You know, I don’t have the ridiculous fear of the number 13. Not that I have no fears- I’ve got plenty of my own irrational fears. But, not of the number 13.
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I’ve earned my grey hair!
Yes, my birthday is 9/9. Tomorrow. The 9th day of the 9th month- at least that’s what it is in the secular calendar. And, tomorrow is also the anniversary of my Bar Mitzva. That’s not happened before.
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More than a few years ago, my youngest daughter (and my youngest for a very, very, very long time, until the surprise of a new brother) arrived.
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Yes, my birthday is 9/9. The 9th day of the 9th month- at least in the secular calendar.
I’ve accomplished much, attempted more, and been pretty happy with the results in general. But, my greatest treasures are my kids.
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Today is the (censored) anniversary of the birth date for my eldest daughter. Of course, we use the time a baby breathes its first, but Shoshana took way more than a day from the time her mother’s water broke to enter into the world.
Number Nine… Number Nine…
Yes, my birthday is 9/9. The 9th day of the 9th month- at least in the secular calendar.
I’ve accomplished much, attempted more, and been pretty happy with the results in general. But, my greatest treasures are my kids.
Holding On
Solar. Lunar. Lunisolar. The three major calendars nowadays. The Julian calendar (the solar calendar) is probably the one hanging on your wall. The Moslem faith follows a lunar calendar, which is why Ramadan seems to happen in any season, since the lunar year is shorter than the solar one. My calendar, the Hebrew calendar, is lunisolar. That way the holiday of Spring stays in Spring; the holiday of Sukot, that harbingers the rainy season is situated properly.
Birthday Boys
So, I’m sure my associate and my grandson thought I forgot about them. Because I didn’t wish them the happiest of birthdays yesterday. Well, I did so in real life. And, today I’ll share some facts about them- or not.
Just, wow…
When I was little, I used to watch the sea at night. It was convenient, since it was right there. I loved watching the waves, the moon reflecting off the water.
A ‘0’ birthday… It would have been cooler if it were tomorrow…
A big birthday for my daughter. The second to youngest- but still has 8 years on her brother.
This past year, she and her significant other traveled across the globe. To see what they could see. Leaving about a month past her last birthday.
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