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That's right, the big 4-0. Well, in my case, the big 1-0. Forty years of experience, only 10 birthdays. Perhaps that's why I'm so much less concerned about it than some other men. No midlife crisis here. At this point, I can't resist the obligatory Simpsons quote. As Bart said: "Well, enjoy it while you can. Everything changes when you hit the big 1-0. Your legs start to go, candy doesn't taste as good anymore--"

I used to say that I wasted my youth, and I was working hard to make up for it. My mother recently informed me that I had done no such thing -- and I learned early on not to argue with my mother.

Therefore, you can no longer find any angst or moaning about my lost potential here. Well, you can find it, you just have to work hard.

In honor of this revelation, Judebert's Wasted Youth is now Judebert's Progress Report! I may not have a squandered past to make up for, but that doesn't mean I'm ceasing my efforts. I'll continue programming Contraction Timer, Serendipity, Christmas Roundup, and other projects. I'll continue making tutorials. I'll still contribute to Open Source. And I'm definitely finishing my electric car! This site will be an archive and (appropriately enough) progress report of my attempts to improve the world!

I don't have the background in history to make this. I found it somewhere. I haven't got the faintest idea where; if you can tell me, I'll link to the original.

If your OS was a politician, which one would it be?

EclipseWatch 2008

Yes, we let the kids stay up late to see the lunar eclipse. Of course! It's the last one for nearly three years! We're determined to keep reminding Kayla so she doesn't forget; this kind of thing rolls off a five year old's memory very easily.

As you can see from the very blurry picture, they behaved perfectly, despite the lateness of the hour. They shared the two pairs of binoculars, the blanket, and the cat with no whining or complaining.

They were a little crabby this morning, but I think it was well worth it.

This year, the Mathematics Association of America held their AMC 8 competition with 200,000 worldwide participants. Tatiana scored in the top 5%! (You may remember that she took second place in the state math competition last year.)

I'm more than pleased with Jackson Heights Middle School, I'm downright elated! Her math teacher, Mr. White, has done an outstanding job with these students. 23% of his students who took the test got into the the top 5% of this extremely competitive group. One made a perfect score; she was one of only 27 who did.

Other schools fear us. When we go to the math competitions, they know they're in trouble. We took 11 of the top 13 awards at the latest competition (Tatiana was 13th place) -- and that was against high school students! Congratulations to Mr. White.

Congratulations, Tatiana, on an extremely successful school year!

I'm obviously not as smart as I think I am.

I can't even take a car apart.