2 posts tagged “birthdays”
Holy crap kids....I'm just coming up for air and feeling normal after what turned out to be one of the biggest rolling birthday parties ever....all thanks to the Long Suffering Child Bride, Loinfruit, and friends.
So after all the hoopla with the most talented Haze over at Studio 524 and all the fantabulous peeps on Vox I was feeling pretty good about the birthday thing and ready to take it easy, after all I'm half a century old now and tired from all the hobbling around-- I was told last week by my knee specialist that he is 95% sure I need surgery on my left knee if I want to continue to ski, run, cycle, tennis etc...which I do. (we're waiting to be scheduled for an MRI as I write).
But the LSCB had other ideas. First she flew Big Daddy and his wife from North Carolina as a surprise, then she organized a suite at Oracle arena and filled it with all my buds to watch the Warriors play the Clippers (Warriors won) as a surprise. The party rolled on through the weekend with lunches and dinners out, copious amounts of wine, naps in the afternoon, phone calls from mates around the world, too much cake and brownies (thanks Haze I'm officially old AND fat now) and much hilarity...bum knee and all.
Check out the photo album taken by THE Miranda Wilson, voice of KKSF FM, the Bay Area's smooth jazz station.
Thanks ya'll....too bad I can't turn 50 again....http://photoshow.comcast.net/watch/Iy9KV7Iv
It seems that I have many friends both in and out of the blogosphere turning 40 this year and next. Many of them are of the superior gender. Rarely do I post others writings as this a place for me to write, but Frank Kaiser's or maybe Andy Rooney's ruminations on women over 40 mirror my own. Thanks Frank, and/or Andy, and happy birthday to all the women who recently turned or will be turning 40 in the coming year.
"As I grow in age, I value women over 40 most of all. Here are just a few reasons why:
A woman over 40 will never wake you in the middle of the night and ask, "What are you thinking?" She doesnt care what you think. If a woman over 40 doesn't want to watch the game, she doesn't sit around whining about it. She does something she wants to do, and its usually more interesting. Women over 40 are dignified. They seldom have a screaming match with you at the opera or in the middle of an expensive restaurant. Of course, if you deserve it, they wont hesitate to shoot you if they think they can get away with it. Older women are generous with praise, often undeserved. They know what its like to be unappreciated. Women get psychic as they age. You never have to confess your sins to a woman over 40. Once you get past a wrinkle or two, a woman over 40 is far sexier than her younger counterpart. Older women are forthright and honest. They'll tell you right off if you are a jerk if you are acting like one. You dont ever have to wonder where you stand with her. Yes, we praise women over 40 for a multitude of reasons. Unfortunately, its not reciprocal. For every stunning, smart, well-coiffed, hot woman over 40, there is a bald, paunchy relic in yellow pants making a fool of himself with some 22-year old waitress. Ladies, I apologize. For all those men who say, "Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free?", heres an update for you. Nowadays 80% of women are against marriage. Why? Because women realize its not worth buying an entire pig just to get a little sausage! "
