On Sun, 10 Aug 2008 13:26:28 GMT, "Michael \"Dog3\"" >
wrote:

>Mark Thorson > : in
>rec.food.cooking
>
>> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>>
>>> It is, indeed, a reminder that we are all getting older.
>>> I will be 64 next January, and I find it hard to believe. :-)
>>
>> My 50th birthday is tomorrow, and I'd prefer to ignore it.
>>
>> But mom has something arranged for tomorrow afternoon,
>>
>> So, scratch the plan for Grey Goose all day. :-(
>
>I was 53 last Thursday. I've ignored all birthdays since my 50th. Can't
>seem to get my partner to forget them though.
>
>Michael


A belated Happy Birthday to you, Michael.

No need to ignore the birthdays, either. My mother, who truly was not
one to advise wisely about much of anything, and was quite vain about
her age to boot, was actually very pleased to celebrate the
anniversaries of her birth.

When I asked her why she loved birthdays so, she said at some point
she had thought about her upcoming birthday, realized what the
alternative was, and decided from that time on, she would enjoy each
and every birthday.

Boron