Older … and Wiser?

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009

It’s my birthday today. Not a special one, just another one. The Pontificator turns 58 today. While the birthday itself is not significant a couple of other years are significant.

This is the year of my 29th Wedding Anniversary. That makes half my life I have been married. She’s a saint.

It also marks over 30 years of being involved in local politics.Â I startedÂ as a local newspaper political cartoonist, then 25 years agoÂ I wast elected a Mayor. I’ve been fortunate that about half of those past 30 years my full time occupation has been local politics. When not a full time occupation, a full time interest.

The great thing about local politics is you have never seen or heard it all. Every year new issues and people appear.

I’m at the age when I get the question “When you gonna retire”?Â

Retire? Not in the foreseeable future that is for sure. Why would I? I have a job I love.Â The RealtorsÂ® Association actually pays me to go to local government meetings and participate in discussions/decisions that will have reverberations for decades to come.

The best thing I learned this year?

I learned to wear wrist supports when I type at the computer.

What would I wish for if my cheesecake had candles?

The Brewers winning the World Series.

What can you do for me for my birthday …?

How about buy my book if you haven’t already.

Now if it just gets up to at least 50 today I think I will go golfing.

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