I finish my 75th trip around Old Sol today and am a few months into my 40th year of sobriety.

[Magoo48]

Pretty good for an old drunk surfrat from SoCal.
These are my hopes for our cross section of humanity here on DU.

May we all know peace and good health. May we continue to find ways to serve our families, our communities, and the larger entities we’ve divided ourselves into. In pursuit of this service, may we recognize our teachers and learn well from them.

May we passionately reject injustice where we encounter it, and may our sense of humor stay clear and strong so we can remain sane as “We trudge the road of happy destiny.”

Gratitude,
Magoo48

[Skittles]

1. a remarkable achievement

all these kind of personal milestones of sobriety let others who are struggling know it CAN be done, and life gets better

thanks for the lovely sentiments!

[Magoo48]

82. Thank you x 2, Skittles.

[Walleye]

2. Congratulations, Way to go. Hope your health holds, I'll be 75 in February

I quit drinking on my 45th birthday

[Magoo48]

83. Thanks and well done your own self, Walleye.

[niyad]

3. Wishing you a very Happy Birthday, and a wonderful coming year. And what

a lovely message you gave us.

[Magoo48]

84. Thank you, niyad.

[marble falls]

4. Congratulations on seventy and forty!

[Magoo48]

85. Thanks, marble falls, on both counts

[sinkingfeeling]

5. Congratulations on both.

[Magoo48]

87. Thank you x 2, sinkingfeeling.

[WmChris]

6. Happy trudging

I hope you are enjoying the promises as much as I am.
We are not told we skip down the road to happy destiny but the trudging does become much easier with the steps of the program. Congratulations!!

[Magoo48]

36. Indeed

[Marthe48]

7. Happy Birthday!

[Magoo48]

41. TY

[mountain grammy]

8. Happy Birthday

and many more!

[Magoo48]

42. Thanks mg

[2naSalit]

9. Congrats!

May you circle the sun as many times as you like! I have a few rounds to go, it seems, so I'll be with you for some of them!

[Magoo48]

43. Looking forward to it. Thanks.

[murielm99]

10. Happy birthday.

I finished my 75th trip around at the end of August. Most of us who make it this far have overcome a thing or two.

I am glad you are here with us.

[Magoo48]

45. Yup, some of it has been marvelous; some has been an ass kicker.

[ggma]

11. Not a religious person, but

AMEN.

Happy birthday!

gg

[Magoo48]

46. Thanks gg.

[DinahMoeHum]

12. Congratulations. Enjoy the ride.

Jimmy Buffett certainly did.

[Magoo48]

37. Thanks,

Love jimmy and Martina

[ChazInAz]

13. Congratulations, Magoo!

75 and 40! That's a looong time for both! I'm sneaking up on the former and a bit past the latter.

[Magoo48]

38. Then congratulations back at ya.

[NoMoreRepugs]

14. Congrats Magoo.

One day at a time.

[Magoo48]

47. Thanks nmr. ODAAT, YUP, seems to be how it works best.

[NoMoreRepugs]

53. That and staying above ground I find are an excellent combo.

[Magoo48]

76. Ha! Yup, stayin' above the sod has helped.

[Tikki]

15. Happy Birthday...

and anniversary.

Tikki

[Magoo48]

48. Thank you, and thank you, tikki.

[RainCaster]

16. Till then...

Happy birthday and thanks for the kind reminder.

[Magoo48]

49. TY, and my pleasure.

[wendyb-NC]

17. Wow!

Congratulations, you're living it, to maintain it and to still be wonderfully inspired in sobriety.

Thank you for posting the news and the beautiful, reflection.

[Magoo48]

50. My pleasure, Wendy's-NC, and thanks.

[Iggo]

18. Nice!

[Magoo48]

51. It is indeed, Iggo.

[Alliepoo]

19. Happy Birthday, Magoo!

Wishing you many more happy, healthy trips around old Sol! Just want to say your 40 years of sobriety is an awesome achievement. Good on you! Thank you for the lovely blessings- touched my heart.

