Today is (or was or will be) my brother’s birthday. I’m not going to reveal his age, that’s up to him. I hope he has a good time and his kids make him something really nice.
I have many fun memories of his birthday when we were growing up. As a kid, I used to think it stunk to have a birthday on a school day. At least our parents would do something cool with us in the evening like going out to dinner, going to the movies (on a school night!) or a night at the local arcade. I do feel he was ripped off having his 15th birthday in North Dakota when we lived there. Then again, he played his cards right and spent the rest of his high school days in more civilized territory.