https://test.nick.org/tags/birthday.html Recent content in Birthday on Nick Kirsch Hugo en Mon, 03 Aug 2026 18:30:00 -0700 https://test.nick.org/2026-08-03-forty-eight.html Mon, 03 Aug 2026 18:30:00 -0700 https://test.nick.org/2026-08-03-forty-eight.html <p>Turned 48 today.</p> <p>Did I have fun? You know, I did.</p> <p>The day itself was nothing fancy, and that was the gift. Coffee with an old friend in the morning. Work - a purpose, where I&rsquo;m respected and challenged. A scooter ride on a gorgeous day to treat myself to a burger and beer. Taekwondo in the evening. Dinner and walk with the kids to close it out.</p> <p>There&rsquo;s a line from <code>Flaubert</code> I keep coming back to:</p>