My Prostate at 40

Let’s see, how to begin this one. Hmmm, um, I’m stumped! See I’ve been searching a lot over the past week or so for websites, articles, etc that speak to or about turning 40 from a man’s viewpoint. I mean, DAMN, there are a ton of sites for you women about this age, but the one’s I’ve found so far for men are mainly doctor related or health related websites telling me to get my prostate checked, or bend over and cough, or some other unpleasantry like that (yeah, may not be a word, but you get my meaning-“Moon River!” Can you name the movie?). I thought for sure I’d type in ‘turning 40’ or ‘my prostate at 40’ and I’d get a veritable cornucopia of hits…NOT! It seems when it comes to crossing off year 39 for us guys, we either just don’t feel the need to talk/write about it or just don’t feel any different than we did at 39. I’m not sure quite yet which is true, but I’m starting to compile my data and I’ll let you know soon.

For now you’ll just have to take solace in the knowledge that on October 28 in history a great many things happened. For instance, did you know the St Louis Gateway Arch is only one year older than me?! I wish as many people had ridden me! But I digress; the Cuban Missile Crisis ended on 1962, the Statue of Liberty was dedicated to the US from France back in 1886 and, if you know me maybe the most fitting is that congress enforced prohibition on that date back in 1919. Oh yea, and Julia Roberts is one year younger than me! Actually I share my birth date with many other people, unfortunately if their names come up on a birthday search it probably means they are more famous or infamous than me so I won’t mention those snapper-heads here!

What I will do though is say that the 40 years I have been here on this earth have been the most amazing, awe inspiring, saddest, joyful, depressing, interesting, boring, and all around up and down days that most of you have had…with the exception of maybe one thing. I won’t wake up the day after my birthday with a friggin hang over!!