In article >,
Terry Pulliam Burd > wrote:

> On Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:29:59 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
> > fired up random neurons and synapses to
> opine:
>
> >If you were going to be 50 years old next week, say, on Monday the 21st,
> >what kind of birthday celebration would you want and/or expect and would
> >you celebrate on the weekend or on THE day?
>
> See below. Monday, the 21st has, by an act of God, been declared a
> birthday-free day. I am quite sure of this. Trust me.

> >IF that were you, Squeaks, what'd be your pleasure (bearing in mind that
> >your response will be recorded and possibly retained for ready access by
> >small children, so leave out the kinky sex stuff)? Hmmmm?
>
> Already did the kinky stuff. See below. Traveling with #1 grandchild
> unit. The kinky stuff is, sadly, being held in abeyance. Damn!

Drop her off at the nearest mall and tell her you'll pick her up in two
and half hours. '-) Where there's a will. . .

> And I wish that I was *just* turning 50. As it is, you need to ratchet
> the first digit up a notch, dammit. (Chuck turned 66 in April,
> Gretchen 69 in June and Linda 63 in May, IIRC, but they're still older
> than I am, hee hee.)

By Jove, you're right! Either my eyesight, my math skills, or both are
going to hell. Calendar says it was 1948 and I DO remember a flashing
thought of "Only 50? Huh? Doesn't seem right, but. . . " JAYzuzz,
light a candle for me. (Linda should've been 62 unless she was held
back a year in school somewhere. :-)
>
> We're headed out on a Road Trip tomorrow (first two week vacation
> I've had in 5 years, I might add - plan on keeping up with this ng,
> too, if all wifi is well).
>
> We're taking our 14 year old granddaughter on a Road Trip from SoCal
> to Austin TX (family destination), a very, very meandering Road Trip.
> We have every map and tour book AAA publishes and are going to decide
> the night before where we're going the next day and what we're going
> to see, with the ultimate objective to see Uncle Bill and The Clan in
> Austin TX. Part of the point of the Road Trip is to show our little
> SoCal girl that there is a world out there that doesn't look like
> SoCal and might actually have something of value and lessons to be
> learned.

Oooh, I'll be lighting a candle for YOU! Maybe a bonfire.

> Hope springs infernal <g> First stops: Tucson AZ just to rest
> our weary heads and eyeball the biggest military aviation mothball
> fleet in the world as we drive by Davis Monathan AFB (my family was
> stationed there back in the 50s),

Say hi to Chris for me. :-) Maybe he could show you his Mars pictures.
:-)

> Made my family's favorite trail mix for snacking: dried cherries,
> raisins, dried pineapple (cut into smaller bits), M & Ms, salted
> peanuts and Frosted Flakes.

I was nodding with you right up to the Frosted Flakes.

> Everybody gets to bring 3 CDs. Insofar as the granddaughter is 14, I
> reserve the right to also bring ear plugs. My selections lean toward
> Billy Joel, Boz Scaggs, Springsteen, Cheap Trick, Dire Straits, John
> Fogarty, Lynrd Skynrd, Meat Loaf, Rod Stewart, the Stones, Supertramp,
> Twisted Sister, Creedence, The Eagles, Mellencamp and a small salute
> to one of my all time faves: Tubthumper by Chumbawamba. How's that for
> eclectic? Oh, forgot - "Bette Davis Eyes..."
> Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd

Looks like more than 3 CDs to me unless they're compilations. "We
didn't start the first; it was always burnin' since the world's been
turnin' ; We didn't start the fire; though we did ignite it, but we
tried to fight it" I'm going to see Neil Diamond tomorrow night.
Cracklin' Rosie, indeed!

Safe journey. Enjoy the kid--she's lucky to have you in her life.
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
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