I’m 44 today.
Well what do you know? I’ve survived yet another year...
Apparently other 44 year olds who celebrate their birthday today are, Carl Miller – a professional British basketball player - and Lionel Charbonnier – the goalkeeper of the French National football team that won the world cup in 1998.
Considering I am one of the least sporty people on the planet, I think we can safely say that Astrology has a few holes in it.
But with the British Prime Minister, David Cameron, also having turned 44 a couple of weeks ago; his deputy and leader of the Liberal Democrats, Nick Clegg, turning 44 in 3 months time; the leader of the opposition, Ed Milliband, being 3 years younger than me; and even Barrack Obama being only 5 years older, it seems my generation is the one that has now assumed power.
The Baby Boomers have now been replaced by Generation X.
Had I lived in different places (and had rich parents to send me to the exclusive educational establishments), I could have been in school with these chaps. In fact I could have been in the same classroom as the UK coalition leaders.
Scary thought.
Imagine the school reunion conversations:
“Since we last met, I became leader of a political party/the government/the most powerful nation on earth. What about you?”
“Me? I just kept my morals...”
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Meanwhile...
This morning, in among my birthday cards, my granddaughter, Poppy, had drawn a picture of me and her with my bouzouki on the inside of her card. I was so impressed I felt it worth sharing:
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44, you're just a spring chick – as my mother used to say about anyone who was younger than her.
ReplyDeletePoppy is evidently going to take after her granny and become a great artist.
Happy birthday to you (and the sporty ones).
Great picture!
ReplyDeleteHappy birdday Kim. :)
Happy Birthday, my Friend. Hope you have a wonderful day!
ReplyDeleteAnd I thought it was going to be just another dull Monday. 44. Pish. That's nothing. I remember when I was 44...etc., etc. Happy BD.
ReplyDeleteYou're catching up- keep at it! Lovely picture there!
ReplyDeletewishing you a grand year, my friend---actually a bunch of grand years. Thank you for enriching my world.
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Came over via Savannah to wish you a Happy Birthday!
ReplyDeleteCheers and Best wishes for many more years of good food, good friends, and good fun!
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happy birthday, sugar! i'm honored to know you and even more to be part of the celebrations! xoxoxox
ReplyDeletecame from PI to wish you a happy birthday ... I think we see each other around in teh blogosphere but I don't think I've ever been here before! have a wonderful day - if your weather is as good as that I am seeing over the Clyde, you are lucky!!
ReplyDeletehappy birthday KIM !!
ReplyDeletethe picture is so cute :) special memories in the making for her and for you.
Have a most wonderful day
Happy Birthday!
ReplyDeleteHAPPY BIRTHDAY to you! Sorry, I had no music to accompany that but you have a talented family.
ReplyDelete44 is not old...and that has nothing to do with the fact I'm older than you. No, I work with senior citizens who've redefined that definition. Besides they think I am a mere child. :)
Did you say British basketball player ? Never knew there was such a thing. Anyway happy birthday, I will tip a few for ya over the pond.
ReplyDeleteCheers, Sausage....
Happy Birthday to you my good friend!
ReplyDeleteHope your day is filled with sunshine and smiles, laughter and love.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday!
Happy birthday!
ReplyDeleteAre you related to cricketer Warren Ayres who shares your birthday?
Happy birthday kim...I reallly wish that you continue touching peoples' lives...the way you did mine...:)
ReplyDeleteThanks for that...
That's the best card ever. Happy Birthday Kim! So glad you're a blogger and not a politician. Your blog makes my day and inspires me to write better. Have fun :)
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Bearded One!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great Birthday Card ! and I love your Granddaughters name.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Kim !
cheers, parsnip
Love the artwork by the little'un!
ReplyDeleteSeeing as you don't drink, i shall force myself to have a few on your behalf later in the local. Well it IS a bank holiday over here! :¬)
My contribution to "International Kim Ayres Day"!
ReplyDeleteSir,you are a poet and a Warrior.
ReplyDeleteHappy 44th and may you live 4ever.
Big embrace from Portugal.
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44? Wish I was 44 again - happy birthday Kim - just popped over from Eryl's blog - she gave you such a fantastic write-up that I just had to pop over and see for myself. Love your birthday card - quite a good likeness from so small a child. Hsave a lovely day.
ReplyDeleteLovely card. You're too young to be a Grandpa. Did you eat cake?
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday, Kim. I notice from Poppy's card that we share an affliction with Michael Jordan, ex-American basketball player: skinny legs.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday! You're two years younger than me. Of course, I'm not admitting to how old I am! Ha!
ReplyDeleteI do hope you will have a wonderful day and a blessed year! :-)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Dude... your g/daughter has talent! I popped over from Attila's blog.
ReplyDeleteEryl - I think I feel older than I look. When I see myself in the mirror I'm always surprised that I look younger than I think I'm going to...
