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Sorry for the lack of posting thus far.

Today’s my birthday (I’m 40, officially old enough than I can no longer eschew the label “middle aged”) and I had related festivities that precluded doing my “blog job” with my usual early morning zeal.

Less pleasantly, I arrived at my actual job this morning to find that the geniuses in tech support had locked down the hard drive as part of a plan to prevent non-existent system problems and have spent the last three hours undoing the damage they caused. I’m up and running now but three hours behind in my work so will likely not get anything written for OTB until later.

About the Author: James Joyner is the publisher of Outside the Beltway and the managing editor of the Atlantic Council. He's a former Army officer, Desert Storm vet, and college professor with a PhD in political science from The University of Alabama. He lives just outside the Beltway in Alexandria, Virginia with his wife and infant daughter.

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I'm 40

Whippersnapper.

Posted by McGehee | November 16, 2005 | 12:40 pm | Permalink
 

Happy Birthday! Let me know how 40 treats you; I'm not quite there yet. :-)

Posted by elgato | November 16, 2005 | 12:57 pm | Permalink
 

Haven't you heard that 40 is the new 30? Besides it's all upstairs.

My birth certificate says I'm 45 but my control tower says college was just few years ago.

Posted by Steven Plunk | November 16, 2005 | 01:29 pm | Permalink
 

Happy birthday.

So at what age do all you old farts start getting AARP mailings?

Posted by Mark | November 16, 2005 | 02:15 pm | Permalink
 

AARP starts bugging you at 50.

Posted by steevil (Dr Weevil's bro Steve) | November 16, 2005 | 02:30 pm | Permalink
 

Happy Birthday... a mere child you are

Posted by Oceanguy | November 16, 2005 | 03:14 pm | Permalink
 

My God, I've children older than you! May you also live to enjoy the same situation. As they say in Poland, stolat!

Posted by DL | November 16, 2005 | 03:48 pm | Permalink
 

Happy Birthday El Capitan

Posted by Rodney Dill | November 16, 2005 | 08:20 pm | Permalink
 

Happy Birthday Sir.

Forty? I was still howlin at the moon, and tomcatting around at thirty nine. You're middle aged if/when you start referring to yourself as such. Me I've only done it once (now 47 y.o.).

If it's any consolation ..... my beige box died yesterdee. Reloaded the o.s ...... (no backup/save).
Yesterday was tough ...... I feel better today.

It may just be enough for me to give Linux a try?

Posted by Elmo | November 16, 2005 | 10:07 pm | Permalink
 

Happy Belated Birthday, now turning 34 does not seem quite so bad.

Posted by Lisa Antonio | November 17, 2005 | 12:24 pm | Permalink
 

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