Day 9,132, or the 25th November 8th of my life.

Day 2,180, 07:45 • Published in USA USA • by Talostastic
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Today is my 9,132nd day of life. That number doesn't look very special on the surface. It's not Ten Thousand. It's not even a significant number on the surface.

However, today marks the first time I have witnessed a Calendar Date for the 25th time. Tomorrow, there will be two calendar dates I've seen 25 times. And so on. And so forth.

Between Day 8,767 (my 24th November 8th) and today, things have changed. Very recently, I was promoted and given a lovely raise. Prior to that, I had my knee fixed yet again. I have made new friends, and broken off with old ones.

Hopefully, between my 9,132nd and 9,497th day, or my 26th November 8th, things will continue to improve. I've set the stage, hopefully I don't mess it up.

Nobody can know what will truly happen even 30 seconds from now, so I hope you all are with me on that 9,497th day. For those of you who aren't, know that, for whatever reason we've parted ways, I will still miss you on occasion.

Tonight, in a moment of quiet reflection, I shall raise my glass four times.

To friends old.
To friends new.
To the friends I haven't met yet.
And to the friends I've left behind.

Thank you for all the birthday wishes.



For those of you wondering, I will not be hosting eNPR this evening. That joy falls to Melissa Rose and George Armstrong Custer. They've got a great show lined up, with guests PotUS NewAzazel, Deputy Secretary of State Mazzy Cat, Director of Homeland Security Tyler Bubblar, and director of the Ambassador program, Alexandrer Coin.