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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsSo...now I'm 71 years, 11 months, 29days, and approximately 23 hours old. Ask me anything.
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August 22, 1941, 6:03 PM, at St. Margret's Hospital, Montgomery, Alabama.
In another hour I'll be 72.
Ask me anything.
According to my birth certificate:
My parents were both 'white', as was I.
It was a 'live birth' for which I am still thankful.
It was a full term pregnancy.
Mother was 25, father was 27.
"Is mother married to father of this child?" "Yes"
I'm no bastard.
"Was a blood test for syphilis made on the mother of this child during pregnancy?"
"Yes"
The results are not given. One can only hope.
"Congenital malformation? (Specify whether club foot, cleft palate, etc.)
Actually I DO have a 'congenital malformation'. My pinky toe on my right foot is cojoined with the next toe. I have a webbed foot.
Some interesting stuff on a birth certificate from 1941 Alabama.
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)trof
(54,256 posts)Wait Wut
(8,492 posts)Or, 44,000+ posts!
Happy birthday, Trof!
trof
(54,256 posts)RebelOne
(30,947 posts)she says that it is better than the alternative, which is 6 feet under.
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)But if I were you, I wouldn't let on about your webbed foot to graywarrior...
trof
(54,256 posts)LeftofObama
(4,243 posts)Here's to 72 more!
trof
(54,256 posts)In 1941 we didn't do daylight time.
So 6:03 then would be 7:03 now.
Have I got my head right on this?
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)Are you counting on your toes?
trof
(54,256 posts)It's a puzzlement.
mainer
(12,022 posts)A few years ago, I was on a hiking tour with a group of archaeology enthusiasts. The oldest among us was 80 years old, and he left the rest of us in the dust.
trof
(54,256 posts)I still manage about 2 1/2 miles of Nordic Walking on level pavement every morning.
Takes me about 45 minutes.
Then I'm through for the day.
graywarrior
(59,440 posts)trof
(54,256 posts)graywarrior
(59,440 posts)Ron Obvious
(6,261 posts)There appear to be 364 days missing from your subject line.
Anyway, congratulations! You share a birthday with my brother-in-law who turned 70 today!
trof
(54,256 posts)OK, I fixed it.
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)How many cats should I send you as a present?
Tobin S.
(10,418 posts)and going to college and graduating in about a year?
trof
(54,256 posts)Congratulations, newlywed.
Miz t; and I have been married for 44 years.
The 'secret' is never to run each other down.
Not even in jest.
OK, after about 40 years you can jest...a little
She has been my rock through thick and thin.
And we've had two or three 'thins' when I was laid off from my job as an airline pilot.
She went back to work as our 'cash cow' to help put our daughter through college with no student loan.
It's hard to express how much I admire this lady.
Never go to bed pissed off at each other is also good, but sometimes easier said that done.
Anyway, best of luck to you two.
cliffordu
(30,994 posts)pscot
(21,024 posts)Tuesday Afternoon
(56,912 posts)dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)I am not that far behind you...
Happy Birthday!
trof
(54,256 posts)Curmudgeoness
(18,219 posts)Do you hang out at the coffee shop and converse with your friends about your bowel movements now that you are old?
trof
(54,256 posts)And how many nightly trips to the loo.
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trof
(54,256 posts)We spread a shower curtain on the floor.
Sat her highchair in the middle.
Put her in the chair.
Put the birthday cake on the tray.
And just let her go at it.
Followed by a bath and shampoo.
snappyturtle
(14,656 posts)a la izquierda
(11,791 posts)I'm almost exactly half your age. I turned 36 a few days ago.
trof
(54,256 posts)You finally have some smarts about life.
But you're out of the crazy 20s.
burnodo
(2,017 posts)I could use some advice
trof
(54,256 posts)I thought I was bulletproof back then.
burnodo
(2,017 posts)but I hate guns
Sorry, I forgot...Happy Birthday!
trof
(54,256 posts)burnodo
(2,017 posts)nothing to be concerned about
UTUSN
(70,670 posts)Do you agree with (below)?
* I feel as "young" (meaning, IMMATURE) as ever.
* I hate birthdays.
* Increasingly, others SEE me (on sight) as being an old geezer despite (the first point, above).
* Despite my not buying the generalization about younger generations being less polite, less educated, less thoughtful, etc., I do see some individuals as being bluntly disrespectful. I "joke" (not really) telling them I hate young people.
* Time is flying exponentially faster all the time.
* (Despite #1, above) I do notice memory gaps in grasping for words and such and how much of the lifespan past is erased.
trof
(54,256 posts)I see the guy in the mirror and think "That couldn't be me?"
Solly Mack
(90,761 posts)HipChick
(25,485 posts)davidpdx
(22,000 posts)So how was life back in the dinosaur age? Just kidding!
steve2470
(37,457 posts)UrbScotty
(23,980 posts)Happy belated birthday!
RedCloud
(9,230 posts)That means more than 2,000,000,000,000,000,000 neutrinos have already passed through "your" "body". Maybe a couple "hit" "something" identified as "you".
Go for 3 billion seconds old!
life long demo
(1,113 posts)Happy 72 years to you, Happy 72 years to you, Happy 72 years dear trof, Happy 72 years to you.
bluesbassman
(19,366 posts)trof
(54,256 posts)Can't think of a better place to celebrate than here.
Squinch
(50,932 posts)RebelOne
(30,947 posts)And I hope I will still be here in January for my 75th birthday so you can wish me a happy birthday.
trof
(54,256 posts)And I sure will.