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2017 Birthday 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.

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The Jawbone of an Ass

Every year, I celebrate my birthday every day of the month during March. My actual birthday is March 23rd.  Most years the real celebration is sometime around my actual birthday and the rest of the month I accept all gifts, well wishes, cakes, balloons, pats on the back, hugs and kisses that I can get.  This year my family took the celebration to the next level.  I was travelling on business on February 29th. I got back home late that evening and was greeted with a “Happy Birthday” banner in the garage on the wall in the bay where I park.  When I went into the house, there was a gift bag on the counter and I was told I could open it. There was a nice gift inside. I was also told not to throw away the bag because it would have a new gift in it each day. I was told that some would be better than others. As of this writing I will say that each day’s gift has been great in it’s own way.  So far the most unique gift has been the jawbone of an ass.

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Memorable Birthdays

I’m writing this on my 53rd birthday.  I am taking the day off from work and will be spending most of it at home alone.  I do plan to get out and visit a music store later and will spend time with family tonight.  It will be an enjoyable day.  I wanted to take a little time this morning to look back at some of the places I have spent my birthday.  Here is a very incomplete list and some notes about each one.