Happy round number, Theresa

Or friend David texted us weeks ago, asking that my dear wife Karen and I reserve Sunday afternoon for a surprise party to honor his wife and our friend Theresa. She was celebrating a round-number birthday. They did it up right. The decorations at her cousin Ed’s banquet room off Hiawatha Boulevard were perfect. Her…

Happy 25th, dear daughter

My smart and beautiful daughter Elisabeth looked comfortable turning 25. I asked her if this was the birthday that made her feel older, and she just shrugged her shoulders. Good for her. On the 20-mile drive from the Little Bitty to the beautiful Brae Loch Inn in scenic Cazenovia to meet Elisabeth and her terrific…

Those of us born in 1957 will turn 57 this year

Update: I have discovered that this special match is now called the Beddian Birthday. Find out why by clicking to my story here. Before another day of 2014 slips by, I must weigh in on a fact that’s quite intriguing to me. All of us born in the year 1957 will experience our 57th birthday…