On August 21st

Alex · 09-11-2007, 09:28 AM

It's my birthday but I do absolutely zero to observe my birthday. Before 9/11 I frequently didn't even notice it until my mom would call sometime in the week after to say hi.

Since then, it is harder to completely forget since the press insists on harping on the date for some reason. Plus, this year I had to renew my driver's license and of course I put it off to the last minute.

But still, on seeing anything with a date of 9/11 my first reaction is not "hey, that is happening on the anniversary of a terrorist attack" but rather "hey, that is happening on my birthday." This includes the terrorist attack.

The one good thing that came out of 9/11 was that I could pretend to have a good reason not to observe my birthday but that is starting to wear thin (and I have new coworkers this year who need new convincing that I really don't do birthdays).

09-11-2007, 09:28 AM	#5
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	It's my birthday but I do absolutely zero to observe my birthday. Before 9/11 I frequently didn't even notice it until my mom would call sometime in the week after to say hi. Since then, it is harder to completely forget since the press insists on harping on the date for some reason. Plus, this year I had to renew my driver's license and of course I put it off to the last minute. But still, on seeing anything with a date of 9/11 my first reaction is not "hey, that is happening on the anniversary of a terrorist attack" but rather "hey, that is happening on my birthday." This includes the terrorist attack. The one good thing that came out of 9/11 was that I could pretend to have a good reason not to observe my birthday but that is starting to wear thin (and I have new coworkers this year who need new convincing that I really don't do birthdays).
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