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Happy 12th Birthday, Hustle Belt!

HB is starting to hit adolescence, which is a weird thing to consider when your whole life has been online for millions of strangers to see.

Illustration: James H. Jimenez | Photo credit: “Hitane Elementary School 1F hallway A” by Douglas P Perkins, under CC 3.0 unported license

Do you remember your 12th birthday?

I can't say I do, personally; being a December baby, the month goes by like a breeze with Christmas and the rest of the end-of-year holidays swallowing up my mid-month birthday like a slice of cake hurriedly consumed so you could beat the incoming snowstorm.