Exactly 19,723 days ago, my mother and father watched my arrival on earth in a hospital located in Syracuse, New York. I'm blessed to still have them in my life -- although now they are watching me age in pictures from quite a distance... at their cabin in Alaska (about 3,500 miles away from where I live in Indiana).
My birthday is actually on a day of some significant moments in history, such as: Francis Drake completing a circumnavigation of the world in 1581; the U.S. Congress adopting the flag of the United States in 1818; the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) treaty being signed in Washington, D.C. in 1949; Bill Gates and Paul Allen creating Microsoft in 1975; and, the space shuttle Challenger roaring into orbit on its maiden voyage in 1983 -- the year I graduated from high school.
Another year older, and another year grateful. I'm going to make 54 a good one!
From Him, Through Him, For Him (Romans 11:36),
Paul J. Staso
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Visit my YouTube channel -- https://www.youtube.com/user/pacetrek
Click on any of the links below to see some of my adventure photos:
- United States in 2006 (3,260 miles solo in 108 days at age 41)
- Montana in 2008 (620 miles solo in 20 days at age 43)
- Alaska in 2009 (500 miles solo in 18 days at age 44)
- Germany in 2010 (500 miles solo in 21 days at age 45)
- The Mojave Desert in 2011 (506 miles solo in 17 days at age 46)
- Various Photos From Mileposts Gone By
- Students Worldwide Who Ran With Me Virtually
- Roadside Sights From My Running Adventures
- Some Cycling Moments From The Past
