I think I was 11 or 12 years old when I learned 51 is the age at which it's acceptable to pontificate.
In the early '80s, an associate pastor at my church began his sermon, "In these 51 years of life that God has given to me..."
"So, that's the age when people get to look back on their lives and make sweeping, official-sounding statements," I thought.
Given my penchant for nostalgia, I'm pleased to be five years ahead of schedule.
