it comes again

I'll just repeat what I wrote last year.

This year I just feel all those things more deeply.

And the fifth holiday (also mentioned here) will be celebrated on August 30.

Comments

  1. Wangmo13 June 2006 at 06:44

    Happy birthday Laura!
    I hope that you have a wonderful day full of enjoyable things and people.
    Where are you going to go tonight?
    JGO

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  2. Jacob13 June 2006 at 07:15

    Happy birthday, Laura

    May all your wishes come true.

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  3. David Cho13 June 2006 at 09:07

    Oh my, how time flies. Happy birthday!

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  4. andrea13 June 2006 at 09:50

    Happy birthday old woman! :) You are 9 days older than my husband.

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  5. Wrye13 June 2006 at 09:51

    Happy birthday indeed. Much love from out west, y'all.

    This calls for Weird Al, of course:

    Happy birthday
    Happy birthday to you
    Happy birthday
    Happy birthday to you

    Well, it's time to celebrate your birthday, it happens every year
    We'll eat a lot of broccoli and drink a lot of beer
    You should be good and happy that there's something you can eat
    A million people every day are starving in the street

    Your daddy's in the gutter with the wretched and the poor
    Your mama's in the kitchen with a can of Cycle Four
    There's garbage in the water
    There's poison in the sky
    I guess it won't be long before we're all gonna die

    Happy birthday
    Happy birthday to you
    Happy birthday
    Happy birthday to you

    Well, what's the matter little friend, you think this party is the pits
    Enjoy it while you can, we'll soon be blown to bits
    The monkeys in the pentagon are gonna cook our goose
    Their finger's on the button, all they need is an excuse

    It doesn't take a military genius to see
    We'll all be crispy critters after World War III
    There's nowhere you can run to, nowhere you can hide
    When they drop the big one, we all get fried

    (Come on boys and girls, sing along, ok?)

    Happy birthday
    Happy birthday to you
    Happy birthday
    Happy birthday to you
    wow! (background screaming, sound effect)

    Well there's a punk in the alley and he's looking for a fight
    There's an Arab on the corner buying everything in sight
    There's a mother in the ghetto with another mouth to feed
    Seems that everywhere you look today there's misery and greed

    I guess you know the Earth is gonna crash into the sun
    But that's no reason why we shouldn't have a little fun
    So if you think it's scary, if it's more than you can take
    Just blow out the candles and have a piece of cake

    Happy birthday
    Happy birthday to you
    Happy birthday
    Happy birthday to you
    wow!

    Happy birthday
    Happy birthday to you
    Happy birthday
    Happy birthday to you

    (Happy Birthday!)

    And a pinch to grow an inch!

    Oh that takes you back...

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  6. James Redekop13 June 2006 at 12:10

    I like They Might Be Giants' birthday (or any day) song:

    You're older than you've ever been,
    And now you're even older,
    And now you're even older,
    And now you're even older

    You're older than you've ever been,
    And now you're even older,
    And now you're older still

    Time
    Is marching on
    And time
    Is still marching on

    This day will soon be at an end,
    And now it's even sooner,
    And now it's even sooner,
    And now it's even sooner

    This day will soon be at an end,
    And now it's even sooner,
    And now it's sooner still

    [Instrmental refrain]

    You're older than you've ever been,
    And now you're even older,
    And now you're even older,
    And now you're even older

    You're older than you've ever been,
    And now you're even older,
    And now you're older still

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  7. Scott M.13 June 2006 at 12:15

    Bonne Fête à toi,
    Bonne Fête à toi,
    Bonne Fête Laura,
    Bonne Fête à toi!

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  8. gito13 June 2006 at 14:42

    Feliz Cumpleaños Laura!!!

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  9. M@13 June 2006 at 19:18

    Happy birthday, L.! Where did you end up going for dinner?

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  10. Crabbi13 June 2006 at 20:14

    Happy Birthday, Laura! Hope your celebration is fabulous and your year even more wonderful.

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  11. laura k13 June 2006 at 20:53

    Thank you so much, you guys! Song lyrics and ever'thin'.

    I had a really good day. Details tomorrow. :)

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  12. allan13 June 2006 at 20:57

    Great day -- but big gift was late.

    Coming soon. :>)

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  13. Diamond Jim13 June 2006 at 22:09

    An hour late, but happy birthday, Laura!

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  14. barefoot hiker14 June 2006 at 05:13

    Keep 'em coming. That's the important thing. :)

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  15. laura k14 June 2006 at 05:23

    Keep 'em coming. That's the important thing. :)

    Oh yeah. Here's to all of us doing that.

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