December 25
...serving up your daily dish.
Time for complete truthiness: the Barista turns 50 today. She received this sonnet from Mista Barista, which she shares with the assembled. Happy Birthday Jesus and me too. Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukah, and Kwanzaa the night away.
Sonnet for a Half Century
Fifty's the new thirty
Thirty's the new ten
Prozac's the new 420
Feng shui is the new zenRattled's the new Potter
Grand Forks the new Duluth
Gluetrap's the new flyswatter
Fiction's the new truthPodcast's the new radio
Baghdad's the new Saigon
Wireless the new 'Wired'
Brunette is the new blonCarpe Diem, seize the day
Nothing old can stay.
No presents please. However, if you can't help yourself, what we really want is for you to pre-order RATTLED so we can see our Amazon ranking creep up from 326,251.
December 25, 2005 in Parties We Crashed | Permalink
Happy Birthday to you and the baby Jesus.
PS...50 aint so bad
Posted by: The Iceman | Dec 25, 2005 2:37:25 PM
Happy Birthday Debbie!
Now you get to forget how old you are...or have to subtract the year you were born from the current one and wonder - am I that old!
Posted by: badd_patti | Dec 25, 2005 7:56:30 PM
Happy birthday Deb! I turned 50 this summer. It ain't so bad. I've been playing 'Born in the 50's' by the Clash on my ipod....
Posted by: google addict | Dec 25, 2005 10:26:24 PM
P.S.--LOVED the sonnet! Will your husband mind if I send it on to other 'new thirty' year olds?
Posted by: google addict | Dec 25, 2005 10:29:31 PM
Deb - Happy 50th and many more!!!!! Who woulda thunk it, you and Jesus on the same day - LOL!
Posted by: Anne Prince | Dec 25, 2005 11:00:07 PM
Upon meeting you last week, I'd have guessed at least 13 years younger. Have a grand birthday. And remember that "It's never too late to have a happy childhood."
Posted by: cathar | Dec 26, 2005 8:29:51 AM
Let me add my belated best wishes for a Happy Birthday, Deb, and many, many more.
CtG
Posted by: Conan the Grammarian | Dec 26, 2005 9:10:45 AM
Hope that you had a happy birthday and that the next fifty are even better.
Posted by: Bitpusher | Dec 26, 2005 12:20:16 PM
Happy (belated) Birthday Barista! Thanks for all the good work here. Keep it going!
Posted by: stealth | Dec 26, 2005 12:36:47 PM
Hey!! It's working! Your Amazon rating is now 29,239!
Posted by: latebloomer | Dec 26, 2005 12:55:33 PM
Many happy returns of the day!
All the really cool people have turned 50 this year.
Posted by: Lady D | Dec 27, 2005 2:22:10 PM
Happy belated birthday, Debbie! Having passed the big 5-Oh a couple of years ago I can attest that it's just fine. I found 40 much more depressing! By the time you reach 50 you know who you are and are proud of it! Have a wonderful holiday and a great year!
Posted by: mauigirl52 | Dec 27, 2005 4:49:53 PM
just scrolled back and found it. so happy belated birthday! long live the barista and her net. nice sonnet too.
Posted by: Eric Levin | Dec 31, 2005 8:32:13 AM
