Thursday, August 20, 2009

30

Today's my birthday.
It's just a number, they say
As time trickles down

91 comments:

Kent Peterson said...

Happy Birthday Jill!

paul said...

Happy Birthday. Rest of your life BEGINS today.

luis said...

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I--
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference
R.Frost

Congratulations !! Thank you for taking us through your "less traveled road". Luis from Portugal

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Anonymous said...

Happy birthday Jill, and enjoie this new year !
Yes 30 ... this is a choc but 30 to 40, that's the beutiful life years <;)
Manu from Belgium.

Kirk said...

Happy Birthday Jill!

dicky said...

You still have ten more years till cougar status sets in.

Psyclepathic said...

Happy B-day! 30 is the new 20, you know. Just think how competitive you'll be in the master class.

Jason Crane said...

Happy birthday! When you were 29 you rode the GDR. Now that you're 30, you need to ride it round trip...

Peace and love from Team RocBike,

Jason

Anonymous said...

Happy Birthday girl! A whole new beginning this year; have fun with it!

Karen Travels said...

Happy Birthday Jill!! It is what you make of it!!

Anonymous said...

Happy Birthday Jill !!
Enjoy your 30's and please, continue posting your outdor wild sessions.
They're a window on my screen while I'm working ;-)

Edu from Catalonia

Cornbread said...

Whoa, we have the same B-day. Happy Birthday! Hope it's a great day.

Anonymous said...

30 years old? Quit bragging, I've got holes in socks older than that. Heck I was married before you were born. I remember when "don't trust anyone over 30" actually meant something. Now it's more like "don't trust anyone under 30". Guess you're finally trustworthy. ;-)

Remember, you're only as old as you think you are. I remember sitting in the nursing home with my 93 yr old grandmother, when she said "I don't know why I have to be in here with all these old people".

Happy Birthday... Here's hoping you have many more adventures.

Cycle Jerk said...

And you run, and you run to catch up with the sun, but it's sinking
Racing around to come up behind you again
The sun is the same in a relative way, but you're older
Shorter of breath and one day closer to death


Happy Birthday Jill!

Jim said...

Happy B-day. Now it's really begun.

Doug said...

Happy 30th Jill. I always remember your birthday because it's also my wife's birthday. Her's should be interesting. She hosts a fiber night for knitters on Thursdays. Since it's her birthday and she prefers not to get gifts, everyone one is encouraged to perform either a skit, sing, read a poem, etc. It will be fun to see what people do. Hope yours is good as well.

Earl said...

Happy Birthday!

solitaire said...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Jill! :-D

Snakebite said...

Happy Birthday!

Jim said...

Happy Birthday! Go for the gusto.

Buttsy said...

Hey it is only a number and seriously I went into denial when I turned 40 but you just turn around and the years have passed and you think nah...I am not that old.....but nothing has changed, we just get wiser and feel the fear a little more!
Happy Birthday

mgr said...

Happy Birthday!

Anonymous said...

Wow, the Big Three-Oh. I guess this means we'll all have to wear black arm bands now to mourn the passing of your child-like innocence.

Now that you've hit 30 you'll not only have to carry a SPOT with you on your bike rides, but also a Life Alert so you can call out "I've fallen and I can't get up !".

Dakota said...

A happy day to you! We've just started reading your blog - thanks for sharing!

Joni and Dakota of the East

Bob said...

Happy Birthday Jill!

Slow Rider said...

What a great day to ride 30 on rodie and then 30 on the pugs

get back on that bike

Anonymous said...

Happy Birthday Jill!

BellaBike said...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Thirty is a great decade. I never mind the number, I just cannot believe how fast they keep coming at me! You have many great adventures still ahead, and I'm anxious to read about them. Hope you had a wonderful day!

Anonymous said...

What a cutie!!!

HP said...

Happy Birthday Jill! Here's wishing you more fabulous adventures.

Lazy Lowrydr said...

Hapy Birthday Jill!!

Wow I've almost been married that long. Oh and I have a son that's single just in case you happen to be looking. Just kidding, he couldn't keep up with you.

Hope you have a good day!

dinglearm said...

Happy Birthday, sounds like a good excuse for a bike ride....

Donny said...

Yet another pleasant birthday wish is presented to you. =)

Eileen said...

Happy Birthday!! What a cutie-pie picture! I hope you re-created that outfit for your 30th, now that's how you break back into the dating scene. Ok, so I turned 30 yesterday and I'm still single so maybe don't take my advice :) Have a wonderful fun day!

gnarlees said...

Happy Birthday!!

nicol said...

Happy 30th! :)

Anonymous said...

Happy Birthday! Here's to 30 times 30 more years of adventure and great writing!

Best,
GPC

Mike said...

Have a grand day

Anonymous said...

Happy Birthday Jill- live it up it's your day!
Thank you so much for sharing your adventures on your blog- I look forward to every post!
Here's to the next great 30 years!
Cheers~
Jen

Michael said...

Happy birthday Jill and thanks so much for your blog. Enjoy the day!

Stan said...

I was deeply depressed on my 30th birthday (even without Cycle Jerk to give me any uplifting poetry...good grief). But my best years have been since then. Really! I'm not just saying that. No fingers crossed. I'm confident that your best years are ahead too. Happy birthday!

Jen said...

Happy Birthday!

Mihai said...

Happy Birthday !

Buckshot77 said...

