Sounds like a book title, doesn’t it? In this case, though, it refers to the fact that I turned 55 today, which means I can now legitimately get the senior citizen discount that retail clerks and restaurant cashiers have been giving me for several years without asking.
In the birthday present department, this year was largely about replacing stuff that was lost in the fire, like my iPod and THE BLACK LIZARD BIG BOOK OF PULPS and a GET FUZZY collection and assorted CDs and DVDs, plus some that I didn’t have before, like the soundtrack CD from THE COMANCHEROS, which is playing as I type these words. Great stuff, in other words. Simply put, it was a fine birthday . . . even though I don’t feel 55, no how, no way.
Happy birthday, James! I wish I were 55 again. You're a mere pup.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on reaching that wonderful milestone. And the BIG BOOK OF PULP STORIES (or whatever the actual title is) is a great gift! Enjoy! Now get back to writing.
ReplyDeleteI actually took the day off from writing, but I'll be right back at it first thing in the morning. I really need to get on a good run . . .
ReplyDeleteHappy, happy, sir...Double Nickels on a Dime. A DIME DETECTIVE or a DIME WESTERN, preferably both, in this case.
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday. Sounds like you had a good day.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday, James! I've got you by three years(come October, it will be four).
ReplyDeleteA belated happy birthday James, sounds like you had a fun day and hey your only as old as the woman you feel LOL ;P
ReplyDeleteAll the best
John
Happy Birthday, James. I hope you had a good one.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday, James, and many returns of the day.
ReplyDeleteHappy belated birth day James
ReplyDeleteNice to see another crime loving Get Fuzzy fan out there
MY god, I'm OLDER than you! That males me feel...old-er. (I'm 58). And liek you I don't feel old. I frequently feel weak and breathless but that's because I don't get enough exercise.
ReplyDeleteSpeaking of double-nickels. There was a pair of short-lived "Nickel" pulps, Nickel Detective and Nickel Western, They appeared in 1933, the worst of the Depression, trying to find people who couldn't afford ten cents for a magazine. A couple of those would make a cool double nickel birthday gift.
Beb