It’s been a while, but what better reason to make a re-entrance than a special occasion.
Today’s special occasion: the day of my birth, 26 years ago (please see: Luke 1:14, Luke 2:1-7, Matthew 1:18-25, Isaiah 9:6, etc.).
“What, you were born?!” you may ask. It’s okay, it’s not an uncommon reaction. It is hard to believe that someone as superlative as me could be created through the same mechanisms that created everyone else.
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But, I cannot take credit for that. The honor goes to my dearest Mother. She does all the work, I reap all the benefits. It’s a good system. But really, thank you to my mother, who birthed me and sometimes feels the need to tell me about it. Sadly she won’t get to spend the Anniversary of her Day of Great Achievement with me. Love you ma, miss you, and all that other mushy stuff.
So, back home on your birthday, people do things for you. Someone maybe bakes you a cake, your friends take you to dinner, buy you drinks and you get really drunk for free. In Germany it is the other way around. You bake your own damn cake and ply your obstinate friends to hang out with you by buying them booze!
Needless to say, there will be no cake for my birthday. I probably will be significantly poorer by the end of the weekend though.
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