Just another day to me

Nope.  You didn’t miss it.  This year I removed my birthday from FaceBook.  Why would I do that?  I’m not big on my birthday.  I don’t get excited about it.  It’s just a day.  Do I take advantage to claim that I ‘need’ to have time so I can sneak out for Star Wars? Go to a Giants game? Go out for dinner?  Sure.  Otherwise, I’m really busy this time of year.  You’re really busy this time of year.  And, while I loved your notes if you chose to write one, I’m just as appreciative of you if you didn’t. 

Make no mistake, this is about me, and so it will likely appear conceited or extremely self-serving…or controlling.  However, I couldn’t imagine walking around the street and stopping everyone I know on a first name basis and telling them when my birthday is.  That seems odd, no?  Isn’t that what a forced broadcast on FaceBook is?   

"Hey…you…I know we don’t correspond other than “liking” each other’s posts on a bi-monthly basis, but I wanted you to know that I saw your reminder that it’s your birthday and I didn’t want to be the peripheral friend who didn’t write something…lest our mutual friend see that I didn’t write anything at all (how embarrassing would that be?)  And, you’re only at 93 birthday wishes, yet you have clear over 400 friends, so I wanted you to know that you can count on me to up your percentage of reminded responses." 

I know that’s not really how you see it.  Again, sometimes FaceBook is more than numbers.  Sometimes it’s not.  But, we’re all busy (as previously mentioned), so I left it off.  It’s kind of an experiment and certainly there are many others who prefer to be...should be recognized on their special day.  I prefer to earn your attention on social media based on creative blog entries or photos I post or, god forbid, my opinions or views that we disagree on.  Personally, I'm hoping that you're all watching what I post to the group I love “Weather for Immature Adults.” It's titillating! (See what I did there?  #selffulfillingprophecy) 

Anyway, I had a birthday.  If you missed it and didn’t want to, I’ll have another one.  But, if you were busy, stay busy.  This time of year, and this year in particular, we need to be extra good to each other.  And, seeing how next year is starting to unfold, see if you can’t carry that forward.  Let’s stay on each other to be busy and do good.  Have a lovely Holiday season whatever your holiday is.  And, I hope you get to spend it with the people you’re busiest with. (Cue wildly inappropriate song by Sean Paul "Get Busy.")