Survived a Meeting
Could have been an email.
Drank Out of a Garden Hose
Summer, unfiltered.
Got a Tattoo
Ink that stayed.
Went Bald
Less hair. More forehead.
Camped
A night the house was optional.
Caught a Fish
A fight, then dinner or a photo.
Cooked Thanksgiving
A bird, a table, a truce.
Burned Dinner
Smoke alarm as sous-chef.
Food Poisoning
A meal that fought back.
Called 911
You picked up the red phone.
Gave CPR
Hands on a stranger's clock.
21st Birthday
Legal, allegedly.
30th Birthday
The joke about thirty.
40th Birthday
The joke about forty.
50th Birthday
Halfway, if you are lucky.
60th Birthday
The senior discount starts looking at you.
70th Birthday
Still here, with a cake.
80th Birthday
The room stands up.
90th Birthday
A number people clap for.
100th Birthday
A letter from someone official, maybe.
Still Here
No specific disaster required.
Lived Anyway
I can't believe I'm still alive at this point of my life.
Went Viral
Strangers had opinions.
Got a Library Card
Free plastic, infinite books.