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“I’m older than Google!”

The company's familiar logo is seen on the front door of the new Google Engineering center in Zurich, Switzerland. Associated Press (Associated Press / The Spokesman-Review)
The company's familiar logo is seen on the front door of the new Google Engineering center in Zurich, Switzerland. Associated Press (Associated Press / The Spokesman-Review)

My great-nephew, Matthew, will turn 16 in two weeks. On his Facebook page, he wrote: "I'm older than Google!"

A friend of his same age wrote back: "Tell your grandkids that one day. They won't believe it!"

Matt was born in 1995. Google, according to its company history, filed for incorporation in California on September 4, 1998.

Wow. It goes so fast! I first met Matt when he was 3 months old and somedays, it seems like yesterday. And I can't imagine a world now without Google.

What historical milestone do you track the years with?

(AP archive photo)

Spokesman-Review features writer Rebecca Nappi, along with writer Catherine Johnston of Olympia, Wash., discuss here issues facing aging boomers, seniors and those experiencing serious illness, dying, death and other forms of loss.