The Forty Year CHALLENGE

January 2 was Happy Birthday number 57 for me. It seems like I just turned 50 a little while ago! But much has happened in these years besides my getting older, stiffer, and whiter-in-the-beard.
I have lived these years, and I am grateful for them.
As I grow older, I feel "closer" to my whole life. I have a better understanding and appreciation of the not only the limits and naiveté of my teenage years, but also the aspirations, work, and achievements of that time.
So here I did a “Forty Year Challenge” (how’s that, young folks?)... well, forty-ish — close enough.