[Magoo48]

52. Thank you, Alliepoo, and my pleasure.

[MLAA]

20. Well done!

Happy Birthday and congrats on your milestone of 40 years!

[Magoo48]

54. Thanks and, thanks, MLAA.

[iluvtennis]

21. Happy Birthday! And many more to you. n/t

[Magoo48]

55. Thanks a bunch.

[ancianita]

22. Happy birthday. Long may you run!

[Magoo48]

56. Thanks, ancianita, yup, we'll keep running' until we can't.

[ancianita]

68. Yup, fighting entropy all the way with the force of love.

[Dulcinea]

23. Congrats on your milestone.

And happy birthday to a fellow October baby...I'll be 58 on Saturday.

[Magoo48]

57. Thanks, and yes, October is a fine month to have a birthday.

[randr]

24. You just turned 25 for the 3rd time, congrats!

[Magoo48]

58. Ahhh, now, if I could just visit my health from the first third.

[Demsrule86]

25. Congratulations! This is indeed a great achievement.

[Magoo48]

60. Thank You, Demsrule86.

[gademocrat7]

26. Happy Birthday, Magoo48

Enjoy your special day.👏🎂🎉

[Magoo48]

62. Thanks, gademocrat7.

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

27. Congratulations on both milestones!

Now onto 40 years, a few months and one day of sobriety

[Attilatheblond]

28. Double strength congratulations on your double great accomplishment

Hope you get your wish of us all passionately rejecting injustice where we encounter it. That is a fine hope and speaks well of your values.

[Magoo48]

63. I hope so too, Attilatheblond, and thank you.

[madashelltoo]

29. Birthday Blessings!

[Magoo48]

64. Thank you.

[LoisB]

30. Congratulations! Thank you for the excellent post.

[Magoo48]

65. My pleasure, and thank you.

[Goddessartist]

31. Wow! Happy Birthdays to you!

You're an inspiration to us All!

[Magoo48]

66. Thank you, Goddessartist.

[1WorldHope]

32. Happy day! Do you still surf?

[Magoo48]

35. No, the body not willing.

[1WorldHope]

80. I'm glad you got to surf. It fascinates me, growing up land locked.

Happy 40 too

[Donkees]

33. 🌊Happy Birthday!🌞

The Great Solar Flare Wave

[Magoo48]

67. Thanks Donkees, great pic.

[bif]

34. Kudos!

On both achievements!

[Magoo48]

70. Thanks x 2, bif.

[mitch96]

39. "trip around Old Sol ".. I love that term and use a variation of it every year.

Another trip around the sun sounds a lot better than "I'm a year older". More picturesque also.
m

[Magoo48]

40. I believe you're right.

[A HERETIC I AM]

44. Nicely said.

By the way, if you fly REALLY fast the other way, you'll get younger.


According to a 40 year old Superman movie, anyway!






Happy Birthday.


On edit to say...Jesus Giphy Christ, there's a .gif for almost everything! I typed "Superman reverses time gif" and got a BUNCH of these!!!

[Magoo48]

71. Thanks for the heads up AHIA, say, is there an app for that?

[A HERETIC I AM]

75. No, but there's this thing called a "Search Engine"...

And if you ask your computer to find something, it magically does!

Except for a ham sandwich. It can't find the ham sandwich I made 3 days ago. I'll just have to wait till my nose helps me find it!


LOL....

Giphy has all sorts of them;

https://giphy.com/

[Magoo48]

77. Thanks for the intel. I'll check it out. Hope your sandwich arrives soon.

It may be a bit ripe after three days, but if you can find Superman…..

[A HERETIC I AM]

81. LOL!

Again, Happy Birthday.

May you have many more.

[tblue37]

59. Happy birthday 🎂 to you--and congratulations! nt

[Magoo48]

72. TY so much, tblue37.

[electric_blue68]

61. Congrats on both! 👍

[Magoo48]

73. Thanks, and thanks.

[tavernier]

69. I did those numbers last year.

Hope yours is as good as mine was.

