Today is my birthday. I’m older; but as they say, no one is getting younger, and this is simply true. For the first time ever, I might have been able to swim outdoors on my birthday, which always falls after Labor Day; but it’s supposed to rain this afternoon, with possible thunder and lightning. Rain alone wouldn’t stop me from swimming, because how much wetter can you get, but thunder and lightning closes the pool and it’ll be out of my hands. We’ll see what happens.
For my entire childhood and most of my early adult life, I was very lucky when it came to birthday weather. My birthday would dawn clear and sunny, and would remain so all day. My memory is not what it was so maybe I’m completely wrong about this, but I honestly think that I was in my late thirties the first time it rained on my birthday. Since then, the birthday weather has been hit or miss. But that’s OK because when you are my age, it’s mostly just another day.
Maybe I’ll get to swim. I hope so. But I won’t have to cook dinner, and I plan to eat ice cream for lunch. The weather might be sketchy but ice cream and chicken souvlaki and french fries from my favorite Greek restaurant taste good no matter what it’s like outside. Happy Birthday, if it’s your birthday, too.
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