Adrian Baldwin
  • Home
  • About Me
  • Observations
  • Reviews
  • Blog
  • The Blog Library
  • My 70s Things
  • Contact Me
  • Links

Birthday tunes and reflections

1/2/2013

1 Comment

 
"Happy birthday to Me!
Happy birthday to Me!
Happy birthday to Meeeeeeeee!
Happy birthday to Me!
"

Today is my birthday and, truth be told, I am feeling a little melancholic. Christmas is done; a new year has arrived; I am carrying a few extra pounds in weight; today is my first day back in the office; and I am another year older.

This morning I asked my son what was special about today and he didn’t know – probably a typical response from a nine year old lad at 6:45am in the morning – not great though! Mrs B. had to remind both our children that it was my birthday. To be fair to the kids, “Happy Birthday” wasn’t the first thing out of the wife’s mouth either.

No one in the office even knew it was my birthday until I laid out the cakes and sweets.

The Cyndi Lauper tune “It’s my party and I’ll cry if I want to” springs to mind - although ‘sulk’ maybe a better adjective in my case than ‘cry’.

Another year into my forties doesn’t feel that wonderful – I am reminded that I am now in the age range where the male suicide rate is highest and where the UK divorce rate peaks. Surely advancing years draws one ever closer to death or debilitating disease?

On the bright side, at least according to Monty Python, the meaning of life is 42 and so maybe this year will be one of great enlightenment. Fingers crossed!

As I wonder what 2013 will bring, another old tune has just popped into my head:

“Will it be mushrooms, fried onion rings?
We’ll have to wait and see
We hope it’s chips it’s chips
We hope it’s chips”


It’s stupid that an eighties Birds Eye Steak Grills advertisement jingle arrived in my head when I was pondering some of life’s bigger questions. But the memory/tune cheered me up and maybe that’s why my brain dredged it up and replayed it to me.

2013 (and indeed 42) will be whatever it is and that is a good philosophy to park the melancholy and get on with wringing the most out of the day/year.  I can’t change being 42, or the festive season ending, but I can reflect on all that was/is good about it, be glad I have a job to come back to and focus upon losing the extra weight around my middle.  

"Que sera, sera 
Whatever will be will be
The future's not ours to see
Que sera, sera"


For tea tonight, I know it’s curry (chips not included) and I am going to look forward to that and opening some presents.

Blog Home
Blog Library
Home
1 Comment
Mum & Dad
1/2/2013 03:04:09 am

The song that springs to mind is:-
"Accentuate the positive,
eliminate the negative,
hang on to the affirmative and
don't mess with Mr.In Between".

Life is too short for a mid-life crisis. Don't waste time worrying about 42 - You will be 68 before you know it! We are here to prove that life is still precious even with lines and a spare tyre or two!!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY. We love you xxxx xx

Reply



Leave a Reply.

    Adrian Baldwin

    Blogging for more than a decade

    Archives

    December 2022
    July 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    October 2021
    May 2021
    October 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    March 2020
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    September 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    October 2013
    September 2013
    August 2013
    July 2013
    June 2013
    May 2013
    April 2013
    March 2013
    February 2013
    January 2013
    December 2012
    November 2012
    October 2012
    September 2012
    August 2012
    July 2012
    June 2012
    May 2012
    April 2012
    March 2012
    February 2012
    January 2012
    December 2011
    November 2011

    Categories

    All

    RSS Feed

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.