How long ago was 1973?

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A long, long, long time ago. Today I turn 40 and thankfully I don't feel a day over 39. ;)

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Comment 1 by Will Swain posted on 4/8/2013 at 3:15 PM

Very disappointed you didn't have a beard aged 3.

Comment 2 by Will Swain posted on 4/8/2013 at 3:16 PM

Happy Birthday by the way. I turned 40 3 years ago. It's not so bad.

Comment 3 by Dinesh posted on 4/8/2013 at 3:16 PM

Happy Birthday Ray. Do you still smile the same :) as in 1976. Or coding & coding & coding (and little bit lecturing too) has done the more grey than expected on extreme top of your body frame? Again I do not believe you just turned 40 instead looks like you are 40 since last 40 years. he he he

Comment 4 by Raymond Camden posted on 4/8/2013 at 3:16 PM

I want to add Likes to my blog-ware just for your first comment, Will. ;)

Comment 5 by David Mineer posted on 4/8/2013 at 3:18 PM

Happy big 4-0 Ray! The best is yet to come. Happy birthday!

Comment 6 by Mikel posted on 4/8/2013 at 3:30 PM

Happy Birthday Ray!

Comment 7 by Peruz Carlsen posted on 4/8/2013 at 3:47 PM

Happy Birthday Ray!

Comment 8 by Mike Sharp posted on 4/8/2013 at 3:58 PM

Happy Birthday! Getting any cool starwars stuff - remember, you are never too old - http://gizmodo.com/235925/t...

Comment 9 by S. Wilson posted on 4/8/2013 at 4:13 PM

Happy birthday! Hope you have an awesome celebration :)

Comment 10 by Paolo posted on 4/8/2013 at 4:14 PM

May the force be with you.. Happy Birthday Jedi!
PS: a suggestion for the cake.. http://ideas.coolest-birthd...

Comment 11 by Richard posted on 4/8/2013 at 4:47 PM

Happy birthday - what happened to that smile? :)

Comment 12 by Ed posted on 4/8/2013 at 4:57 PM

Happy Birthday! I will be joining you in hitting the 40 mark next month.

Comment 13 by Doug posted on 4/8/2013 at 5:01 PM

Happy Birthday Ray!

Comment 14 by Salvatore fusto posted on 4/8/2013 at 5:35 PM

Happy birthday Raymond.

Comment 15 by Arthur Nweke posted on 4/8/2013 at 6:01 PM

Happy birthday Ray. The best is yet to come.

Comment 16 by Dana Kowalski posted on 4/8/2013 at 6:17 PM

Happy Birthday Ray, have a good one.

Comment 17 by Charles posted on 4/8/2013 at 6:19 PM

Happy birthday, Ray. Please tell me your parents didn't pay for that haircut.

Comment 18 by David Jacobson posted on 4/8/2013 at 6:44 PM

Happy Birthday Ray! Please thank your parents for me as well, wihtout them, who knows where the rest of us would be. :)

Comment 19 by Ricardo Dengue posted on 4/8/2013 at 6:56 PM

Parabéns e que contes mutios anos daqui para a frente e que nós estejamos cá para ver . Felicidades

Comment 20 by Vishal posted on 4/8/2013 at 7:24 PM

Happy birthday Ray. May the force be with you!

Comment 21 by SuperAlly posted on 4/8/2013 at 7:55 PM

Happy birthday Ray. I'm right behind you, let me know how you feel in the morning.

Comment 22 by Joseph Potthast posted on 4/8/2013 at 8:30 PM

Ray, Let me too join in wishing you a happy birthday. May it be filled with good food, good times and of course plenty of fun star war stuff and anything else that brings a smile to your face.

Comment 23 by jeff horne posted on 4/8/2013 at 9:52 PM

Happy birthday Ray. Welcome to the 40 and over club.

Comment 24 by larry c. lyons posted on 4/9/2013 at 12:30 AM

Happy Birthday Ray.

(ghads I feel so old now)...

Comment 25 by larry c. lyons posted on 4/9/2013 at 12:31 AM

btw never would have recognized the picture as you, there's no beard. ;)

Comment 26 by Edward Beckett posted on 4/9/2013 at 1:51 AM

Welcome to the dark side Ray ... ;-)

Comment 27 by sethron posted on 4/9/2013 at 1:53 AM

Happy anniversary of your first day.

Comment 28 by Edward Beckett posted on 4/9/2013 at 3:44 AM

Happy Birthday Ray ... I can't afford a gift ... But I can offer up a Gist !!!

https://gist.github.com/Edw...

:-)

Comment 29 by Raymond Camden posted on 4/9/2013 at 5:03 AM

Thank you all. :)

Comment 30 by Jack Poe posted on 4/11/2013 at 6:32 PM

Happy birthday, Ray. Sorry I missed it

Comment 31 by David McGuigan posted on 4/18/2013 at 12:25 AM

Happy birthday playa. For some reason I thought you were older than that. May be because you pulled a steak knife on me for not having seen Star Wars at a restaurant one time, and that's a really old person move. Hope the next 40 are even better.

Comment 32 by Raymond Camden posted on 4/18/2013 at 12:42 AM

Hahah - did I *really*? Geeze - I don't remember that.

Comment 33 by David McGuigan posted on 4/18/2013 at 1:17 AM

Totally did ( in fairness, it was a joke, you weren't really going to stab me I don't think ). I believe the other gem of the evening was when I ordered chocolate milk and you were like, "What are you 10 years old?".

It was in Arizona after a little micro conference Matthew Reinbold put on a long, long time ago.

Comment 34 by David McGuigan posted on 4/18/2013 at 1:18 AM

I mean Utah, Jesus hahaha. Both of our memories are getting pretty terrible.

Comment 35 by Raymond Camden posted on 4/18/2013 at 1:22 AM

Wow, don't remember, but it sounds like I was a dick. ;)

Comment 36 by Juan Antonio posted on 4/26/2013 at 3:09 PM

Welcome to the forties. Happy birthday.

P.S. Thank you for the wornderful tutorials