44

Today is my birthday. I woke up to find several e-cards, emails, and a bunch of tweets wishing me happy birthday. Had a nice dinner out with the family over the weekend and the office is doing a dual birthday lunch today (me and Todd Anderson – not really his birthday, but close enough).

So thanks everyone who has sent their birthday wishes. I really appreciate it. I’m 44 today and I know most of the people I associate with are younger than me. All I can say is that if you ever get worried about getting older, don’t. For me at least, life just keeps getting better. Things just have never been better, and I keep saying that over the last 8 years or so. I wouldn’t turn back time at all. Life is what you make it, so if you’re not happy with it, STOP whatever it is you are doing that’s making you not happy before you waste huge chunk of your life on it. Decide what you want to do and go for it. NOW.

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29 Responses to 44

  1. Lawrie says:

    Happy Birthday Keith!
    I’m glad everything is going well for you. 🙂

  2. zoh says:

    happy birthday! 😀

  3. X-Tender says:

    Congratulations!
    Now back to work and Finish the new Book! 🙂

  4. kp says:

    X: almost there! should finish the last chapter in the next couple days.

  5. Keith says:

    Happy birthday 🙂

  6. Rytis says:

    Happy birthday!

    For younger developers your age gives a hope that they still have a chance to become Flash Rockstars 🙂

  7. eric dolecki says:

    Congratulations Keith! You deserve to be happy!

  8. nicolas says:

    Happy birthday 🙂 !!!!

  9. Tink says:

    Fuck me, you don’t look a day over 27.

    That said those dance moves at FOTB gave it all away 😉

    Have a great day bud!

  10. 0xFFFFFF says:

    Happy birthday! Your next birthday will be 101101 =)

  11. Mario says:

    OMFG 44? big times congratulations Keith! Until today I firmly believed that I was the oldest fart in this community.

  12. MicroAngelo says:

    A great philosophy!

    Happy Birthday.

  13. kevin f says:

    Level 70, here I come!

  14. Eugene says:

    Happy Birthday!
    and always keep cool 🙂

  15. den ivanov says:

    Happy Birthday Mate! Best Wishes! Be Cool! Lets Fortune and Luck will be with you always 😉

  16. BJ says:

    Happy Birthday.. it’s good to know there are others out there that aren’t 25 doing this shit daily. I always feel like an old dog at 34, especially working at EA for a bit. Most of the time I’m working with people who aren’t married or who don’t have kids. It’s tougher with other responsibilities but I really do love what I do most days. I find staying on top of new trends is the toughest part.

  17. kp says:

    Tink: thanks… i guess.
    Mario: hell, John Davey has me beat by 5 years!
    0xFFFFFF: wow. Cool!
    Scott: 44 is the new 21
    BJ: screw the new trends. make the trends! 🙂

  18. baptiste says:

    today, i discovered your website, HAPPY BIRTHDAY !!

  19. Happy birthday kp (as I usually call you). 🙂

  20. C4RL05 says:

    Congrats, Keith! 44 is a sweet number, isn’t it.

  21. erikbianchi says:

    Hey happy birthday dude! Have a virtual beer on me!

    let’s see if this works:

    _.._..,_,_
    ( )
    ]~,”-.-~~[
    .=])’ (; ([
    | ]:: ‘ [
    ‘=]): .) ([
    |:: ‘ |
    ~~—-~~

    -erik

  22. erikbianchi says:

    and that’s a negative ghost rider.

    -erik

  23. TK says:

    Happy birthday Keith. Get some.

  24. claude says:

    hello Keith
    You are wrong,
    I am 69 and i discovered actionscript and flash
    mainly through your books, 2 years ago, mainly the 3d part.
    And now I have been working 3 hours per day on Flash.
    Nevertheless happy birthday….

  25. Happy 44’th birthday, and the message delivered is deep.
    “Start a new life if the one you have doesnt full fills you.”

    Hope to meet you some day on a Flash gig.

    Cheers from Portugal

  26. joshua says:

    happy belated b-day, kp. you’ve been an inspiration to me and this post just shows why. 🙂

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