Officially, another day has passed, because today is Monday and yesterday was Sunday. Technically, another year has passed for me, because yesterday was July 31 and today it August 1–my birthday. Already, I have received dozens of well-wishes through phone calls, cards, and facebook messages. I especially like the personal notes with an inside joke or a historic photograph. My brother digs up pictures from the vault at our mom’s house and always manages to find the right one to show how different we were back then. My buddy, Dave, made reference to a line from ‘Escanaba in da Moonlight’ that we performed on stage a few years ago. These things make me smile.
Being self-employed brings on a series of choices for the birthday boy. Back in the day, I always took a day off work for my birthday. Now, that I’m self-employed, I have stuff to do that won’t get done if I don’t do it myself–if only I could find a way to clone Mr. Mike… Already today I’ve done breakfast, dishes, and some laundry. Still on the agenda is blogging, recycling, trash, shopping, and scheduling. A couple of friends want to kidnap me and take me out to lunch and a matinee–Captain America looks good. Buggy and I always do Chinese for special days–so I know where we’re going for dinner tonight. It is going to be a full day.
I got an I-Pad from Buggy and I’m having fun with the photo editor–in case you haven’t noticed. There’s only one of me, I can’t make my eyes do that, and although Buggy thinks I’m hot, only a heat imaging photo shows the truth.
I have somehow managed to surround myself with friends who are mostly my age or younger than me. So I may get a little goofy today with the people I see most–maybe more than a little bit goofy. At the end of the day it’s who you know that makes life good. Thanks to everyone. Today is already another good day.
Mike Venturini
Jonesville Michigan Bed and Breakfast Innkeeper
“Life is good in Jonesville”