Today’s Music: Bronze Radio Return – Shake, Shake, Shake
Once again, my wife (The Most Wonderful Girl In The Universe) asked me what I’d like for my birthday.
– World Peace.
– More common sense. For everyone.
(She thinks empathy should be added in, I think “common sense” implies empathy.)
– Empathy.
(What? When TMWGITU asks you for something, you do it.)
– A new bike.
– The ability to play guitar.
Well.
– More time to sleep.
– More hours in the day.
– The ability to understand stupid people.
– Fewer stupid people.
– A winning lottery ticket.
– The next season of Dr Who.
Now.
– A long weekend with TMWGITU, spent entirely in bed.
In a few days, I’ll wake up a whole year older.
And as long as I’ve got my girl beside me, the rest of the stuff on that list can wait.
As I mentioned elsewhere, I’ve never actually seen Dr. Who. However, such is the show’s impact upon pop culture that I know a bit about it without having ever seen it (I should note that while this is a fortunate exception, this pop-culture bleed-off isn’t typically from quality shows; I can name each of the six “Friends” despite never having seen a full episode of that “television show”). I do like the reincarnation premise (I think that’s how it works), because you really can have a new show and new actor every few years and without requiring a tremendous leap of faith by your audience.
And in regard to your birthday wants, I’d say a lack of critical thinking skills poses a greater danger than does simple stupidity. Not thinking critically makes otherwise-intelligent people into idiots.
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Personally, I think you’re missing out on Dr Who.
Lack of critical thinking also generates mobs of yes-men. Definitely more dangerous.
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And if you win that lottery ticket…you can hire a driver to bring you North to spend a weekend in the comfort of a cozy Muskoka Lodge!! 😉 Happy early birthday.
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Thanks!
Mostly I’m just grumpy the state lottery commission hasn’t approved my retirement plan yet…
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Dang Guapo! No fair! I was going to be the first one to wish you Happy Birthday and I got redirected to a page that wanted to sell me car insurance, weirdpress got mad at me and stopped responding and then I had to reboot my computer. That was an awful lot of drama to get here!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! I hope you have a great one!
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Yes, but I saw your comment on your site earlier, so technically, you were first.
And thank you!
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Happy Early Birthday, Guap! Here’s to you and your lady having another great year 🙂
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Thanks Sheena! Great and adventure filled, I hope.
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Wishing you all of your wishes, Guap! Happiest of birthdays!
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Thank you!
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Awww, Happy Birthday, Sweet Guap!
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Thanks! I’d completely forgotten it was coming.
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Happy birthday, Guap. Enjoy that bed.
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Thanks – I just need to find time to enjoy it more.
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“And as long as I’ve got my girl beside me, the rest of the stuff on that list can wait.”—That’s good, because it will be a long, long time before anyone can “understand stupid people.” At least that’s what my husband thinks. I like to hold out hope…
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I admire your optimism, but I’m with your husband on this one.
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You continue to hold the Crown of Toot’s Potatoes and all the awards, certificates and trophies for the Happiest Birthdays. For ever..and..ever…hallelujah…hallelujah. Hal…le…lu…jah!! (Sing to that catchy tune……)
Sorry, Guap, I got carried away with the celebrating in bed thing…and the cake with candles…lots of candles…oodles of candles…oodles and oodles of……..
Happy Birthday to my wonderful Friend.
Raye
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Thanks so much! (No ice cream cake, as the candles will melt it.)
I’m partial to Rufus Wainwrights version.
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What? No Lenny? 😉
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Technically, you’ll wake up just a day older, which may be just old enough to slap around smart-ass sticklers like me. So Haaaaaappy Birthdaaaaaay, feller.
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Yeah, but I’m going to keep writing the wrong age on any forms I have to fill out.
Thanks!
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Awwwww!!! So sweet! If TMWGITU reads this post, your weekend in bed wish will be sure to come true! Feliz Cumpleanos Guapo!!!
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Ha! She already makes all my dreams come true.
Muchas gracias!
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We are suffering a massive societal dumb down. You will not gain understanding. There is nothing to understand.
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That’s true. Fortunately, I’ll probably be dead by the time it passes the point f no return.
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It sounds like you already will have a very Happy Birthday. 🙂
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Thanks – I hope so!
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You’re welcome 🙂
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Happy Birthday, Guapo!! Have a wonderful day doing whatever you like…as much as you can anyway.
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Thanks!
