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G.'s birthday was this past week.
"Don't forget, your brother's birthday is next week," Dad IM'd me the previous Friday.
"I'm not the child you have to remind about that sort of thing," I replied. G. may be a scientific genius, but I'm surprised he remembers what day the Fourth of July falls on. Me, I can't forget birthdays, even if they're just cluttering up my brain.
The birthday happened to coincide with the Jewish holiday of Purim, which quite appropriately requires getting totally schnockered.* I decided to send him a Purim e-card with an "oh, by the way, happy birthday, too" addendum.
(Odd how Hallmark has e-cards for seemingly every holiday in the world except Purim. You'd think it would be exactly the sort of holiday Hallmark would love; I mean, someone has to provide all the party goods. On second thought, given the selection of "Tree of Life" e-cards on their site, it's probably just as well that they skipped this one. I really don't want to see their artists try to make that yarmulke-clad cartoon dog look like he's properly celebrating.)
I ended up sending him a card from a site that doesn't let you know when the card has been viewed. The fact that I didn't get a call from either parent chiding me for not sending him anything would indicate that G. viewed it. While I don't suppose a "thank you" message is technically required for a birthday e-card, one would think that he would be in the habit of writing such notes by now.
Hmm.
I still haven't given the kids a wedding gift. Opinions about whether this is required seem to be split. In any case, even if it is, it will have to wait until my employment situation stabilizes. Hey, anyone know anyone in L.A. who needs someone who can do all sorts of web-type stuff? 'Cause I'll be available after this Friday...
*If have no idea what I'm talking about and actually care about that sort of thing, I have a bit on Purim on my other blog. If you leave a comment, please note that that blog may be monitored by people who don't know about this one, and it would be better for everyone if it stayed that way. Trust me.
"Don't forget, your brother's birthday is next week," Dad IM'd me the previous Friday.
"I'm not the child you have to remind about that sort of thing," I replied. G. may be a scientific genius, but I'm surprised he remembers what day the Fourth of July falls on. Me, I can't forget birthdays, even if they're just cluttering up my brain.
The birthday happened to coincide with the Jewish holiday of Purim, which quite appropriately requires getting totally schnockered.* I decided to send him a Purim e-card with an "oh, by the way, happy birthday, too" addendum.
(Odd how Hallmark has e-cards for seemingly every holiday in the world except Purim. You'd think it would be exactly the sort of holiday Hallmark would love; I mean, someone has to provide all the party goods. On second thought, given the selection of "Tree of Life" e-cards on their site, it's probably just as well that they skipped this one. I really don't want to see their artists try to make that yarmulke-clad cartoon dog look like he's properly celebrating.)
I ended up sending him a card from a site that doesn't let you know when the card has been viewed. The fact that I didn't get a call from either parent chiding me for not sending him anything would indicate that G. viewed it. While I don't suppose a "thank you" message is technically required for a birthday e-card, one would think that he would be in the habit of writing such notes by now.
Hmm.
I still haven't given the kids a wedding gift. Opinions about whether this is required seem to be split. In any case, even if it is, it will have to wait until my employment situation stabilizes. Hey, anyone know anyone in L.A. who needs someone who can do all sorts of web-type stuff? 'Cause I'll be available after this Friday...
*If have no idea what I'm talking about and actually care about that sort of thing, I have a bit on Purim on my other blog. If you leave a comment, please note that that blog may be monitored by people who don't know about this one, and it would be better for everyone if it stayed that way. Trust me.
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