The Quiet Conspiracy

Valentine’s Day and President’s Day have always been in a quiet conspiracy against a full and just celebration of my birthday. But in case you’re wondering, today’s my birthday. And I’m 41. My mother-in-law told me over the weekend that this was a ‘serious’ birthday. And noted that in a mere nine years I’ll be 50. But despite my tendency to fret about age, I decided this was not a good way to look at the situation. Today I’m very thankful for my wife, my two beautiful sons and my dog Simon who I fear does not get the attention he did before we allowed these two crazy ruffians into our household but is no less excellent than he was when he came into our lives 6+ years ago. I’m also thankful for you because you and a lot of other TPM Readers have made it possible for me for almost ten years now to do what I wanted to do each day when I got up in the morning. So thank you.