As Jack London once said, "The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time." Yeah, London was a real asshole, but I'll still borrow his words from time to time. I will also add that I think it is bad-ass that when my mom turns 50 on January 19, I will be half as old as her until next August. We're at a turning point of the ratio, as it were. Salud.