This diary is sparked by a birthday poll and discussion in yesterday morning’s open thread on My Left Wing, along with the fact that my husband’s birthday is tomorrow. It’s a biggie too–one ending in a zero. Mind you, I’ve already crossed that particular threshhold myself, and had some pretty conflicted feelings about it. And then I had conflicted feelings about the fact that I even cared enough to have conflicted feelings about my age. It took me a good couple months before I sorted the stuff out enough to write about it, on the event of someone else’s birthday.
Anyway, how do you feel about birthdays? Take the poll. I know, the answers aren’t mutually exclusive, but that’s what the comments are for. And how do you like to celebrate, or, if that word is too festive for you, “mark” your birthdays?
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In case you missed it, in the body of this diary I linked to a birthday blog I set up for my husband, Demetrius. I set it up last year, and then, like all of my other blogs I had up on Blogspot, it mysteriously disappeared. And no, still no response or explanation for why that happened. But I’m kicking myself for not saving it offline, because there were so many great messages from people we met through the Dean campaign and elsewhere in the blogosphere.
Anyway, here’s the link to that blog, which I recreated for this year’s birthday:
http://happybirthdaydemetrius.blogspot.com/
And here’s a page I set up last year (but added a couple new links this week)
http://bmgbiz.net/demetrius.html
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Well, today is my birthday! and I’m a fifth power — the last one I’ll get in this lifetime, unless the Singularity happens.
We will be meeting up at our favorite watering hole where the drinks is cheep, the music is Sinatra, and the pool table is always hoppin’. Mr. Xray is taking me out to dinner beforehand, so I won’t remember this birthday with a hangover. Hopefully.
I love Birthdays — they’re a great excuse to get together with friends and act silly.
Happy birthday Xray!!!
Vielen Dank!!
singing……………………………..
Happy birhtday to you, happy birthday to you…happy birthday to you, dear Xray, happy birhtday to you…and many many more…..
Happy birthday tooo youu!
Birthdays are cool. A chance to be amazed at how far you’ve come, and excited about what’s next.
😉
and, as you say, friends and acting silly is what it is all about.
I haven’t laughed so much since America was discovered…
“I haven’t laughed so much since America was discovered…”
Reminds me of my dad’s fiftieth birthday, which took place in 1976 — the year of the American bicentennial.
Dad was never one to pay much mind to birthdays, and he told me that even fifty didn’t strike him as all that significant, until it hit him: “You mean I’m a fourth as old as the country?”
and that means I’m over half the age of the country I live in! Holy crap.
Had a suprise BD party for me, by/from my kids, this year…I have never had one in my entire life. PPL came that I never dreamed of coming and I was so totally suprised…The planning that had taken place to do this was remarkable, to say the least…ie, the little white lies….:o)[considering my schedule] to get it in place and done….the finding out after the fact about all of this was more fun, too. The theme was “older than dirt” and I really feel like it too…:o)…..age is 60 and never been happier with myself ever in my life; however, I am feeling my age more so this year than ever before.
So yes, birthdays can be fun…and I love doing them for everyone else….I love to see the happiness/fun on their faces.
Yes, snarkier! And always a celebration of some kind. Hay, what’s the alternative? Getting older or…
I’m getting… Darn, why can’t I think of something snappy and original to say? Come on brain…
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Yup. I’m getting older.
I’m not at all put off by aging, except naturally worrying about pain and suffering toward the end. Been a kid, been a young adult–those days were great, and having come for me in the 60’s & 70’s, they were reasonably fully lived. Now it’s time for the later stuff.
I’m with the half of our family that seems to be genetically unconcerned about birthday and most any holidays. We aren’t bothered by Christmas presents or birthday wishes that come weeks late, and we don’t dread milestone birthdays and anniversaries. Of course we’re always game for a party!
The one exception is with my instrumental music. I’m gradually losing finger speed and finger multitasking ability. It feels like a glacial, creeping stroke, and after 30 years of being able to do everything my instruments are capable of, I now need to be trimming the repertoire and choosing new pieces wisely.
On the other hand, I finished the period of easy learning on new instruments over 20 years ago. And hey–I could have been a dancer or an athlete, many of whom are shot for public performance much younger than I am.
We have a rule in our house. It’s your birthday so I get to do whatever I want. Guess who’s rule that is–and isn’t?
Especially considering the alternative…which I have been doing more and more as I start to recognize names in the obituaries. (I think it was Mark Twain who said that the first thing he did in the morning was read the obituaries; if his name wasn’t listed it was safe to go on with the day.)
Next year marks the big milestone for the spouse — a big “end in zero” birthday. My mom-in-law said that it’s only the age of her children that makes her realize she’s not as young as she’d like to be. 🙂
Happy Happy Birfday X-ray!!
I got a card once that had a blues-cat with a guitar singing “Ole man birfday,he just keeps rollin along’.
,,,I feel that birthdays are better than the alternative.
I feel that birthdays are better than the alternative.
And said much more eloquently than I! :<D
Celebrate ’em all, I say!
I celebrate, in some way, every anniversary and every birthday, b/c to me, the opposite is divorce and death. It doesn’t have to be an over-the-top, week-long, par-TAY, but I don’t neglect them, either.
Speaking of which, my birthday is right around the corner…