Hokay. My birthday approaches. (Wednesday, if you must know.) As I am no longer as young as I was, I tend to try to do things on my birthdays that challenge me and make me feel younger. For instance, a few years ago, I went indoor rock climbing. I am terrified of heights. It led to my getting a job there and climbing regularly.
Next year, I am having my adult Bat Mitzvah.
This year, I don’t really know what to do. I was thinking maybe Laser Tag, which was quite a hoot at Jake’s birthday last year (and exercise, too!). But it’s not really leaping out and grabbing me.
It’s too cold to go rafting or kayaking. I no longer drink more than a glass of wine or so, so partying all night is out. Boy, is it out.
I had this problem last year, too. I need to look through the Yellow Pages and see what’s around.
Do they have a listing for “Fun”?
Right, the Ides of November. I knew it was sometime about now…. I know this because I remember you turned 30 just about the time I turned 25, so seeing that I just turned —- hmmm…Why do I get this sense of foreboding of impeding doom should I finish that sentence….?
Happy B-day Meryl. How about some loud rock and roll? Or a fancy dinner out?
Whatever you do, enjoy your special day.
Despite reading your blog for two years, I think it would be presumptuous of me to suggest what you should do for your birthday. However, I can hit the tip jar again.
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I won a gift voucher from work that I could have frittered away on Amazon books. Instead I bought myself a 45 min flight in a 1938 Tiger Moth. The pilot proudly showed me the date on the tail plate (though I’m really hoping that most of the parts had actually been replaced by now!).
I did most of the flying and it was a hoot :-) Best part was looking down into the £5m+ homes and gardens we flew over out to the west of London.
Paintball?
How about an indoor water park that has all them slides and wave machines and stuff.
I went with my nieces and had a blast.
Well, happy birthday!
If the weather cooperates, a hot air balloon ride is a great pleasure.
Hey, we have an indoor water park. Now that’s an idea.
So is the hot air balloon ride, actually. I wouldn’t go up in a plane, but I think I’d do that.
No, probably not. Fear of heights thing.
Get a friend, find the nearest indoor shooting range and go hava a blast! Happy Birthday!
You like heights. Have you considered skydiving or bunjee jumping? Happy almost birthday.
Jim, I think you’ve got it.
There’s a shooting range five minutes from here, a rather infamous one. The store used to sell to gunrunners from NY/NJ before the gun laws changed.
But I think shooting is a great idea.