Birthdays

Today is my birthday. One more for the old hippy. Funny how many more well wishers you can get due to facebook, twitter, aol, hotmail etc etc, ... I appreciate them all. Feels good to know somebody has taken note, ...no such thing as a forgotten birthday this day and age.

I'll spend my day doing what I love, spending some time with Yohkoh and my son all the while writing and performing stand up comedy with friends for friends tonight at a comedy club...that's always a celebration I get to have birthday or not. I'm just lucky that way.

Having a birthday that comes at the end of a year seems to be a little more defined. It's a definite close of something and the beginning of another, the way a birthday should be. I think it causes for just a bit more reflection than that birthday in June or July that seems to hit and move on like a fast moving summer storm.

So I'm older and I hope wiser...at least I'll feel that way until I do something stupid. Come to think of it I'm pretty good at doing something stupid...it's easy and doesn't take much thought. Though I do seem to do less stupid things as I get older. I guess that's what getting older and wiser is all about...doing less stupid things. Maybe THAT'S why we celebrate birthdays, we all hope that this will be the year we do less stupid things than ever before. Nah, that's a dumb thought, I'm just being stupid.

Have a nice day ...that just so happens to be the nice day that is my birthday.

peace,
your Uncle Hippie

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