Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Happy Birthday to... Me

Did anyone ever say... "gee I'm glad I turned 49?" I didn't think so. How will I remember this birthday... the last birthday of the first half century of my life? I'm tempted to say that I don't like it... in fact I actually said that. I was a little grumpy all day long.

But now, after having dinner with my three kids at The Outback Restaurant, I'm going to change my mind. Turning 49 is just fine. The only thing I regret is that I'll always remember this birthday as the day the Tigers traded Pudge Rodriguez to the hated Yankees.

When I was born I nearly died after two days. Only through the miracles of medical technology were they able to perform life saving surgery. So you see- every day after those first two days has been a bonus and I'd like to think I have taken advantage of this blessing. When I look around, I have a great wife, three great kids, two great parents and a superb younger brother... how much luckier can a guy be?

So when someone asks me how was your 49th birthday, I'll answer... "everything I expected- it was great."


Now that's a lot of candle power on that cake!

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