{"id":4614,"date":"2025-06-09T11:52:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T16:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zimmerscope.com\/Verbisaurus\/?p=4614"},"modified":"2025-09-26T10:48:53","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T15:48:53","slug":"the-eve-of-fifty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zimmerscope.com\/Verbisaurus\/2025\/06\/the-eve-of-fifty\/","title":{"rendered":"The Eve of Fifty"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As my fifth decade of life draws to a close this week, I want to spend a blog post itemizing some of the biggest achievements of the last 10 years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kids<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the day I turned 40, my oldest child was ten years old. Now, my youngest child is eleven. Owen has graduated both from high school and college. He obtained his driver\u2019s license and has a job. Isla is now in high school, and Emmett finished elementary school just last week. I no longer have little kids!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Divorce<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I know this isn\u2019t generally considered an \u201cachievement\u201d, since this isn\u2019t something most people aspire to. Nevertheless, I like to view it as growing rather than failing. Jennifer and I divorced in late-2019. There were some rough spots, but we get along quite well now, and I think we are both better for it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Engagement<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brycie and I met online the day before I turned 45. We dated for a few weeks, broke up, then \u2013 about two months later \u2013 got back together and we\u2019ve been together ever since. We\u2019ve been engaged since 2021, and we have no date set for a wedding yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Education<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I completed my undergraduate courses at Hamline University at age 41 with a major in English and a minor in History. I am now enrolled at Southern New Hampshire University working on my master\u2019s degree. I am about 70% done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A few random other accomplishments\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n