Yesterday, I ticked off yet another year. It was an interesting one. I found out when I attempted to reserve a car via Zipcar.com, that my driver's license had just expired. Thinking I was clever, I zipped to the Registry of Motor Vehicles website to renew my license online. I was rejected because my photograph was more than nine years old. Now, you know you're a grown man (or woman) when the RMV tells you your current license photo is more than nine years old.
Since driving would mean breaking the law, I ended up taking the kids on the bus (for the first time) to a RMV branch at the local mall. God bless public transportation. When I arrived at the RMV, I saw a sign on the wall which read, happy birthday, andthe Registry no longer sends out license expiration reminders, so please checks your license.
The night before, I had gone through my old journals to read other interesting entries from (or around) prior birthdays. One birthday (also a Friday made famous by a movie) my wallet got stolen, and my present was minus $500 in my bank account. During another birthday, a good friend I hadn't seen in a few years because he was in Japan, blew into town unexpectedly and took me to a lovely brunch. Yesterday, was the first one I spent with my kids, very nice indeed.
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