Happy Birthday to Me (and independent Mexico!)


Henry V - Born Sept 16th, 1387.
Striking resemblence, eh?

Yesterday began Year 54 on the inexorable path from dust to dust. Mona honored the occasion with a blog entry, and also sent along a veritable treasure chest of goodies, including actual family-recipe birthday cake.

Friend Arlene came over to share dinner and a movie here at the house - and brought along a horoscope for those born on Sept 16th:

The intensity of your desire for success may mean a few bridges will be burned along the way. With [unfathomable astrological references] you may make significant changes in your lifestyle this year. Things that are no longer useful to you may be tossed aside in your quest to transform your life. By the end of the year, passions will begin to subside, and you can take some action to relax. Look for helpful hands to assist you in rebuilding new structure s around the time of your birthday next year.



OK - these things are always like a Rorschach test, but I can see a lot of reality and potential in all that.

Some of the folks I share a birthday with: King Henry V of England, Lauren Bacall, B.B King, Alan Funt, David Copperfield, and Peter Falk. Make what you will of that information.

I used to watch Funt on Candid Camera when I was a child. I think it influenced how I experienced just about everything that has happened since then. Do you ever get the urge, as the years pass, to see if maybe all the bizarre events have been staged for a hidden camera somewhere? Or feel like the camera yourself as you see others react and behave as they do with such humor and irony?

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