I creaked and snapped my way out of bed this morning to find myself yet another year older. Not that I ever bounded out of bed or anything, but the significance of the day made me notice the strain in the joints a little more than normal.
I'm a prime number again. I'm Cool Hand Luke's prisoner number. I'm rubidium. I'm the amount of weeks Thriller was #1 on the pop charts. And then there's Dante's girlfriend (NSFW)....
You're as young as you feel, right? By that standard I'm still in my late 20's, largely because I was just as out of shape and irresponsible then as I am now. Hell, if Cheeky keeps demanding I launch her into the air like a rocket I may end up in better shape than I was then.
We're keepin' it pretty low-key, I think, since I don't like making a big fuss about birthdays (he says, as he posts this information on the internet for public consumption). There's nothing I want that isn't expensive, impractical, or an unnecessary exercise in personal vanity. And until Congress gets off its ass and declares my birthday a national holiday (call your congressman!) I'd prefer to celebrate by kicking back and enjoying the day in peace rather than being serenaded by Benihana waiters with "Happy Birthday" in Japanese. Yo, tanjoubi omedetou!
They say that growing old is like climbing a mountain; you get more tired and short of breath, but your view of the world improves. Here's to another year of spectacular views.
Welcome, 37 is not as bad as it first appears. Feels just like 30 or 31 to me.
Posted by: Peter | August 22, 2007 at 12:36 PM
Happy Birthday, oh eldest brother of mine! I hope you like your gift. And if not you can send it back & I'll enjoy it in all its geeky glory :).
Posted by: TheOtherCW | August 22, 2007 at 12:39 PM
Happy Birthday T! You don't look a day over 36...
Posted by: Kemp | August 22, 2007 at 01:07 PM
Happy Birthday!
Posted by: Bill D | August 22, 2007 at 01:09 PM
37? You type like a 33 year old. Happy Birthday.
Posted by: p-man | August 22, 2007 at 02:00 PM
Heh. The rubidium looks like an unused metal tampon. I guess there's other things it would be worse to be.
Happy Birthday!
Posted by: MammaLoves | August 22, 2007 at 02:12 PM
I can't believe you didn't want a katana for your birthday. They are the new new thing and come in a beautiful array of colors. I am waiting for the ikatana to come out, that kicks zombie ass and plays music.
Posted by: Arwen | August 22, 2007 at 02:39 PM
37? Damn, you're old!
Hope you enjoy your birthday.
Posted by: whit | August 22, 2007 at 03:07 PM
happy birthday!
I once heard that getting older is like a roll of toilet paper, it goes by faster as you get to the middle.
Posted by: creative-type dad | August 22, 2007 at 03:11 PM
Happy birthday!
Posted by: f. | August 22, 2007 at 04:00 PM
Happy birthday. Thirty-seven is nothing. You don't get a tank until you're 40.
Posted by: Darren | August 22, 2007 at 05:13 PM
Happy birthday! Hey, I've got less than 365 days until I'm 40, so you're younger than me, if that's any consolation.
Posted by: landismom | August 22, 2007 at 09:11 PM
Happy Birthday! You da (very old) man!
Posted by: Matthew | August 22, 2007 at 09:34 PM
Happy birthday!
Posted by: Holmes | August 22, 2007 at 10:17 PM
Happy Birthday! You're so young you could almost be my son (we start kind of early in Sweden.....)
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Posted by: AdventureDad | August 23, 2007 at 09:53 AM
Happy Birthday!
Posted by: Chag | August 23, 2007 at 12:24 PM
Happy birthday, buddy!
Don't worry about getting old and lumpy. The women in your life are so cute nobody looks at you anyway.
Posted by: Kara | August 24, 2007 at 05:43 PM
Dude, Happy Birthday! And haven't you heard? 40 is the new 28... so that makes you just out of college!
(And tell you what... I'll buy you an iPhone if you buy me one.)
Posted by: the weirdgirl | August 26, 2007 at 02:02 AM
Happy birthday. Remember, no matter where you go, there you are.
Posted by: Jason | August 27, 2007 at 01:05 PM
Damn, yer old. Not as old as me, so quit yer complainin'.
Trust me. It doesn't get any easier. And the view is really starting to flatten out.
Posted by: L.A. Daddy | August 27, 2007 at 05:21 PM