T.: Bring On The Cake!

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Bring On The Cake!

I have been breathing for approximately 15,470,300,160,000 minutes,
minus the minutes held while traveling through tunnels.

(The sad news is that I am no longer 55.)

4 comments:

UnknownNovember 7, 2012 at 4:12 AM
Happy Birthday T...celebrate!
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Claire BeynonNovember 7, 2012 at 4:29 AM
The good news is 5 + 6 = 11 (there's something magical about primes. . . )

Happy Birthday, T xo
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TaradharmaNovember 7, 2012 at 6:33 AM
Happy Birthday my dear. You'll look back on 56 and wonder why you thought you were so OLD then, when actually you were a youngish pup!
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Cro MagnonNovember 7, 2012 at 7:23 AM
56 SOUNDS SO MUCH BETTER THAN 55. Maybe you should claim to be 56 from now on. Happy Birthday.
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