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[eggwards]

So we're now 40 days away from my 40th birthday. Already this year i've been feeling the pull of this big, biblical number. Since we're now so close to the actual event, I'm tagging my next few posts with the above banner. It's also an encouragement to me to actually blog something for the next 40 days. Sometimes it may have something to do with the upcoming birthday, sometimes it won't. Just like anything else in my blog, it's terribly inconsistent.

While I think of myself as old already in many respects, really I've lived through some interesting times, but not necessarily everything. As most of us, I was born after the Big Bang, and will likely die before the Apocalypse. Everything else is just details.

Do to kick off this 40 day countdown to the big day, here's a little list for things I'm younger than vs similar things that I'm older than. Certainly there's a bigger list, but it's just something to get us started here.

On with the show, we only have a few days left now.


Michael is...

Younger Than...	Older Than...
The JFK assassination	The RFK is assassination
The War on Poverty	The War on Drugs
The American Basketball League	The NFL-AFL merger
Tim McGraw	Faith Hill
Apollo I Burns on the launchpad	Apollo 11 lands on the Moon
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band	The White Album
Monterey Pop Festival	Woodstock
Canadian Centennial	United States Bicentennial
Kermit the Frog	The Muppet Show
Bay of Pigs	Watergate
Vietnam Police Action begins	Vietnam War ends
The Monkees debut	The Partridge Family debuts
Nicole Kidman	Julia Roberts
Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood	Sesame Street
Cabaret	Hair
UNIVAC	Altair 8800
Houston Astrodome	Astroworld

Comments

[rafdfw.livejournal.com]

Unlike Astroworld, you are still here. :)

[eggwards.livejournal.com]

Very true. the other day when that girl got her feet lopped off by a thrill ride at another Six Flags park I thought, they have one just like that at Astroworld...

They hadn't torn down the place when I left. I think it would freak me out to see a field there. it was always there in my view.

[jefferzephyr.livejournal.com]

Happy upcoming!

Very cool! Is that younger than/older than a database tied to wiki? Where might I find my own?

[eggwards.livejournal.com]

No, i had to remember, then do the date checking myself. I used the year thing in Wikipedia for that, give it a year and it will give you significant happenings and birthdays. that's how I found the strange Tim McGraw - Faith hill thing. We were all born in 1967. Some just have more money/fame than others.

[joshjeffcoat.livejournal.com]

oh wow michael, i had no idea you were turning 40, you certainly don't look it.

[eggwards.livejournal.com]

Flattery will get you everywhere.

Thanks!

[hot4latin.livejournal.com]

Very cool list, Michael. Are you sure about the Bicentennial and the Muppets? Michael 1967, Bicentennial 1976? Anyway, happy pre-birthday. 40 isn't that bad. It's practically the new 30!

[eggwards.livejournal.com]

I think I has the headers turned around or something. I'm older than the Bicentennial and the Muppet Show (mid 70's) and younger than Kermit (1950's) and the Canadian Centennial (July 1, 1967, during Expo '67!)

The one that's questionable is Mr. Roger's Neighborhood. The show existed before 1967 in Pittsburgh and Canada, but wasn't nationwide on PBS until 1968.

I know that 40 is getting to be the new 30, because people are allowed to stay younger in their 20's - less responsibility, I guess? I certainly wouldn't say I was an adult in my 20's.

[eggwards.livejournal.com]

Well, 30 was a stressful thing for me as well, especially since I was still hanging with many of my college freinds who were still in their mid-20's. I guess I've always been hanging with the younger crowd!

40 at least has the cachet of becoming a daddybear. :-)

[jrjarrett.livejournal.com]

40 is the new black.

[eggwards.livejournal.com]

When does Black become the New Black?

How soon is Now?

[mrdreamjeans.livejournal.com]

A very fun post!!! I look forward to watching the close end journey to 40! The decade of my 40s was the best of my life. You have good times ahead!

HUGS!

[eggwards.livejournal.com]

Thank you Neil! The one thing to look forward to is the possibilities of chage. the growth and learning years are still with me, but now is the time to expand and conquer, right? :-)

[mrdreamjeans.livejournal.com]

Right!!!!!

[mrh745i.livejournal.com]

Congrats on the upcoming big birthday! Time to start planning the birthday party blowout!

[eggwards.livejournal.com]

Thank You Michael. I've got something that I'm thinking of, i'm just trying to work on logistics right now. I'll let you know.

Otherwise, I'm glad you're taking care of yourself, with the blood sugar and all! Fewer doughnuts for all of us.

[mikiedoggie.livejournal.com]

I always forget you and I have the same birth date! ROCK!

[eggwards.livejournal.com]

Yes, one year off as I recall. We also share it with Tony Bennett and Martha stweart who are both a good bit older.

It's also the birthday of actor Isaiah Washington, who's been in a bit of trouble this year, and Evangeline Lily, Kate from Lost.