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 Hi everyone, Happy Birthday! To me ... and yes, I am 42 today*!
With all the social media and everything it seems everyone knows it's my birthday - possibly you did too - I have received a lot of nice texts and emails and all sorts of other kind of messages. (Did you know some people actually use Facebook Messenger?) Most unusually, two friends even (gasp!) called me on the phone. Thank you all!
Each solar orbit is a chance for a little reflection, and mine are always between Thanksgiving and New Years', so it's well placed for this. The older I get the more I appreciate my friends and family and the importance of connected-ness with other people. I haven't made any resolutions yet but appreciating and adding to my friend collection will be one of them. Just this morning I had breakfast with a group of ex-colleagues I first met 28 years ago*. None of us have changed.
The world around us *has* changed and particularly the impact of technology on healthcare, and I'm so grateful for the opportunity to participate. AI especially has gone from "a lot of promise" to "a lot of real-world applications" at lightning speed. I used to think it was amazing that I lived through "computers" and "PCs" and "the Internet", but then I lived through "mobile" and "the cloud" and wow! And now ... perhaps most significant of all, "AI". What will happen next? Stay tuned...
Cheers! Oh, and yes, I am celebrating with a nice dinner w Shirley 😊
* I switched to hex at 40, as I turned on the high order bit
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