Happy B-Day to Me!!!

Another birthday come and gone. Very anti-climactic this year as it was overshadowed by Grandma's 80th on the following day. We all need our moment in the sun, and G-ma had a good one this year. She is basically healthy, happy and unperturbed by the tribulations of many her age. She didn't cry or fart or take her teeth out. She was witty and compelling, one of her true gifts being that of public speaking. I was glad to sit next to her and bask in the glowing compliments from her geriatric peers ("Just SO pretty"... Hmph, an intellect like mine cringes to be "pretty"). Nonetheless, a good time was had by all and it was nice to have something to keep me from dwelling on my own aging.