{"id":288,"date":"2004-06-17T06:29:33","date_gmt":"2004-06-17T14:29:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mainecourse.com\/mt\/?p=288"},"modified":"2004-06-17T06:29:33","modified_gmt":"2004-06-17T14:29:33","slug":"birthdays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mainecourse.com\/mt\/2004\/06\/17\/birthdays\/","title":{"rendered":"Birthdays"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Blogs:<\/p>\n

Yesterday the blog turned one. There are 285 entries and 1166 comments.<\/p>\n

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Mine<\/p>\n

I\u00c3\u00adm not slighting any of my past surprise birthday parties (thanks to adorable Diane), but Monday night\u00c3\u00ads was the best. Sitting at our dinner table, forcing down my favorite fish dish – Baked Schrod under parchment paper with Bok Choy and Shiitake mushrooms – were Joe, Robby, Chris and Matt. <\/p>\n

Why was it so great? Except for opening two birthday cards and two presents, there was not one moment during which the limelight was focused on me. And after dessert, it was over. Up from the table and out the door. <\/p>\n

Maybe there was one other moment.<\/p>\n

Chris looks my way, \u00c3\u00acYou give me the creeps.\u00c3\u00ae<\/p>\n

Matt yells, \u00c3\u00acWhat? What do you want?\u00c3\u00ae<\/p>\n

Robby says, \u00c3\u00acThe extensive staring? It doesn\u00c3\u00adt give me the creeps so much as makes me uncomfortable.\u00c3\u00ae<\/p>\n

\u00c3\u00abTis my habit of staring after the conversation has ended. Something I am not aware of but makes Matt fidget.<\/p>\n

I\u00c3\u00adm guessing it\u00c3\u00ads an age thing. Sixteen-year-olds take in information instantaneously, but for me it takes a few moments longer. <\/p>\n

For instance Matt will say, \u00c3\u00acWhat are you doing today?\u00c3\u00ae<\/p>\n

I\u00c3\u00adll turn to him, lock on, think, answer, focus some more, wait for his reply (many times there isn\u00c3\u00adt one), drift off, have a few private thoughts, and finally release. If they think I\u00c3\u00adm bad, and Matt knows this better than anyone, they should meet Peter. He doesn\u00c3\u00adt drift off, he drifts in. <\/p>\n

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Another pic from Adam’s birthday brunch:<\/p>\n

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