In a half-hour or so, I leave my safe little 5-bit world, and jump like an excited electron into the next valence band, a new bit bucket. 2^5 years ago I showed up on the scene..

It's been a prety cool year. The house has nearly doubled in size (hopefully more in value), the job is going well. A new car for the commute always helps. My Mac software seems popular enough for a simple app, and I'm wealthy in friends, food, and drink.

Here's to the next bit (the last bit anyone's achieved for the vast bulk of human history). I'm looking forward to celebrating my 8th-bit birthday.