The continuation of my 50th birthday week. Social media has changed birthdays for me. Now I get messages from all over the world, from a wide variety of  family,  friends and colleagues. Some on Facebook, others on Twitter, forums or email. Some still face to face and snail mail. I like it, it feels warm [...] Click to continue reading »

Today I turned 50.  I exceeded my goal of riding my bike 50 miles on Saturday in celebration. OK, really to prove I could do it. Depending on which odometer you believe, we rode 57.5 or 62 miles. (I’m going with the 62, then I’m off the hook for another 12 years.) Portland Oregon sure [...] Click to continue reading »

I’ll be 50 on Monday. It’s got my attention. I’m reflecting on things I have learned and how I have changed. Three overarching topics keep bubbling to the surface as the key lessons of my 40′s. 1. Life is too short to be controlled by eye bags I’m done with eye bag obsession About the [...] Click to continue reading »