BIRTHDAY WISHES

I hope this isn’t too vain of me, but today’s blog is about my upcoming birthday. Over the years my birthday celebration has taken on different traditional purposes in my life. There have been “milestone” birthdays (30, 40, & 50). There have been “legal/social” birthdays (18-voting, 21-drinking, 25-reduction of car insurance premiums, 30-“I’m one of them now!”, 40-whattayamean I need bifocals, 50-AARP, 55-Marlins games at half price). The future “ I’m close but not yet” birthdays (59 ½-IRA distributions without penalty, 60-movie discounts, 65-Medicare, 66-first year of my full retirement age). I’ve often made wishes that never come true. I guess many of them have been unrealistic. The more important wishes come true only with my input and energy. At least I’ve learned that lesson. For this birthday (March 6th) my wish is that all of you reading this blog write a comment about you—anything about you! Let me know you’re out there.

Dr. Rick