Two Months to the Big 4-0

by Pete Ferguson

What do (or did) you want to accomplish by age 40?

I remember as a kid thinking 40 was "up there." Like close to retirement.

A friend's mom had an all black funeral party and placed a bumper sticker on the back of her van:

40 Isn't Old if You Are A Tree

On Tuesday I realized that as of yesterday, I'm in the two month countdown to 40 years of age. I've been planning for my midlife crisis for some time. No affairs (I'm lucky enough that Steph said "yes"). No silly haircuts (I have no hair). No ear piercings or tattoos (yet).

But I'm in the best physical shape of the last two decades ... continue reading