Dear Dave,

Dave    

     Today it is your birthday.  You are officially a senior citizen. So be sure to shop on days in the grocery stores when they celebrate seniors.  Get that 10% discount. I think you can get some deals at the movies, restaurants, and even Kohls, too.  They have deals for you old timers on Wednesdays.  Plug it into your phone so you don't forget.  The mind is the first thing to go, bro.

     I think you are at that place where you have to take some driver's ed refresher course. I could be wrong, but isn't there something about 55 and staying alive?  NVM, I'm probably wrong about that. 

     You can definitely dip into your retirement, too.  But why bother?  Everything you need is in your family and friends.  

     You're well into the double digits, man. A couple a nickels.  A pair of fives.  A place to round up. (Don't do that btw. No one wants to be older than they are. Unless they're like, 12, or something.)

     Do you realize that you could live 30+ more years?  THIRTY!!!!!  The number 55 in the study of numerology is about independence and personal freedom. So relish in the next 30-40+  years being free. Enjoy every second of today, tomorrow, and the days that follow. 

Happy Birthday to Dee Dee Ampoohi (David Anthony).

Happy Birthday you bag-a-bones.

Happy Birthday to Teddy, Johnny and Billy's best friend.

To my brother.

My kids' uncle.

My husband's brother in law.

My parents' son. 

And to someone who never lets the conversation on the ride home to New York run dry.

I hope you know I love you.