Oh, and the World Spins Madly On

so i am entering a new decade of age in a mere 1 hour and 25 minutes. am i excited about this monumental change? not so much. but someone this weekend thought i was turning the very young age of 22 this weekend and that made me feel better about what will inevitably occur on october 7th.

here are a few of the interesting events that happened in the wonderful year of my birth (1979) you can calculate from that how old i am turning.
The annual Mardi Gras celebration in New Orleans, Louisiana is canceled due to a strike called by the New Orleans Police Department.
Mr. Ed, the 'talking horse' featured in the television show of the same name, dies.
Philips demonstrates Compact Disc publicly for the first time.
The Nickelodeon Television Channel, a children's cartoon channel, launches as The Pinwheel Network.
Schoolchildren in the Central African Republic are arrested (and around 100 killed) for protesting against compulsory school uniforms.
The first British nudist beach is established in Brighton.
Two families flee from East Germany by balloon.
McDonald's introduces the Happy Meal.

So here is to 1979 and entering a new decade of age!