Book'em Dano, It's the Big 50

Why is it that everytime I become an age with a zero attached to it that I think something major has happened? I turned 50 a few weeks ago and let me tell you...not a damned thing happened. I had a lovely party with a small, wonderful group of friends, cool presents, etc., but nothing is different. Aside from the fact that I didn't get a Betty Crocker Bake Set, this wasn't appreciably different from my tenth birthday.

So why do we do this? Why do we make such a big deal out of these birthdays? Why is being 49 one day different from being 50 the next? And why do we hope people think we look younger than we are? If your body is 50, but it looks 45, what does that really mean? You have better access to Botox than others?

I don't mind being 50. It makes me think people might take me seriously. Or that I can now say whatever I think (which so far has not been a good idea...my filtering has been down lately with poor results).