The House of YAD

March's Thought
Feeling No Differently

Thanks for all the great birthday wishes via e-mail and phone. What would I do without you all? You keep me going each month.

As one visitor correctly surmised, "anytime one reaches a certain age milestone, it is at that point that life begins." According to him,   Life begins everytime he has a birthday. "It is not at 40 or 50 but whenever one is alive." However one only has to read the artricle in this month's commentary to see that sometimes age is not just another number. The article,  published in the ABA Journal, tells the story of a 41-year old mother of four who had returned to Fitchburg State College to pursue a writing career. Apparently she had applied to a   Boston-based magazine  for an unpaid internship but she was turned down because of her age. The letter read "Just as kindergarten is for 5-year-olds, there is an age cutoff point for our program."

I suppose as Jessica Parker in Sex & the City would say "In the end, all we can do is play the hand we are given and accessorize the outfit we've got." I still believe that age is just another number and I won't let anything stop me from having a blast during  my last year in my twenties.

So I hope you all had a great Valentine's Day and now that the month of the ram is here,  it means that winter will soon be on its way. I miss not having much of a winter. Although I am an island boy, I am very much a winter lover. To be honest winter is my favorite season. Don't ask me why! I love to ski and play in the snow. I haven't gone winter fishing in a while, but it can be fun. Just thinking of it brings back memories of when I lived in Quebec, Canada, and I would ponder to myself but this is stupid.

Have a great month everyone. I look forward to chatting with you live in HOT CHAT weekdays after 7 p.m. or discusing the issues at Mango Tree University. And happy birthday to all our readers (including my mom) celebrating this month.