Will Healy celebrated his 50th birthday this evening. Ruth and I were please to be invited to share in the festivities.
Will is the guy with the white shirt, the real low key guy in the center of the picture. When he’s not busy tending his flock at Emmaus Church, he’s busy out and about in the community. I struggled in what I could provide as a gift, since he’s joined the rest of us in that “elite” club of those sages of wisdom over 50. I figured what better a gift than to share the magic of turning that half-century mark. So Will, here’s your present from me.
You will find a much keener appreciation for the finer things in life.
-Finer hair that is.
You will appreciate the spicier things in life.
-So long as you bring along a bottle of antacid.
You gain a finer appreciation for faster cars.
-You just have more difficultly getting in and out of them.
When you tell people that not being able to remember someone’s name is a sign of genius.
-They still don’t believe you but they feel sorry for you and they agree anyway.
You develop a whole new vocabulary: instead of the Twins, Vikings and Wild.
-You discuss Bengay, Metamucil and Preparation H.
Not only are you allowed to talk to yourself,
– You are allowed to answer your own questions.
You find you get much better service at restaurants now.
-Not because you are any better looking, the wait staff just feels sorry for you.
And finally….
You can blame your extended sermons on the fact you can no longer see the clock in the back of the room.
Happy Birthday!