Rant #1,662: Birthday Talk

Yes, I had my birthday yesterday, and it was pretty much the same old, same old, which is OK by me.

I worked, I enjoyed myself with my family in the evening, I received a couple of gifts, and then I went to sleep.

Of course, there was one thing really exciting about yesterday: the Monkees released their first single since the 1980s, and if you look in the message section, that was my birthday present to you, as I provided the link.

If you didn't look in the message section, here is the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpp-Ry2ZNhY&feature=youtu.be

So all told, that is what the big 5-9 celebration was to me; next year, it will be different.

And I want to wish a happy birthday today to David Drucker.

David and I went to school together, through junior high school, and he was a good kid, as I recall.

One year, we were in the same class, and I swear to you, of the 35 to 40 kids in the class, roughly two thirds of the kids were born within a month of each other.

I remember that April was a month of birthdays, with just about every school day having a small segment of it devoted to someone's birthday.

Moms baked cupcakes back then, and my class probably got fat on these items that year.

I don't remember the other birthdays in the class, but I do remember the ones around mine.

First, Ilene Dailey had hers, then Larry Rosing, then Veronica White, then me, and then David the next day, today, April 29.

I am sure that there were some others mixed in there, but I can't remember them. These I definitely remember, and isn't it incredible that 50 years later I can still remember the people's names?

So happy birthday, David, how does it feel to join the 59 club?

The next birthday on my radar is my daughter, who turns the ripe old age of 28 on May 15.

I hoped to see her on her actual birthday, something that has eluded me the past few years, but she told me yesterday at my celebration that she will be with her boyfriend that day, so I guess dad has missed out yet again.

One thing or another has gotten in the way, but this year, I put in my "order" several months ago that I would like to see my daughter on her actual birth day, so I thought that maybe this year, that wish would come true.

Well, it isn't going to happen, and I have already put in my request for next year.

After that, my son's birthday comes up. He will be 21, so that is a big birthday for him.

He is like me, takes it all in stride, and I am sure that he will do so on the big 2-1.

Looking at my kids, I find it hard to believe that they are both in their 20s. I remember them right when they came into this world, and now they are growing up right before my eyes.

They aren't babies anymore, but they will continue to be my young'uns forever, just like at 59 years of age I am still my parents' little kid.

So if today is your birthday, have a good one.

If you shared a birthday with me yesterday, then I hope it was a good one.

If your birthday has passed or is coming up, I hope it was either good or will be good for you.

Me, right now I am all birthdayed out.

Speak to you again on Monday.