ReplyDeleteAdila - thank you :)
Attila - thank you. I've had a great day :)
UB - thank you :)
Starrlife - where you lead, I follow... ;)
Debra - thank you - and thank you once again for the wonderful gift of International Kim Ayres Day :)
Eroswings - welcome, and thank you. And I love the cake made from keyboard characters :)
Savannah - thank you so much :)
Roseneath - welcome, and thank you :) The weather was cold but beautiful today :)
Karatemom - thank you :)
Mary - thank you :)
Hope - we're all young compared to someone. Except the oldest person on the planet. But then there are 6.8 billion people younger than her (or him)
Sausage Fingers - thank you :) And no, I didn't know there was such as thing as British basketball players either. I just typed "born 25 October 1966" into Wiki to see what would come up.
Brave Astronaut - thank you :)
Litzi - thanks :)
MJ - thank you :) I'm not aware of any Australian Ayres relations, but I can only go back about 3 generations on the family tree, so anything's possible.
Se2 - thank you :) In the end, the importance of our lives is not in the money nor the stuff we accumulate, but in how we affect and are affected by the lives of others. It took me quite a few years to consciously realise that :)
Falak - thank you - waht a lovely thing to say :)
Captain Chaos - thank you :)
Parsnip - thank you :)
Mapstew - I appreciate your selfless act of sacrifce! :)
Brave Astronaut - many thanks :)
BB - I'm crap at poetry and too tired to wield a sword, but I appreciate the sentiment :)
Weaver - welcome and thank you :) Eryl's such a superb writer she can make anyone sound good. I read her piece and was thinking how much I'd like to meet someone like the person she describes...
Pat - I've been a grandpa now for nearly 7 years. And of course I ate cake. Far too much - also, of course... :)
Charlie - Thanks Charlie - so good to hear from you!
Lee Ann - thankyou :)
Chris - welcome, and thank you :)
Savannah sent me - and i do everything she tells me to do!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday, Sir!
PS: Britain has a professional basketball league? Seriously?
Daisyfae - welcome, and thank you :) And I had no idea about the basketball team either until I started investigating who else shared my birthday
ReplyDeleteHello and best wishes! Congratulations to your birthday. Savannah sent me.
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday to you
ReplyDeleteI love the picutre, too
So much for the Gen X
'Cause I'm a Baby Boo
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Happy Birthday!..Encore. Poppy's drawing is cute.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday, my friend. I loved my 40's. You're a mere pup. What an adorable growing. Clearly, the talent gene is prominent in your clan.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday!
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday Kim!
ReplyDeleteHappy Happy Birthday. Sent over here by Deb, but have treated your day as a national holiday here--did not take out the garbage, did not look at the mail, did not go to the bank. Enjoy!!
ReplyDeleteStopping by from Attila's to wish you a very happy 44th. Any friend of Attila's is a friend of mine. Hope you have a great day... And your granddaughter is quite an artist.
ReplyDeleteCheers, jj
Happy Birthday, Kim! Your granddaughter is a prodigy! I've always enjoyed your comments on Mary's blog, and now I'm glad I stopped over. It cheers me up immensely to know I'm in power. Mwahaha! Well, maybe not me exactly...
ReplyDeleteWishing a Most Excellent 44th Birthday, Kim! You are just a young pup... I have almost 9 years on you. ;-)
ReplyDeleteLoved looking at your photography blog and sharing in your Birthday blogtivities. Eryl sent me over. Glad she did
ReplyDeleteSo how's the first day of your 45th year?
ReplyDeleteMany happy returns of yesterday . . .
Alan
Hi Kim, I heard about your birthday over at Pat's and would like to join in the party too toot toot!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday. It's never too late to use the word 'happy' is it?
63mago - welcome and thank you :)
ReplyDeleteFay - thank you :)
Allen - she's a great wee artist :)
Jayne - thank you. As genes go, I have no claim on Poppy's talent, but she does get it from her granny :)
Supernana - thank you :)
Suelle - thank you :)
Distracted by shiny objects - welcome, and thank you :) I guessed it was a holiday monday in the US by a few comments I saw about yesterday
Joanna - welcome, and thank you :)
Robin - welcome, and thank you :) If you're not in power yet, it's time to start plotting...
Ponita - thank you :) And 9 years is nothing - my wife has 9 years on me too
Kass - I'm glad she did too :)
Alan - wet and windy, but I've known worse...
Guyana Gyal - welcome, and no, it's never to late to use the word "happy" :)
Hey there youngster! Gosh 44 seems young...anyway, hope your day was splendid and the year ahead is too. In numerology...which I don't believe in but have junque like this stuck in my head...44 adds up to the number 8. Yup, infinity symbol. So I'd say the world is your oyster this year.
ReplyDeleteThat picture is great!
ReplyDeleteI heard over at Attila's place that it was international Kim Ayres Day, so I had to stop by and say happy birthday!
Tiffin - well, my birthday is the 25th day of the 10th month and 2+5+1+0=8. Also, my name, Kim Ayres, only has 8 letters in it. So clearly the world is always going to be my slimey creature in a knobbly shell... :)
ReplyDeleteTracie - welcome, and thank you :)
Yay, Eryl's the first and I'm the 50th!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday week. Let that magic go on as long as it can!
Thanks Mary :)
ReplyDeleteI think I said Happy Birthday to you on facebook, but I feel like I missed the whole celebration. I hate that. Anyway Happy Birthday a million times.
ReplyDeleteThanks Carole :)
ReplyDeletehahaha...i like the imaginary conversation :)
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