Category: Birthday

As usual, my wife has been embarrassingly generous to me again, showering me with birthday gifts each day in March. Because of my weight loss, the clothes were desperately needed.  And I get as excited about other necessities as I do the more elaborate gifts.  Her creativity is amazing and appreciated.  Thank you for another outstanding birthday celebration.

01 – Frank August Small Batch Bourbon

02- From Hollywood to Heaven – The Lost and Saved Films of the Ormond Family Blu-ray set

03 – 100 pack Shark razor blades and 2 mini bottles of Casamigos blanco tequila

04 – Fine Barber Blue after shave

05 – Blue and white striped shirt and khaki pants

06 – Huxley College sweatshirt

07 – The Gonzo Tapes – The Life and Works of Hunter S. Thompson CD set

08 – Widow Jane Bourbon

09 – The Hershel Gordon Lewis Feast Blu-ray set

10 – Elvis and Me book by Pricilla Presley and and Elvis Blue Hawaii shirt

11 – Light reddish shirt and khaki pants

12 – Bourbon Curious book

13 – Fine Bay Rum shaving soap

14 – 2 short sleeve shirts and a pair of shorts

15 – Breakin’ Blu-ray.

16 – Breakin’ 2 Electric Boogaloo Blu-ray

17 – Huxley College tee shirt and grey shorts

18 – Taylor of Old Bond Street shaving cream and 2 mini bottles of Casamigos blanco tequila

19 – mp3 player

20 – Blue shorts and a Three Stooges tee shirt

21 – Tube of Taylor of Old Bond Street shaving cream and small bottle of Bourbon cologne

22 – Lucky Seven The Workhorse bourbon

23 – Igloo Party Bar cooler with Frank August bourbon and Frank Ferante tickets

24 – Fine Italian Citrus after shave and shaving soap

25 – Grey shorts and Marx Brothers tee shirt

26 – The Bartenders Guide to Bourbon and Whiskey

27 – Grey striped shirt and khaki pants

28 – Fine Clubhouse after shave and shaving soap

29 – Beer and Bourbon nuts

30 – Cruzan Coconut Rum

31 – Laurel and Hardy tee shirt and khaki shorts

In keeping with my tradition, I’m sharing this list of gifts that I received from my wife for my birthday month.  I admire her creativity in her diversity of items on the list.  I help her along with suggestions, knowing that she is going to do this each year and trying to steer her to things I need or things I would have bought for myself anyway.  Thank you for another outstanding birthday celebration.

1 – Cream Soda sampler

2 – Red plaid button-up short sleeve shirt

3 – The Incredibly Strange Films of Ray Dennis Steckler Blu-ray set

4 – Blue button-up short sleeve shirt

5 – Four Roses Single Barrel bourbon

6 – Khaki shorts

7 – Green button up short sleeve shirt

8 – Solo Stove Bonfire heat deflector

9 – Blue shorts

10 – Solo Stove color packs

11 – Charcoal gray plaid button-up shirt

12 – Super Slinky electric guitar strings.

13 – Speaking of Harpo book by Susan Marx

14 – Tickets to An Evening with Groucho starring Frank Ferrante at the Halloran Centre

15 – Selected Short Subjects Book by Leonard Maltin

16 – Lewis Black at Graceland concert tickets

17- Groucho and Cavett documentary dvd

18 – 100 calorie packs of Pistachio nuts

19 – Presonus audio box studio ultimate bundle recording equipment

20 – Root Beer sampler

21 – Woodford Reserve Double Oaked bourbon

22 – Woodford Reserve bourbon cherries

23 – Elvis ‘68 Comeback Special 50th Anniversary cd/blu-ray set

24 – Bittermilk Cocktail bitters

25 – Ghirardelli intense dark chocolate 72% cacao

26 – Parker ox horn safety razor

27 – Colonel Conks shaving soap

28 – Cocktail shaker set

29 – Elixir Phosphor Bronze Medium acoustic guitar strings

30 – Carton of Whoppers

31 – Cruzan Coconut Rum and Libby’s pineapple juice

This year marks the seventh year that my wife has bought me a birthday gift for every day of March, my birth month.  As is my tradition, I share this list of gifts and thank my wife for generosity.  She wanted to do a big party this year to celebrate a noteworthy number of years (60).  I told her that I didn’t want to have a party, instead I wanted a Diamond Jubilee.  What I really wanted a chance to get to spend time with family and friends.  The Diamond Jubilee was light on pomp and circumstance, heavy on fun.  Thanks to everyone who made turning 60 special.

I like to grill food. I prefer grilling on a charcoal grill.  My go-to grill is a Weber Kettle grill. They are relatively inexpensive but versatile.  One of the features of the Weber Kettle is that it has options for accessories that they refer to as their Gourmet Grilling System.  The heart of this system is the cooking grate that has a removable center where you can insert a variety optional cooking surfaces like, chicken roasting pans, a griddle, and a wok.  One of our family’s favorite inserts is a pizza stone. We set up an assembly line at the grill to make pizzas with a variety of toppings to each person’s taste.

