who'da thunk

for at least the first 98 years of my life i never really bothered much about my birthday. however, a couple of years ago it came up in conversation and voila! celebrations everywhere. 

i think my friends were just looking for an excuse to party. this week i've been swimming in champagne (have always been fond of a relaxing dip) and my birthday hasn't even arrived yet. this afternoon i'll be dogpaddling down to a local sustainable seafood restaurant and diving into an enormous bowl of mussels. yum! 

i never thought i'd look forward to getting a year older. thanks guys!

moot or hooey?

apparently there's such a thing as exploding balloons that explode... for fun