Today is my 55th birthday, but with all things considered, it will be just another day in my life, nothing special. <sigh> Sometimes, you do get what you wish for, but not in the way you wanted. When I was much younger, I wish for the events in my life to "calm down"; I thought of my life as a "soap opera". I wish my life were less exciting. Guess what? The tedium is now getting to me and the monotony is getting to me nearly as bad as what the excitement was in the past. It's true: be careful what you wish for - it may come true.