Today is the one day of the year that I let myself have a little bit of a gloat over other folk dying. Ha ha, you died. I didn’t. Because today is the day I hit another birthday, and get to an age that other far more distinguished folk didn’t. I’ve reached 51. Not every one does. A whole load of folk made the half century, but no further. Folk like Michael Jackson, whose drug habit stopped him short. And Steve McQueen, who maybe should have quit the hard life. If James Cook had just left that Hawaiian king well alone, maybe he wouldn’t have ended up in such a stew. Archduke Franz Ferdinand didn’t pick the best day or route for a drive. The Grim Reaper decided this was the point in life at which Joe Strummer should go, not stay. David Graf! I’d forgotten all about him. Things also got too hot at this point in the life of Daniel Fahrenheit. And for you Mexicans out there, Jose Maria Morelos went upstairs at the untimely age of 50.
I must say that whilst these are all fine people, the list isn’t quite as distinguished as most years. A bit low quality. Never mind. We’ll see who I can beat next year. Assuming I make it to 52 next year, of course. Perhaps I should write a scheduled post in advance on the assumption I don’t. To congratulate those who bettered me. I’ve done so much gloating in victory, it’s only fit and proper that I lose graciously too. We’ll see. Anyway, happy birthday to me. And congratulations to everyone out there who is alive enough to read this.
The Mexile 
Here’s to another trip around the sun and a second, to no unnecessary holes in your space suit on the that next trip around our star. .
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Thanks Norm!
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Happy Birthday Gary,
I just realised your birthday and my wedding anniversary coincided yet again!
My brother croaked eighteen days shy of his fiftieth! He was a premie, smoked forty a day and drank like a fish. He was a querulous fecker, he could suck the oxygen out of a room full of people within a second!
But enough about him!
Happy birthday again Gary. I’m sure Mrs P will spoil you rotten!
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A happy coincidence that keeps happening every single year! What are the chances…! 🙂
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¡Feliz cumpleaños, Gary, y que cumplas muchos más!
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Gracias!
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Happee, happee cumple, Gary. And thanks for the suggestion about 500pix. I had canceled my sub to Flicker, but might subscribe to this now. Instagram banned my presences for “inappropriate posts” even though I had never visited it. My luck! Did Mrs. P bake a cake?
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500px is the best free option that I know off. Obviously there are restrictions, the main one being how many photos you can upload each week.
Mrs P bought in a coffee and walnut number, which went vbery niucely with a dollop of salted caramel and chocolate ice cream…
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Happy Birthday! And many more. I used to be 51. It was a good time. Live it up!
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Thanks Angeline!
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A belated Happy Birthday to you !! Here’s hoping you had a Great day.
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Thank you very much, and nice to hear from you again amigo.
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Many Thanks for the birthday greetings.
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