Hurtling towards the half century mark

I turn 50 on Saturday.  Honestly, I never thought I'd make this far in life.  My mom didn't make it past 50 and my dad barely did.  Three of my siblings never got this far and I nearly didn't make it due to at various times, car accidents, an appendix that got infected and nearly ruptured, and a massive heart attack at age 42.  But here I am, still here.  If only I had life goals figured out early like this kid did:

I knew I wasted too much time on that whole 'getting a job and working' thing.  Ah well, perhaps it's not too late for me, after all I do have the first two things on that list.

I promise to be a fair minded ruler of the world if I do make that third goal on the list.  I'll shower you all with kindness while I hole up in my palatial mansion/under ground lair.