happy Birthday!

Mine was last Saturday and I turned 35. It freaked me out at the time, but now I'm growing into my age, I think.

You have a great attitude - indeed, go and celebrate LIFE. Sounds like an awesome day for both of you. Revel in the good things, my dear namesake, and have a wonderful birthday!

:party:

[latebloomer]

5. oh shut up!

I'm 52 today, and I don't want to hear it!

Yes it does go QUICK, fellow partyer!

My plans: Be a total vegetable all day, until dinnertime with beautiful husband and kids, none of whom came into my life till I was pushing 40 with a short stick.

Ergo, second lesson-- It CAN get better!

Seriously, have a wonderful day, lh!!!

[velocity]

10. I am 55 today

Happy Birthday.

[latebloomer]

11. Hey, happy birthday to you too, velocity!!

We are three!

[liberalhistorian]

27. And Happy Birthday to

another Early January Birthday Sufferer (who just happens to be older than me!!!)

[liberalhistorian]

26. Happy B-Day,

fellow Early January Birthday Sufferer!

[nostamj]

12. well, HAPPY BIRTHDAY

wish I was *only* 39 again............ <sigh>

oddly enough, was thinking about you and your project this AM and here's the outcome:



just a first idea...

have a great day and thanks again for the recent PM!

[liberalhistorian]

28. Hey, that's

a good one! I'll try to think of some myself.

[supernova]

13. Oh, suck it up!

And happy birthday! :party: Your friend is amazing!

Every age can be the best time of your life, if you choose. Age is just a number.

I'm having more fun and more joy at at being in my 40s than I ever did in my 20s or 30s. Recovering from a lousy marriage had a lot to do with it. ;-)

Supernova <-- 41 1/2 and counting.... :D

[mdmc]

14. Progressives are forever young!

Happy Birthday!

[mdmc]

16. Just look at all the Yuppies, Hippies

They are senior citizens now, but they are most identified with the youth movement. I Recently saw Pete Seeger (87 years old, or something like that!). He is still young!

[ScreamingMeemie]

15. Happy Birthday! and stop counting.

;)

[latebloomer]

18. or better yet, start counting backwards!

[Lars39]

17. Just do like Jack Benny

and me: 39 and holding. :)

Happy Birthday, LH !!!!!

:toast: :party: :toast:

[liberalhistorian]

29. LOL!

Actually, in that same spirit, I like to say that I'm twenty-one 18 times over!

[Bronco69]

19. Happy Birthday!

It only gets better from here! :-)

[Obamarama]

20. Your're half of 78. Congrats!

In a couple months, I'll be half of 80. Welcome to the nursing home!

Seriously, I think it only gets better with age. I'm acutally in better shape going towards 40 than I was when I hit 30. And I've got more in the bank, too.

[RebelOne]

21. Happy birthday and I wish I was 39 again.

My birthday is on the 18th, but I don't tell anyone how old I am. In fact, I just keep saying that I am 39.

[populistmom]

22. Happy birthday!

I know what you mean about it all going so fast. I've packed A LOT of life in my 31.9 years, but sometimes it feels like just yesterday I was 18, but you're still young enough to have a lot more life left to enjoy.

I hope your birthday today is a great one! :toast:

[liberalhistorian]

30. Thanks!

And you're only 31? You sure sound a lot wiser in most of your posts.

[HEyHEY]

23. Happy 39th....

Lordy lordy looks...wait you're 39...next year!

[devilgrrl]

24. Don't sweat it...

I turned 40 this year and had a great time doing it! To think that I used to jibe people when they turned 40 - what was I thinking?

Personally, I rather be 40 rather than 20. The plus side of youth is that you could getting really ripped and recover from it the next day. Other than that, I don't miss being the insecure, snotty little twit that I was at 20. There are so many things (books, music, films, etc...) that I find fascinating now which I would have scoffed at back then, I'm a happier person than I was at 20.

Remember, age is a state of mind.

Happy 39th Birthday!!!!

:party::beer::bounce::toast::bounce::beer::party:

[liberalhistorian]

32. There is, indeed, a lot of truth

to that. The problem is, it's easier to recover from stupid mistakes in your twenties, lol! I once had a teacher in high school who said that the forties were the best time of your life because you're old enough to know what you should and are wiser, but still young enough to enjoy yourself.

[Bertha Venation]

31. happy birthday from me & the animals

Hippo birdie two ewes
hippo birdie two ewes
hippo birdie deer ewe
hippo birdie two ewes
and many moooooo... :party:

[LastKnight]

33. the secret to never turning foutry, and living...

call it the 'second annual 39th' or something to that effect...

ok ill shut up now... my jokes are bad

but anyway, happy birthday :party:

-LK

[Kathy in Cambridge]

34. Happy Birthday!

And I'll be leaving the 39 club in March! x(

So enjoy 39 while you can!