I find it hard to believe that today marks my thirty-fourth birthday, it just doesn’t seem possible. Trust me, I felt the same way four years ago when I hit that dreaded 30 mark, which really doesn’t seem so bad in hindsight. Where in creation did those four years go? Talk about time flying by.

What’s truly surprising, however, are the countless technological and social changes which have taken place during my three-plus decades here on planet Earth, from the obvious – cell phones, laptops, global positioning systems (a good friend has one which mimics Yoda) and digital, well, everything – to the absolutely ridiculous – Justin Bieber fans, Sarah Palin for president and retail stores stocking the shelves for Christmas in September all spring immediately to mind.