Feb 24, 2010 09:00
Just had my 45th bday. Somehow this one seems to be a milestone. Every other year I just feel a year older, but this year is bigger. I think it may have to do with my "fifths" always fall on a new decade, and my "oughts" fall in the middle of decades.
I first noticed this in 1985, when I was 20. When beginning my 20's the 80's were half over. At the beginning of the 90's, my 20's were half gone. 2000 was comfortable at 35, 40 was no problem in 2005.