Birthdays beat the current alternative.

Happy Belated 52nd Mike!!!
 
I'm not much into my own B'day per'se, but do get a ton of enjoyment in seeing the excitement from my children (7, 5, & 3 yr olds) whom are looking forward to celebrating the birthday. That's just priceless and I always go with their flow. Just spending quality time with the family is precious.
 
Cheers Mike!!
 
 

A belated Happy Birthday, Mike.  
 
I know how you feel.  I gave up on that bad habit a long ago.   

Birthdays suck!

That said, happy birthday. 
 
I honestly don't think I've celebrated mine since I was 21. That's 19 years of ignoring them. I always disliked them, even when I was a kid. I guess I just didn't feel comfortable about the day being "about me," it just felt weird. Other people go nuts and expect the whole world to rally round and join in this triumphant celebration of their existence. Horses for courses I guess. So when birthdays roll around I just make sure nobody knows except those whose knowledge I just can't help. Is there a birthday equivalent of "bah humbug"? 

Happy Birthday, man.  Yeah, birthdays in your 50's don't have the same excitement.  You go from celebrating the fact that none of your parent's schemes worked and you managed to survive another year to wondering if you have enough cheese.  It's a little different when the high point of your day is having a family member ask, "Are you still here?"
 
Cheer up, though.  In a few years, certain individuals will be looking at your life insurance policy and wondering exactly what constitutes an "accident."
 
Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday then. Yep, the cycles around the Sun just a time measurement. I just don't think about it that much anymore - birthdays that is.
 

A late Happy Birthday, Mike!

Happy Birthday Makeshift!
 
My sweet Cairn Terrier turned 8 today!
 
Mine is tomorrow :-)
 

Happy birthday mike. I just turned 58 but my mind keeps thinking I'm 28 and my body keeps reminding my mind that I'm 58. I'm confused.

Thanks for the well wishes everyone. We managed to get out of the house for a little while today. It was quite the effort together the ice off the car, it was easily a 1/4" thick. One of the trees in our backyard lost several limbs from the ice. As I drove around town, looked like lots of threes suffered from the weight of the ice. The roads had turned to water and slush, at least until tonight.