A reader shares
Yesterday’s column is online here. Last week‘s dealt with cell-phone rudeness and when to celebrate birthdays. One reader shared her thoughts on both:
Cell phones:
When eating out with friends, I said, “I am turning my cell phone off. I
find it so disconcerting when cell phones interrupt my time with friends.”
Then when a cell phone at the table rang, I said, “Oh dear – did you forget to turn yours off?” It worked!Birthdays:
I have always claimed a “birthday month”, doing my best to celebrate as
long as I can. Many of my friends have adopted this as well. For one dear friend whose birthday falls on the 31st, I buy a “Happy Birthday Month” token gift and leave it at her front door. Then she gets her real gift on her birthday. She outdid me one year – she had a canvas tote embroidered with my initials. It contained 31 gifts – one to open every day!
Charming! She sounds like a fun friend.
My birthday was last Tuesday, and I celebrated, if that’s the word, by going on the “Today Show”! This past weekend, though, Mr. Improbable took me to Montpelier for the much-needed weekend getaway that was my real birthday celebration.
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My birthday was this past Wednesday, and I’ve been enjoying the best gift: friends! A couple who live out near Rt 495 but are both too very busy professionally to just hang out without planning — they invited me and my sweetie to join them for brunch yesterday at a nice little bistro in Boston, along with another couple that we also hit it off with. A great morning, great food, great conversation, great people.
Then, one of my oldest pals, who lives in Los Angeles has been bouncing around New England this past week or so. He and his family came over for a visit yesterday afternoon. I hadn’t actually seen him or his wife in a very long time, and finally got to meet their two kids. He’s one of the smartest and most interesting guys I know and it was just a treat to talk in person instead of email/facebook or ping-ponging blog comments.
*Now* it finally feels like I’ve celebrated a birthday.