When you turn 85 and most of your body organs are either weak or out of commission; but you are still mobile and somewhat vertical, do NOT:
1. Celebrate by letting your lovely wife for about 60 years take you ( just you) to your favorite restaurant , The James American Grill (Don’t worry. I drove lol)
2. Enjoy ( with her) a large glass of sparkling Italian Prosecco (wow, that was good).
3. Enjoy a lovely appetizer of tasty Cream of Mushroom soup in a big puff pastry. Yummy 4. Enjoy two wonderful, warm buttered soft Parker House Rolls
5. Really enjoy the Specialty of the House Prime Rib, medium rare with pureed mashed potatoes ( a la Tristan) and creamy horse radish sauce. ( to die for, but not quite yet).
5. Be a member of the clean plate club. ( I ate all of mine. We brought home half of Marjorie’s). BTW I finished up part of Marjorie’s Prosecco too.
6. Ain’t done yet. Order and enjoy a fantastic creme brulee. For dessert (scrumptious). Oh yeah plus 2 or 3 cups of great coffee
7. In between bites of this wonderful birthday dinner, I gave lots of unsolicited career advice to our great waiter, Sterling. This was his last night at The James. He had been offered a new job as a Server at an even more ritzy restaurant than The James. The Charleston Grill at Charleston Place. However, he has this long time desire to join the Air Force and his window for joining was closing. He is 33 years old. Let’s see. Take a position as a waiter/ server at the most prestigious restaurant in Charleston or join the Air Force with a bunch of 18-20 year olds as a basic airman at 33 years old. Forgive me. Scotty I tried not to step on his Air Force dream, but I kinda laid out the problems associated with his situation. I did not say “ What the hell are you thinking?? Of course you should grab the position at Charleston Grill “. 8. Come home and try to go to bed after about an hour.
9. Find yourself writing to your newly developed blog whilst calming down those non or poorly working bodily systems. Enuf
BTW. I hope and pray I’ll be able to Not do all of these things again for my 86th birthday next year.