Not every birth makes front page news but mine did.  My dad worked for The Crockett Times, the county newspaper where we lived. Because he worked there when I was born, the newspaper saw fit to run my birth announcement on the front page. As you can see above, there was nothing special about the announcement or anything to make it stand out from any other birth announcement that might run in the paper.  I’m not a prince or the member of one of the more influential families of Crockett County.  Just the kid of one of the paper employees that was well liked by the boss.

Several years ago, my wife started a tradition of giving me a gift for every day of my birth month.  I keep a list of these gifts and usually share them here. Here is the list from this year with some explanations included for some items.

This is the 5th March that my wife has given me a birthday gift every day of my birthday month.  The main difference in this year’s celebration from previous ones was the COVID-19 pandemic coming into full swing in the middle of the month.  Plans for spring break travel and a party with lots of friends gave way to smaller celebrations, staying at home and tightening the circle of people I regularly see.  The daily gift gave some consistency to a year where everything is changing every day.

I would like to use this post as an opportunity to say thanks to my wife and document this year’s gifts.

This is the 4th year in a row that my wife has given me a birthday gift every day of March, my birthday month.  For the record, last year is the only year I have returned the favor. Not because I don’t appreciate her effort but because I wasn’t creative enough to come up with something different for each day. Last year, I finally came up with the idea of giving her a bottle of wine every day for her birthday month, October. I would like to use this post as an opportunity to say thanks to her and document this year’s gifts.

1 – Best F(r)iends blu Ray
2 – Upper Deck grilling grate
3 – W. C. Fields statue
4 – Sioux City sarsaparilla
5 – pistachios
6 – Colonel Conks shaving soap
7 – iGrill meat probes
8 – Woodford Reserve Double Oaked Bourbon
9 – Fireman Save My Child DVD
10 – Taylor guitar strap
11 – Bourbon barrel wood chunks
12 – Thalia capo
13 – Elixir guitar strings
14 – Cream soda sampler
15 – Taylor guitar shirt
16 – Alibi Ike dvd
17 – Groucho, Harpo, Chico and Sometimes Zeppo book
18 – Weber Gourmet Grilling System pizza stone
19 – Mixed nuts
20 – Weber pizza paddle
21 – Fender guitar strap
22 – Vibraslap
23 – Universal Classic Monsters Complete 30-Film Collection
24 – Root beer sampler
25 – Khaki shorts
26 – Taylor guitar picks
27 – Bourbon brand cologne, body wash and lotion
28 – Pineapple and pineapple/orange juice
29 – Coconut rum
30 – Bang Bang Bar t shirt
31 – Jivaro blu Ray

This March, my wife helped me celebrate my birthday every day during the month.  My birthday is on the 23rd but she gave me a gift every day.  For several years, I have declared that I was celebrating my birthday all month but this year and the previous 2 years, she has given me a gift every day.  This is my opportunity to say thanks to her and document this year’s gifts

If you follow me on Facebook, have read my birthday related blog posts or subscribe to my newsletter, you might know that I celebrate my birthday all month during March. My birthday is actually on March 23 but for several years, I have declared that I was celebrating for the entire month. This consisted of using my birthday as an excuse for congratulations, gifts and well wishes, primarily from my immediate family. Last year, my wife took this to the next step and got me a present every day during the month.  The most noteworthy gift was The Jawbone of an Ass, which I wrote about last year.  She repeated this pattern again this year. I decided to document the gifts.  Since it is April, it’s time to share the list:

1 – Guitar Center gift certificate
2 – IBC cream soda
3 – Four Roses single barrel bourbon
4 – Guitar Center gift card
5 – Grill brush
6 – Juggling book and balls
7 – Weber Grill Gourmet BBQ poultry roaster
8 – Jack Daniels whiskey barrel smoking chips 
9 – Weber Grill Gourmet BBQ cooking grate
10 – Gimme a Thrill, Marx Brothers book
11 – Great Northern Hotel key chain
12 – Jerry Garcia tie
13 – Whoppers
14 – Weber iGrill2
15 – Gumby
16 – Pokey
17 – Weber Grill Gourmet BBQ sear grate
18 – Wooden puzzle
19 – Pistachios without shells  
20 – Red polo shirt 
21 – wooden puzzle. 
22 – Weber Grill Gourmet BBQ griddle
23 – Gentleman Jack
24 – Harpo Speaks book
25 – Grill brush
26- Coconut rum
27 – Weber Grill Gourmet BBQ wok
28 – Weber Grill Gourmet BBQ Wok wooden tools
29 – Wooden puzzle
30 – Swim trunks. 
31 – September Storm on blu-ray

By the way, I used the gift cards to get a new guitar!

A big thanks to my wife and everyone who made March so special.