My
sailing friend Jan declared, "It's a way to prevent unwanted, once a year
messages from people you hardly know on Facebook."
My
adjunct executive friend Lindy proposed, "I guess a macabre idea is that
death is the ultimate Birthday control" while my temple friend Lesley
suggested, "It's a pill you take at 11:59 p.m. the day before your
birthday, takes effect immediately, and causes you to sleep for 24 hours,
thusly not remembering your birthday. It's just like the old question, "If
a tree falls in the woods, does it make a sound?" Similarly, if you can't
remember your birthday, it didn't happen?" To this, my equestrian friend Royce
lamented, "Just think of the gifts you would miss."
My cycling friend Ted replied, "This particular medication
is not issued in a pill form, it is always liquid and has the chemical formula
of C2H5OH. Go Google it if you forgot your chemistry."
And my sailing friend Norm noted, "Birthday control pill
might be "Advil". I find that as I age, I reach for that bottle
more often. Not the same as the birth control pill, which, when invented
in the late 60s and before "Aids" made college in the 70s very
exciting."
Please send me your thoughts about this week's "things that
make you go 'Hmmm' ":
Can you have a
randomized schedule? (with my cousin Sam)
Live well...laugh often and heartily.... have a good week and
never regret anything that made you smile!
Hal
My social media friend Mark shared this
thought after reading that our dog Sarah was in the Top 12 Dog of the Year
entries for Piedmont Park but didn't win, "I love Sarah even more now that
she would not pander to your whims. I had a very fast greyhound pet (many wins
on the track before I got him). I took him to an event where greyhound'
speed was going to be checked with a radar gun. He wouldn't even
pick up a slow walking pace. Gotta love 'em."
Thanks to Demetri Martin, Steven Wright and George Carlin for
the inspiration for Hmmm. I invite you to call or email me to catch
up.
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