Mark Pierson:49

Remember when Bill Cosby did that routine, "Bill Cosby:49?

I wish I were that funny! I laughed my brains out at that video.

Well, here I am at age 49. In the last three weeks I have seen my 18 year old daughter go to her senior prom, go to spend a week in Virginia Beach with her senior class, and now, in three short weeks, she will be graduating high school.

Wow, where did all the time go? It was just yesterday when that little 7 pound 12 ounce bundle came into the world. I was there for the birth. I remember seeing that brown curly hair just as she was making her appearance on the world scene. I remember the doctor placing her in my arms just seconds after her birth. What a deep sense of joy.

I remember the first time she loaded her diaper;it was just minutes before the second time.

I remember that Karen and I averaged about two hours of sleep per night for the first nine months. Ahh, the memories.

Now she'll be going to college next fall. She'll be majoring in Social Work and minoring in Criminal Justice.

Where did the time go?