Another birthday, come and gone..........

Yes, yesterday was my birthday.
Thanks to all who read this and know me for the calls and E-mails yesterday.
I remember when I was a kid I didn't like my birthday because it meant the end of summer and the beginning of another school year. It was nice when it fell on Monday to become the Labor day holiday, but I was born on a Wednesday in San Bernardino California way back in 1957, at about 5:20 am.
Now though, I think I'm believing the idea of "just keep them coming!!" that and the saying that Fred used to say and Mike still says about "any day you get up is a good day!". Fred Davis, who passed away last year at 88, also used to talk about suffering from A.G.E. and said I needed to do all I could to stay away from the 'Golden Years'. Well, since the alternative is less appealing, I'll try for those Golden Years and hope for the best.
Ok, this one will be short. I'm going to post another with some photos included in a few moments- C-YA! Tad

Comments

Camdin said…

I am behind in reading what you had written,Tad the golden years as they say are great and wonderful.A person can have them be as much as that person wants them to be let no one say different to you. Be glad when you wake up in the morning and see the sunshine coming through the windows its a great day!!!! .. Any day I wake up to sunshine over cast is wonderful just because I woke up.. Later ....

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