The event was quiet — just like me. We spent the evening at my older son’s place in Guelph among the 3 cats, 2 dogs, budgie and various aquatic wild life. My older son’s partner cooked a great meal (thanks, Brianne) and my wife baked my favourite cake (angel food with a delicious, sweet and gooey corn syrup / egg white icing from Edna Staebler’s Food that really schmecks). My younger son put in an appearance though he had to leave early in order to make another phone call / interview for one of his college journalism courses.

Now that I have reached the half-century mark it really doesn’t seem as old as I thought it was going to be when I was a young lad back in the 20^th century.