Today marks my completion of yet another lap around the Sun. Yup, that comes to a grand total of 31 laps and I'm not even WINDED, yet!

As I begin my 32nd lap I find myself measuring my accomplishments and finding a very real sense of fulfillment. I married my jr. high school sweetheart, I've been blessed with three of the most fantastic children I could ever have requested, and I'm still drawing comics. Really, things are going great and there's only the future ahead. There are pages waiting to be written, artwork waiting to be created, ideas waiting to be thought up and I get to share it with my family.

It's true, after your 21st birthday... everything else just seems to pale in comparison to the luster of your childhood birthdays.... but if you choose to never grow up COMPLETELY... you get to carry some of that luster with you forever.

Happy Birthday to any other folks celebrating their laps around the Sun today... and if you're still in mid-lap... keep going. Your future's not going anywhere until you get there.