October 6, 2019, marked a most splendid occasion. My baby sister celebrated her 40th birthday. Turn up! Like most decade birthdays, turning the big 4-0 is major, invoking a time for meaningful reflection of  what once was (bemoaning our youth as it slowly fades), what is (celebrating the beautiful life we have created), and what will be (stirring up hopes and fears for an uncertain future as we grow older). For me, my sister’s 40th birthday pokes and prods, a clear reminder of my own waning youth as 50 looms in the background.  But her birthday also reminds of the […]