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I don't remember what I did when I turned 20 (not much, probably as my birthday always fell during Spring Break and my parents made me come home for it) but the week I turned 21 I went skiing in Steamboat Springs - not my first ski trip, but first time on an airplane, first time west of not just the Mississippi but even the Alleghenies, first time out of my native time zone. The month I turned 30, I went skydiving and began working on my pilot rating. I have two years and a week to figure out what I'll do for an encore when I turn 40. I can't get an instrument rating because I'll have long since finished it by then (I hope).

I suppose I could go to Africa, my last unvisited continent.

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Now, this is funny. From Babynames:

Paula
Origin: Latin
Meaning: small
Traits: Paula is described as a strong-willed, authoritative woman who complains when she does not get what she wants.

Nice to know my parents got it right - on both counts. It also explains why I was never nicknamed Polly:

Traits: Polly is pictured as a real sweetheart--a cute, energetic woman with a cheerful and friendly manner.

Er, no. Or at least, not mostly.