...birthday boy...

aaah yes...one year closer to death. there really isn't any other way to see it. the excitement of getting presents has passed. all in all it is a day just like any other, though it is nice to think about, in a metaphysical sense, that 28 years ago one life started. makes you think of all the wondeful, sad, and otherwise interesting things that has happened in that, seen in a universal space-time perspective, miniscule lapse of time...still, there is no denying it: death has taken another step forward...disconcerting? possibly, introspective? most certainly...but: having as much cake as you want is still a good thing!