42... and life still goes on.

<b>42</b> (<b>forty-two</b>) is the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_number" title="Natural number">natural number</a> immediately following <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/41_%28number%29" title="41 (number)">41</a> and directly preceding <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/43_%28number%29" title="43 (number)">43</a>. The number has received considerable attention in popular culture as a result of its central appearance in <i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hitchhiker%27s_Guide_to_the_Galaxy" title="The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy">The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy</a></i> as the "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phrases_from_The_Hitchhiker%27s_Guide_to_the_Galaxy#Answer_to_the_Ultimate_Question_of_Life.2C_the_Universe.2C_and_Everything_.2842.29" title="Phrases from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy">Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything</a>".<br class="khtml-block-placeholder">

For 42 years I've been a son, a brother, a friend, a foe, a lover and have tried to be a good man. For one day it matters to the people that know me. For one year it matters to the Universe... or maybe it doesn't. I haven't done great works or saved lives, reinvented the wheel or solved the unified field theory. I've lived a life more ordinary. I get up and go to work, earn a paycheck. I eat, drink, laugh and love when possible. I try to treat those I care about how I'd like to be treated. And at this point in my life I have no regrets regarding my current or future actions. I simply try to live a good life. Under different circumstances it might have been a great life but those aren't the circumstances I was born unto. And this life I live may not be as good as those with power and wealth but it's better than those who have nothing at all.&nbsp;

So with that I wish the best for all the other 42's today; enjoy being the answer to the ultimate question of life the universe and everything... even if no one asks. Happy Birthday.