A few weeks ago I turned 42, which prompted my friend Paul to declare I was entering my “Douglas Adams year.” (Though somewhat worryingly, one of his other analogy-years was 33, because that’s how old John Belushi and Chris Farley were when they died… Douglas Adams died at age 49. Hmmmmm.) 2014 was an eventful year,… Continue reading My Douglas Adams year
Tag: Birthday
The big four-oh
So today—which as I write this, is nearly over—is my birthday, and most people know it was a momentous one: 40. That’s right, one of the Big Ones. (From 30 onward they all get counted in tens, of course.) What’s funny is I’ve been mentally rounding my age up the past few months anyway, so… Continue reading The big four-oh
The gift tally
Really good holiday this year (by which I count my birthday and the Christmas days together), with good gifts but especially with family and good friends. My birthday was fairly low-key, with just the family and a boozy theme: a gift card to the Brew Shop, a giant bottle of Jack Daniels, a magnum bottle… Continue reading The gift tally
38 revolutions
The title of this post is a reference to the number of times I’ve ridden this planet around the Sun, as of today. (I wonder how many pseudo-clever ways you can say it’s your birthday without outright saying it.) (And then I’m thinking “38revolutions.com” sounds like a good domain name for… something.) Anyway. I’m being… Continue reading 38 revolutions
Auld lang syne
I suppose the measure of how good a New Year’s party is would be the hangover you have the next day… if so, then the party we had last night was a pretty good one. It wasn’t wild or crazy or anything like that, we just had friends over (a bunch of them brought their… Continue reading Auld lang syne
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On this day… Hanukkah ends at sundown Festivus is “traditionally” celebrated The Night Before Christmas was first published, in 1823 Eddie Vedder was born in 1964 The Emperor of Japan Akihito was born in 1933 Van Gogh cut off his ear in 1888 A whole bunch of other stuff happened …and oh yeah, it’s my… Continue reading 34
My birthday is one of the "Lost" numbers…
So yeah, it’s my birthday today. Just thought I’d let everyone know. I get the day off from work, too. Score!
Throwing a party
I haven’t posted anything lately because I’m still recovering from this past weekend. You see, we threw a big party. This is the year both of my parents are turning 60, so myself and my two brothers decided earlier in the year that we were going to invite all their oldest friends and throw a… Continue reading Throwing a party
What’s your birthday mean?
This is astrologically interesting, if you’re into that sort of thing: What Does Your Birth Date Mean? Here’s what came up when I plugged in mine: Your Birthdate: December 23 With a birthday on the 23rd of the month (5 energy) you are inclined to work well with people and enjoy them.You are talented and… Continue reading What’s your birthday mean?
Happy birthday to me!
Yeah, a straight-up ego/vanity post. I’m off from work today, the first day of a five-day weekend. How’s everyone else’s day going? 🙂