The Fool is Forty
1st April 2006
Some forty years ago today, Dr. R. Winters (who evidently had a healthy sense of humour) performed a scheduled C-section on my mother the morning of April 1st, 1966 at the Royal Alexandria Hospital in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. At approximately 8:21 am, I was brought into this world, preordained to be the fool that I am today. I weighed in at 6 lbs 2 ozs and was 20.5 inches long and was by and large healthy — except for one brief notation in my rather sparse baby book (I was the last of four kids) that I will not disclose publicly! If the picture to the right is any indication, I was a stern lad — perhaps I was a bit perturbed about being given such an ignoble birthday! Sure, they say that they needed to do the C-section as soon as possible — they could of least waited until after twelve noon to make the cut! That’s OK, I’m not bitter. Really…
Well, some forty years later I can look back on my life and realize that I have been blessed. I have a wonderful family, including three great kids and a lovely, long-suffering, wife (suffering for about twenty one years to be precise!). I love my work (the piles of grading I have been creatively neglecting notwithstanding) — especially my colleagues and students. Never in a million years would I have thought I would be a religion and theology professor at a Christian college!
Life is good. Thanks for reading.
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April 1st, 2006 at 8:42 am
Happy Birthday!!
April 1st, 2006 at 9:20 am
Birthday big fella.
Look forward to lurking on your blog for the next 40 years.
April 1st, 2006 at 10:35 am
Ah you’re still just a baby!
April 1st, 2006 at 11:08 am
Happy Birthday Tyler.
And you should really get that marking done.
April 1st, 2006 at 12:00 pm
Happy Birthday!!
April 1st, 2006 at 5:04 pm
Happy Birthday, Tyler! I’ll drink a toast on Monday.
Steve.
April 1st, 2006 at 9:24 pm
Congratulations, Tyler! Have a swell year!
April 2nd, 2006 at 1:11 am
Is it really your b-day? Or is that an April fools joke?
April 2nd, 2006 at 7:46 pm
Tyler,
Happy birthday! You are now in the 40 club with Kevin and myself. Lunch is on me in D.C.
Best
Joe
April 2nd, 2006 at 10:55 pm
Thank you for all the birthday wishes! (and yes, Mike, this post was completely factual — unlike my previous one!). I look forward to lunch, Joe!
April 3rd, 2006 at 12:17 am
Happy Birthday for Saturday Tyler. I hope you had a good one.
Matt