Today I turn the big Four-Oh. I’m not sure how I should feel about that. Since I’m a web development geek, how about we consider some possible responses in terms of HTTP 1.1 Status Codes:
I suppose the expected response would be 406 Not Acceptable. How could I possibly be forty? Where did the years go? Many people’s reaction is 416 Requested Range Not Satisfiable, also known as a “mid-life crisis”. As Adam from Mythbusters would say, “I reject your reality, and substitute my own!”
I don’t really feel any different, though. I feel 304 Not Modified. Today is just a day like any other. But with more cake. Overall, I’m 200 OK. I’ve just 202 Accepted it. After all, it’s better than the alternative to getting older — 410 Gone!
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Haha. That was good.
I have met you. I intellectually know that you’re old, but I would never believe it otherwise, buddy.
Happy birthday.
When I hit the four-oh, my response was 206 Partial Content, so… I went out and partied for making it this far
Happy belated birthday so!
Been there, done that…. But I decided that it was a 404 page not found error (I refuse to go there). All you have to do is forget how old you are, and be how old you feel…. At 43 I am realizing that this isn’t always the best solution, but it works most of the time.
Dang. And I was feeling bad about turning 27 this year!