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Two weeks ago was my
35th birthday and I wasn't feeling too hot that
morning anyway. I went to breakfast knowing my wife
would be pleasant and say "Happy Birthday" and
probably a present for me. Forget "Happy Birthday",
She didn't even say "Good Morning". I thought, "Well,
that's wives for you, the children will remember."
Children came in to breakfast and didn't say a word. I
started to the office I was feeling pretty low. As I
walked into my office my secretary, Janet, said, "Good
morning, boss. Happy Birthday." And I felt a little
better; someone had remembered. I worked until noon.
Then, Janet knocked on my door and said, "You know,
it's such a beautiful day outside and it's your
birthday, let's go to lunch, just you and me." I said,
"That's the greatest thing I've heard all day. Let's
go." We went to lunch. We didn't go where we normally
go; we went out to the country to a little private
place. We had two martinis and enjoyed lunch
tremendously. On the way back to the office, she said,
"You know, it's such a beautiful day. We don't need to
go back to the office, do we?" I said, "No, I guess
not." She said, "Let's go to my apartment." After
arriving at her apartment she said, "Boss, if you
don't mind, I think I'll go change." "Sure," I
excitedly replied. She went into the bedroom and, in
about six minutes, she came out carrying a big
birthday cake, followed by my wife, children, and
dozens of our friends, all singing Happy Birthday. And
there I sat... on the couch... NAKED.
35th birthday and I wasn't feeling too hot that
morning anyway. I went to breakfast knowing my wife
would be pleasant and say "Happy Birthday" and
probably a present for me. Forget "Happy Birthday",
She didn't even say "Good Morning". I thought, "Well,
that's wives for you, the children will remember."
Children came in to breakfast and didn't say a word. I
started to the office I was feeling pretty low. As I
walked into my office my secretary, Janet, said, "Good
morning, boss. Happy Birthday." And I felt a little
better; someone had remembered. I worked until noon.
Then, Janet knocked on my door and said, "You know,
it's such a beautiful day outside and it's your
birthday, let's go to lunch, just you and me." I said,
"That's the greatest thing I've heard all day. Let's
go." We went to lunch. We didn't go where we normally
go; we went out to the country to a little private
place. We had two martinis and enjoyed lunch
tremendously. On the way back to the office, she said,
"You know, it's such a beautiful day. We don't need to
go back to the office, do we?" I said, "No, I guess
not." She said, "Let's go to my apartment." After
arriving at her apartment she said, "Boss, if you
don't mind, I think I'll go change." "Sure," I
excitedly replied. She went into the bedroom and, in
about six minutes, she came out carrying a big
birthday cake, followed by my wife, children, and
dozens of our friends, all singing Happy Birthday. And
there I sat... on the couch... NAKED.
- I was ahead of you on that one 
