Two weeks ago was my 44th birthday and I wasn't feeling too hot
that morning. I went down to breakfast knowing my wife would be
pleasant and say "Happy Birthday" and probably have a present for
me. She didn't even say "Good Morning", let alone any "Happy
Birthday." I thought, "Well, that's wives for you. The children
will remember. "The children came down to breakfast and didn't say
a word.
When I started to the office I was feeling pretty low and
despondent. As I walked into my office, my secretary, Janet said,
"Good Morning, Boss, Happy Birthday." I felt a little better.
Someone had remembered. I worked until noon, then Janet knocked on
my door and said, "You know it is such a beautiful day outside and
it is your birthday, let's go to lunch, just you and me." I said,
"By George, that's the greatest thing I've heard all day. Let's
go.
We went to lunch. We didn't go where we normally go. We went out
into the country to a little private place. We had two martinis and
enjoyed lunch tremendously. On the way back to the office, she
said, "You know, it is such a beautiful day, we don't need to go
back to the office, do we?" I said, "No, I guess not." She said,
"Let's go to my apartment."
After arriving at her apartment she said, "Boss, if you don't mind,
I think I'll go into the bedroom and slip into something more
comfortable. Sure," I excitedly replied. She went into the bedroom
and, in about six minutes she came out carrying a big birthday
cake, followed by my wife, children and dozens of our friends. They
were all singing Happy Birthday.......and there I sat on the
couch.......naked.
