35

It's My Birthday Today and I'm reflecting on Aging, Metamorphosis, and Wonder

I turn 35 today, officially closer to 40 than 30 now. Another ring added to the girth of my short life. My mom texted earlier and reminded me how close I now live to my birth place—La Habra, California—a city I left so early I have no recollection of it. But here I am, back in the land of my birth. The land of my first living. Currently eating an almond…