Today was good. A normal start to the day followed by a fun day at school. The other teachers bought me some nice gifts: a coffee pot, a beautiful wall hanging and some Korean books (one for learning the language more, one for traveling around.)  Even a couple of the kids bought me gifts and had them wrapped: One gave me a small notepad and another gave me a pencil-case. A third gave me her soda and some candy – a little impromptu, but gratefully accepted nevertheless.

After work, Jessica called from Texas. That was cool. Always good to hear from one of my young ‘uns. Then, my girlfriend and I went out to one of our favorite restaurants for  dinner.  No big parties or anything and I’m totally fine with that. It’s 11:30pm and I’m ready for bed.

Another fine birthday and another year passed. At 47, I don’t feel old. At least not yet. Maybe it’ll kick in tomorrow.