Perhaps a nap at work…
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When you can spend your time in bed with the person you love most, well, everything else is just gravy. Happy birthday, Guap. Whenever it is.
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I wholeheartedly agree!
And thank you.
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Dude… we just watched the Dr. Who with the three doctors… that was awesome!
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Wasn’t it fun?
But there were five – Tom Baker (the 4th) was the caretaker at the end, and Peter Capaldi (the next one) popped in for a few moments – at least, his eyebrows did.
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I was rounding off..
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A fine list – a weekend in my bed with Ma FIghtback does me just fine too.
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Any time in bed with the beloved is good time indeed!
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Who says romance is dead!
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I tried watching Dr Who – once, it didn’t work. I was probably doing it wrong. 😉
Have a very happy birthday, Guapo, I hope you get everything on your list. I mean, everything within reason….
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Thanks Alex. At this point, I think I’d be happy with just the nap!
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Happy birthday, Guap. May you find empathy in understanding stupid people, so you can spending more time buying a winning lottery ticket and watching Dr Who. Or something like that!
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Fortunately, stupid people don’t watch Dr. Who, so I can avoid them when it’s on.
And thanks!
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We should organise a giant party for you, with a lot of pies (as in, MANY pies) and good music and nice people, because all bloggers should come.
If only we can find a sponsor, that would be great ;).
I like your list and totally ask for the same things (more or less – the part about your girl, yeah, well). Let’s hope someday someone will hear our prayers ;).
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PIIIEEEESSSSS!!!!
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And happy birthday! Of course. In a few days. I wanted to say that on your birthday until I realised ‘in a few days’ can mean a lot :).
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Thanks, NBI.
Saturday I get one year closer to dead.
Yay me!
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One year closer to death… O dear! But on the other hand, also one more year of memories and happiness (right? there was happiness this year I hope…).
To many more years already Guapo :).
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Amen, and thank you!
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Sorry for being a day too late but HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!
*insert pie here*
To many more years of blogging and having fun! Muah muah. (We give two in Belgium.)
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Mmm….pie…
ThankyouThankyou!
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Feliz cumpleanos, E.G.! I love your list, especially the part about why the rest can wait. You’ve also given me a reason to check out Dr. Who. I have missed entire pop culture phenomena, like that, and also Breaking Bad. I’m planning to start 2014 by staying in more often, and you might have just helped the cause. Glad to see you back in the blogosphere!
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Thank you!
It’s good to be here, though I think I’m going to just knock about at least until the middle of the month.
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Happy birthday, Guap!!
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Merci
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Happy Birthday Guapola! I hope you get all of those things, complete with a soundtrack to your life playing along wherever you go.
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The soundtrack is always playing in my head.
I would just like to know who the hell is picking the music!
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I guess World Peace implies fewer stupid people.
Happy Birthday!
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Oh, I don’t know. Stupid people can be peaceful…
Thank you!
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Less stupid people, nice!
But they give us something to joke about, so, I dunno. We all have our purposes, haha, like cake. Cake has a very nice purpose, especially on birthdays. Candles, not so much. Or parfaits, everyone loves parfaits, to quote Donkey from Shrek. But now I’m sounding like one of those stupid people, so I guess I better shut up now and go back to writing Santa for a monkey.
Happy Birthday, hope you are still in bed, remember to hydrate.
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I wonder if I can get a sponsorship from Gatorade…
Thanks Christy!
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Happy birthday, Guap! I’ll soon be a year older, too. I asked for a fire pit in the yard. And world peace. ha! ❤
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And then have a peaceful barbecue around the pit!
Happy birthday!!
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When you focus thinking on that lottery ticket think: $1,000,000+ winning ticket. I had a winning ticket last week: $4.00.
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At this point, I’ll need the 1M just to make up for all the money invested in tickets so far!
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! Great list. I think in order to understand stupid people you have to be one. I don’t think you should go there. Although stupid people do always seem happy. Maybe there’s something in that?
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So is ignorance bliss, or is the unexamined life not worth living? 😉
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Ignorance is bliss. At least I imagine that to be true. Oh, how ironic. I am ignorant as regards how it feels to be mostly ignorant and blissful, it’s ignorance-ception *brain explodes*.
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It’s time for our birthdays once again Guaps! And so happy to see you posting something again. I’m the 4th, you’re the 6th or the 8th, right? Have a great weekend with TMWGITU!
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I’m Saturday.
Happy Birthday!!!
