30 before 30

So, I turn 30 tomorrow...

I don't quite know how I feel about that. This morning I was thinking that I should make a list of things to do before I'm 30, but I guess it's a little late for that. Instead, I am going to start a list of things to do before I'm 40, but first in honour of a great run, I will make a list of my greatest accomplishments so far.
Here goes (in no particular order)...

#1. Being born

The odds against being born are outstanding. The miracle of child birth is that humanity has been able to perpetuate itself at all. Nevertheless, humankind has outwitted nature to become quite resilient in its ability to adapt, despite our lack of natural survival skills.

Not only has humanity survived long enough for me to be born, but there is only an 11% chance each month of getting pregnant, and with all of the possibilities of complications it's amazing that anyone is born at all.

On April 3rd, 1980, I beat the odds. My first great accomplishment was being born!
I didn't have much say in the matter, but I did it, and here I am.