In 1974-the year I graduated from high school-one of my favorite singers and songwriters (both then and now), Jimmy Buffett, released the song "A Pirate Looks at Forty" on his album A1A (not to be confused with AIA). After almost 40 years as a construction lawyer, I sometimes feel like that pirate. Much has changed in the construction industry over the past four decades, and change continues to accelerate at an exponential pace. Both as an industry and as the professionals serving that industry, we must accept and embrace that change. As General Eric Shinseki said, "If you don't like change, you're going to like irrelevance even less."
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机译：1974年-我高中毕业的那一年，我最喜欢的歌手和词曲作者之一（当时和现在）吉米·巴菲特（Jimmy Buffett）在他的专辑A1A中发行了歌曲“ A Pirate Looks at Forty”（不要混淆）友邦保险）。在担任建筑律师近40年之后，我有时会觉得自己是个海盗。在过去的四十年中，建筑行业发生了许多变化，并且变化继续以指数级的速度加速。无论是作为一个行业还是为该行业服务的专业人员，我们都必须接受并接受这一变化。正如埃里克·辛塞基（Eric Shinseki）将军所说：“如果您不喜欢改变，那么您会更不喜欢无关紧要的东西。”
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