Another Birthday?
I get it wrong about every 35 years it seems. The year I turned 35 I was sure I was only going to be 34. Mother told me I was wrong. I argued with her. " I am your mother. I think I know when you were born." She was wrong about some other things so I didn't easily concede her point. I had to go to the calculator. This year I have been telling everyone I was going to be 72. Mother isn't around to correct me any more, but my kid sister is. And if I was going to be 72 then in January she was going to be 62 and she has a vested interest in that. She corrected me. So today I turn 71, but realistically what difference does a year make unless it is a milestone year like 21 and you could drink legally without your false ID. BTW I made the mistake of celebrating that birthday twice at the same bar with the same bartender. He graciously wished me, " Happy twenty-first Birthday again ." Hard to believe that was 50 years ago. There are some moments in your l...