Yesterday I turned 60 years old. Here’s the after-action review, as a list, with rough ratings for highs (+) and lows (-):
- Was waked early by Mrs. Smith, who demonstrated that being 60 don’t mean dead. +600
- Wrote an enjoyably museful blog post. +50
- Grandson Cristian took my morning horse chores. +100
- I took a morning nap. +50
- Kate gave me an awesome Spider-Man blanket. +250
- Played with my granddaughter Ana. +100
- Two-hundred-odd people filled my FB timeline with birthday messages. (Or perhaps I should say “two-hundred odd people.”) +210
- About a dozen had nicely snarky photos or slogans. +60
- My Belgian daughter caught me by chat. +200
- My dad called twice. +200
- I missed both calls. -200
- Drove the Jeep & trailer to Dwight with recyclables. +50
- The weather was gorgeous. +100
- Jenny came along. +200
- My rearview mirror fell into my lap (again!; I fixed this last Sept.!). -100
- Got mount parts at the auto store for my trailer license plate. +50
- Drove to Lincoln to meet my son-in-law, Chris, at a tobacconist. +100
- The smoke shop was crappy. -150
- Karly called. +200
- Chris headed home to unload firewood. -100
- (I missed out helping with firewood. +/- 50)
- Went to Ted’s Tobacco. +100
- Met Ted’s assistant. +50
- Bought a pipe stand, two estate pipes (see photo above), two $10 cigars, a humidifier, & “Sherlock Holmes” tobacco. +400
- Spent too much money. -150
- Broke a bolt on the trailer hitch heading home. -50
- Got it home anyway. +45
- Enthusiastic welcome from Dobie (my Chihuahua). +50
- My dad called again. +200
- Christine cooked vegan potato soup & lemon cake. +300
- Family sang typically off-key “Happy Birthday.” +/-50
- (Didn’t pay Warner corp. music royalties. +50)
- Tested the Italian Meerschaum. +85
- Tested the “Britain’s Best Briar” (my new favorite pipe!) +450
- Slept the sleep of the blessed. +100
SUM: 3600 (coincidentally 602)