My birthday is tomorrow. It’s been a very mixed year. Some good things (graduated from Barber school and passed the state board exams), but mostly bad times. I’m looking forward to moving on, but doing so without my best friend is tough and sad. We were more than brothers, less than lovers. He was ripped from life suddenly and without warning. I miss him terribly. I’ve also had to make some tough decisions lately. ‘No win’ type situations and I’m hoping I’ve made the best choices. Time will tell.
I was going to say more, but if I take much more time, I’ll have to post it in the drunk thread, so I’ll end with
Happy birthday, Ray. I’m sorry about your losses and your difficult decisions. Here’s hoping your decisions were the best they could be, and that you have a better year to come. I won’t be very knowledgeable about beer or anything, but I’ll very intelligently drink a cup of Ovaltine in your honor tomorrow, contemplating the finer qualities of its vitamin-rich content and wishing you a very special day across space.