{"id":984,"date":"2009-07-15T09:36:15","date_gmt":"2009-07-15T13:36:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/heroesinrehab.ca\/blog\/?p=984"},"modified":"2009-07-15T09:36:15","modified_gmt":"2009-07-15T13:36:15","slug":"on-birthdays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/heroesinrehab.ca\/blog\/2009\/07\/15\/on-birthdays\/","title":{"rendered":"On Birthdays"},"content":{"rendered":"

When I was younger, birthdays were an event.\u00a0 As a child, there were parties to be held, loot bags to be distributed, toys to be acquired, opened, assembled and played with, not to mention occasionally repaired immediately thereafter.\u00a0 As a young man, there were social outings with friends to be organized;\u00a0 alcohol to be consumed;\u00a0 hangovers to be survived.\u00a0\u00a0 Birthdays were significant and complicated social occasions, the enjoyment and success of which were difficult things to evaluate.<\/p>\n

I am now 43, and things have changed.\u00a0 I have significantly simplified the criteria for assessing the success of a birthday.\u00a0 For a successful birthday, I must:<\/p>\n

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  1. Go home early from work;<\/li>\n
  2. Eat tacos for dinner; and<\/li>\n
  3. Not get injured in any way during the day.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    I am pleased to report that yesterday, Spouse and I managed to go three for three – though it was touch and go on number one there for a while, and it is debatable whether leaving the building at 4:58 really counts as “going home early”.\u00a0 Nevertheless, I prefer to declare the day a success.<\/p>\n

    One more lap around the sun successfully completed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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