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Whoops – Friday.
This is why I carry my drivers license.
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I was cleaning up emails from my blog today & I found out what day your birthday was by myself because I still have the post I wrote to you last year! Be afraid, very afraid!
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Happy Birthday! 🙂 I’m with you in regards on the Dr. Who and definitely with the Mrs. in regards to more empathy– I love the whole list, in fact! xo!
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Thanks Rarasur!
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I would so give you the ability to play guitar if I were able… Happy (early) birthday 🙂
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Thanks. It’s not the palaying that’s hard.
It’s the playing well that gets me…
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Definitely some cool wishes going on
here Guap, and I hope you get all of them 🙂
Andro
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Thanks so much, Andro!
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All the best to you on your big day. Happy Birthday!
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Thanks SPP. I’d like a quiet day more than a big one.
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The world is always an easier place to figure out when you wake up with the best part of it every morning. Good stuff, handsome. And Happy Birthday, young man.
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Amen, and thanks!
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Happy (belated?) Birthday to one of my favourite people in blogtown!! Have the most wonderful weekend x
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Thanks Hyper. Friday is my birthday. I think it will be celebrated by doing as little as possible, and mangling some good music on my guitar. 😀
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I’m soooo late to this party Guap, but happiest of happies to you. I hope you receive, or continue to receive, the most important item on your list. Congratulations on another year well-lived. xxLaura
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By definition, the party doesn’t start til you get here, so you’re right on time.
And thank you!
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Happy Birthday Guap! Another wonderful year down the drain, but look at it this way, the drain’s much better off for it. Wishing you another wonderful year — with less stupid people!
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“down the drain” is a much better description of another year passed then my usual “shot to hell”.
Plus, it looks coll as they swirl down the drain!
Thank Linda!
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hope it was an awesome day and that you got spoiled
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Thanks – everyday I have my girl is a day of spoiling!
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Happy Belated Birthday my dear! If only I’d known you’d have a brand new sonic screwdriver by now. Hope you’re still celebrating with TMWGITU.
Fuck empathy. Bring me Stephan Moffat and we’ll get his ass on fire to finish the next season.
My daughter and I went to see Day of the Doctor in the theater…. IN 3D!
Hope you caught it too.
Be Good. Be Happy. Be Holden (but stay away from the bourbon and end tables)
xo
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Thanks so much, Miss B!
(Day of the Doctor was brilliant.)
I prefer to drink my bourbon under the end table. Easier to get teh travelling out of the way at the start.
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A big Happy Birthday to Guapola! Hope you have a good one! Maybe a poll on what your birthday gift was
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Thanks SnB!
Hmm…that would be a pretty good poll…
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Just wanted to stop by and wish you a Happy Birthday. Hope this one is the best one yet! Celebrate all weekend!
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I’m going (indoor) climbing this weekend, so that should be good. And there’s a great restaurant nearby too.
Thanks Sandy!
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That’s a good list. Even one of those would be an awesome birthday gift. At least there’s a Who Christmas Special coming up!
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The best part is that I know my girl is here!
(Always good to have a list where you know at least one thing will work out.)
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Happy Birthday EG. I’m sure your next year will be full of adventure. You seem to have a knack for creating and inspiring it.
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Thank you, Hobbler
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Happy Birthday love. I hope you had an amazing day.
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Thank you Becca!
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Late to the party, nonetheless, Happy Birthday and cheers to TMWGITU! Hope you had nothing but the best on that day … meanwhile, Time: The Musical returns this week as I try to resume my regular programming.
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Thanks Frank!
I’ll keep an eye out for it.
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I hope your Friday Foolishness kicks in again
sometime soon, it’s always a scream around
here on Fridays 🙂 Have a wicked afternoon 🙂
Andro
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Thanks Andro. Still wandering around the real world…
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Enjoy each other and Happy Birthday.
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Thank you so much!
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Happy Hump Day Guap 🙂 😉
Andro
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Thank you sir, and I hope you have a smooth slide to the weekend.
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I get that you’re handsome and all that… but don’t act conceited! if you’re gonna get Dr. Who… at least think of EVERYBODY and get all of those LOST Episodes…
But… I guess it’s YOUR Birthday… so get what you really want….
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Egad! I already gave you people world peace.
(Good thing I didn’t ask for more Sherlock. No one knows how long that will take.)
(And thank you!)
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Excellent POST, btw!!!
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I would love to have the ability to play guitar as well 😀
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