Enjoy the day. Happy birthday Jill.

asmathews said...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Nick said...

Happy Birthday to a most awesome of women!

Saul Good said...

Happy Birthday - the best is yet to come!!

Becky said...

Happy Birthday! Get older, feel young. :-) 30 is not so bad - I just got there a few weeks ago myself.

allan said...

Happy B-Day Jill.

Jerry Critter said...

Happy Birthday, Jill. Thirty is a great age. Enjoy it.

Sue Butts said...

Happy Birthday!! Have a good one. Check out the Cruise to Run, www.cruisetorun, that will be coming to Alaska next July. Super organization and great fun.
And for those wanting a different experience, check out our website, B.A.R.E.~Butts A'runnin Race Enterprises, www.nudist5k.com. New for next year will be an Inaugural B.A.R.E. Running/Walking Retreat right at the Pocono Mountains at Sunny Rest Nudist Resort in Palmerton, PA. Info to be up shortly. Please join us.

s said...

Happy birthday, Jill!

Craig B. said...

Happy day! Have perfect snacks!

David Schenck said...

may you live as long as you want to,
and want to as long as you live....

Dave Schenck

Kristina P. said...

Happy birthday, Jill!

Bill said...

Happy 30th ... whew, so much to go. ENJOY! ...o/o

JOLUfromMA said...

Happy Birthday Jill!

themisadventuresofk said...

have a wonderful birthday. 30 isn't so bad.

KillBillVelo said...

To tough for the average girl, just right for you Jill, Happy B-Day!!!

Bill

Lisa said...

Happy Birthday!! It's milestones like these that make me wish we lived closer together. I miss you! Hope you have a great day and I love you!

Julie in Alaska said...

Now that we are in our 50s, my husband and I ask ourselves if we'd be willing to go back and live out our 30s again...the answer is YES! Yes, we would, it would be great! Enjoy...and happy birthday. We can't stop time, but we can live fully. I think you've got that covered!

asa silliman said...

you won't really notice diminishing returns from your body until you are 36, i bet.

Non DePlume said...

Take care of your joints, you old person!

juancho said...

Even as a kid your eyes look to the far beyond.

Anonymous said...

happy birthday from the netherlands

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Best Wishes to you on your 30th. What a great age.

John S.

Harry H said...

A very Happy Birthday to you.

Anonymous said...

From the Old Farmers Almanac:
Birthday Lore of the Day — Archives | More Advice
You are a leader both among your friends and in business. Your ideals are high and you should let them lead you, for they will take you far. You are jovial and vivacious, fond of out-of-doors sports and travel, and well liked by both sexes
Happy Birthday!!

Michelle said...

Happy Birthday Jill! I hope that you have a wonderful day! Your blog is a gift to many of us - I wouldn't be able to ride like I do if I didn't have your stories in my head...egging me on.
Happy Birthday!

Richard said...

Happy Birthday, Jill!

AdventuresofSockMonkey said...

Happy Birthday, Jill! Keep riding, Girl!

just some guy said...

happy birthday!

Russ said...

Happy Birthday, Jill. Love reading the blog.

Anonymous said...

Happy Birthday sister!!! I was thinking, you should probably make a list of things you want to accomplish before you turn 30...oh wait... too late for that. It's a good thing you knocked some major ones out of the way this year! Sorry we couldn't spend this birthday at Disneyland together. I love you
xoxo Sara

Danielle said...

Happy Birthday Jill!

Anonymous said...

I hope you remembered to shut off the smoke detector before lighting the candles on your cake. That, and tell the neighbors you're lighting them too so they don't call the fire department.

30 is a milestone year, mainly because you have to switch from having a standard small round birthday cake to having one of those big-assed rectangular sheet cakes because all the candles won't fit anymore. Hitting 30 might suck for you, but just means the rest of us get more cake. Hell, by the time you hit 30 you've got so much cake that everyone in the office can have a piece !.

Jorge Romero-Habeych said...

happy birthday Jill, enjoy!

Stephen Paulk-McGinley said...

welcome to the 30s, take your time and enjoy it cause you will soon be like me, hitting 39 and getting ready for the countdown to 40 *sigh* LOL

B SQUARED said...

A huge slice of cyber-cake is headed your way. Happy Birthday!

boyd7 said...

I think you should reach your peak of physical endurance around 34 years old so it is good that you are becoming competitive. and happy birthday!

Ryan's Blog said...

Happy Birthday Jill!

Harry Legge's Cycling Blog said...

Hope it was a nice day.

dave34 said...

Happy birthday to ya...old lady! ;-)

Bilbo said...

A very happy, if belated, birthday to you, Jill. I very much enjoy reading your blog and the pictures are wonderful. Best wishes for the future! Bilbo.

Anonymous said...

Happy Birthday Jill! I enjoyed my 30's much more than I did my 20's and if that's true for you we will have a lot to read about.

Tommy said...

Happy Birthday to You!!

Greetings Tommy and Yazoo
The Netherlands, Europe

RKW said...

HEY whats with all this downhill stuff!! Jill, trust me, the 30's are great, 40's even better, the 50's are an adventure, and I am looking forward to our 60's, where we can embarrass our kids even more!

dwb said...

Belated Happy Birthday!

BluElf said...

Happy Birthday Jill!! I hope you had a wonderful time!!

Dylster said...

Hope your day is full of peace.