Just like to wish a very happy birthday to a buddy of mine, Paul. He turned 40 today and in my opinion he doesn't look a day over 50.
His wife, Maureen, arranged for a surprise party for him today at another friend's house. As with all surprise parties, there must be a distraction, a bait and switch of sorts. The person must believe he is setting out to go somewhere unrelated to any possible party-like situation only to find himself in the midst of a heart-stopping "SURPRISE" when he least expects it. Well, Maureen's distraction was telling Paul that they were going to Montana's restaurant to celebrate his birthday and that maybe a few friends would join them. Behind the scenes, Maureen was making arrangements for the surprise at Guy's house. In the meantime, Paul was inviting folks to join them at Montana's to celebrate his special day. What would have been funny is if Paul had invited someone to Montana's that Maureen hadn't invited to the party. Some loser would show up at a restaurant where there was no party only to discover that they weren't invited to the REAL party! Ha! That would be funny… some loser sitting around waiting for a party to show up. Funny… on a side note, I really enjoyed the food at Montana's tonight. 
A couple of times tonight, when we made fun of Paul for turning 40, he clearly stated that he was STILL younger than most of us. Listen here you young whipper-snapper… the secret to longevity is to not piss off your elders!
Happy Birthday, dude. May you live to be a hundred, and may I be there to celebrate it with you.
Paul
June 24, 2007 at 12:32 pm
Thanks for the nice wishes! I didn’t know you had an agenda when you took the picture of my hat….I just thought you couldn’t aim! lol When we reach a hundred years young, we’ll head down to dooly’s and have a race to 9…..first one not to have a nap or piss our pants…..wins!
Steve
June 24, 2007 at 8:05 pm
Hey, that’s just like it is now!
Donna
June 24, 2007 at 11:21 pm
Before I start my speech, Paul I hope you had a great birthday. We certainly enjoyed being invited, and watch you grow older by the minute.
Guys do you think for a minute ye are gonna wanna live to be 100 years old…believe me, ye are gonna wanna go before then, cause ye are gonna want to…and besides all the pool tables are moving down below if ya know what I mean… So if ye are still around at 100, which would leave me still more mature than you both, cause I ain’t goin nowhere earlier than ye…we will have to discuss the race to 9…it depends on if ye take me with ye.
Paul
June 26, 2007 at 7:54 pm
Listen Donna girl……race to 9? Were you thinking 9 ball….omg heavens no….we were going to see which one of us had nine teeth left!