Let's see, in the past 12 months I have...

played a (very) few gigs with a band of other old geezers
survived to see my 50th b-day
watched our baby boy start high school
finally found some gainful self-employment
faced down a judge in my disability appeal
finally got my SSD benefits (w/back pay!)

other than that, not much has happened

making it to 50 may have seemed like the easy part, just keep breathing...but family history combined with certain lifestyle choices say I've beaten some long odds...

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