[Magoo48]

74. Well, congrats back at ya, and, I hope so too.

[Scottie Mom]

78. Congrats on both of these! EOM

[Magoo48]

79. Thanks, Scottie Mom

[ProfessorGAC]

86. Congratulations!

I just turned 67 a couple weeks ago.
I'm catching up to you, though.
When I was 1, you were 800% of my age. Now, you're only 12% older than me!
Nice post, BTW.

[Magoo48]

88. Thanks, ProfessorGAC, I like your math; I'm gonna spring it on my grandkids.

[ProfessorGAC]

92. My Niece Liked It!

Told her when she was one i was 33 times her age. Now, I'm not even twice as old. Told her she is getting old faster than me.
She's a BS/RN, so it amused her.

[Magoo48]

93. Ha! Kool.

[yonder]

89. Congratulations and well done!

This Thanksgiving will be my first year — a little easier than expected and boy howdy, am I ever thankful.

- a fellow traveler on that road to service and happy destiny.

[Magoo48]

91. Thanks Yonder, and I'm always happy to meet a fellow traveler. ODAAT

[Faux pas]

90. ...

Happy Birthday and Congrats from another old ex drunk raised in SoCal.

[Magoo48]

123. Thanks, Faux pas. I'm always happy to encounter another one of us who's made it this far.

[Faux pas]

127. You're

welcome for sure Magoo48! January will be my 31st year booze free, you have a 10 year head start on me

[BlueKota]

94. Happy Birthday 🎂

and congratulations!

[fierywoman]

95. BRAVO !!! And many happy returns!

[senseandsensibility]

96. 40 years of sobriety is very impressive

Happy belated birthday, and congrats on that achievement!

[littlemissmartypants]

97. Many Happy Returns, Magoo48!

[Magoo48]

98. Thanks a bunch.

[littlemissmartypants]

99. You're welcome! ❤️

[Solly Mack]

101. Happy Birthday!

Congrats!

[Magoo48]

122. Thank you, Solly Mack.

[LiberalLoner]

102. Happy happy birthday to you! And congratulations on a remarkable achievement of

Lasting sobriety! 👏👏👏👏

[Magoo48]

121. Thanks x 2, LiberalLoner.

[Sunny Daze]

103. Happiest of Birthdays, Magoo48, and a huge CONGRATULATIONS!!

[Magoo48]

120. Huge thanks there, Sunny Daze.

[madamesilverspurs]

104. Trudge well!

That's a whole lot of one-day-at-a-times!

[Magoo48]

119. It is indeed, madamesilverspurs, and I am quite grateful to have had them.

[TSExile]

105. Many happy returns!!

Happy birthday and congrats on your sobriety milestone. You are an inspiration. God bless you!!

[Magoo48]

118. Thanks, TSExile.

[Xavier Breath]

106. According to numbers I found on the interwebs

the earth travels roughly 584 million miles in one orbit of the sun, so in your life you have traveled 43.8 billion miles through space! Too bad we don't get American Advantage or Sky Miles for that.

[Magoo48]

117. Good point. So, all us Earth folks are space travelers by happenstance of birth.

I feel a new sense of accomplishment. Thanks!

[Xavier Breath]

126. Just think of all the money Eloon and Bezos could have saved

if they would have just realized that.

[Permanut]

107. Nicely done..

Congratulations on so many trips around Sol, and on your phenomenal quit

[Magoo48]

116. Thank you, permanut.

[Mblaze]

108. Two thumbs up - Siskel and Ebert

👍 👍

[Magoo48]

115. Thanks times 2, Mblaze.

[orangecrush]

109. One day

At a time

Congratulations!

[Magoo48]

114. Yes, ODAAT, thanks orangecrush.

[soldierant]

110. Congratulations!

[Magoo48]

113. Thank you.

[applegrove]

111. That is an amazing achievement.

[Magoo48]

112. Thank you, applegrove.

[retread]

124. As one old drunk to another, congratulations! It's an achievement of a lifetime to change one's

trajectory like you did.

Next summer will be my 45th as a teetotaler.

[ecstatic]

125. Happy birthday. I will be really shocked

If I make it that long.