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10.07.07 # 9:18 # Adventures in Real Life # No CommentSunday marked the 1st birthday of my nephew, Booker. Naturally, the family held a huge bash to celebrate this important milestone. Much Blue Beaver Beer (and some Blue Beaver Apple Juice) was consumed; the former, mainly by myself and the latter, mainly by Booker. The presents were abundant with new clothing and new books and a fully functional one-twentieth scale replica of Noah’s ark. It comes complete with fully functional scale replicas of all the animals and Noah himself. I gave Booker a 5 foot long snake. It is a constrictor, of course, since it would be just plain irresponsible to give a one year old a poisonous snake (wait until he’s five).
My sister baked a birthday cowboy boot. She wouldn’t share her technique but it ended up being so tender and moist and delicious that it tasted just like a cake. For supper we had imitation-marmot burgers with zebra cheese, they tasted so much like the real thing you never would have guessed they were made from beef. And there was a delightful pasta salad with olives which were hand picked and imported directly from Kalamata, Greece just 24 hours prior to the party.
After the meal, Booker toasted us all with his apple juice and thanked everybody for coming to celebrate his first of many, many birthdays. Then he apologized that he was feeling rather worn out (it had been a full day), he had a long bath to relax and then retired for the evening. He got up around 5 a.m. the next morning and was ready to continue the party. Unfortunately, none of the older generation has that kind of stamina anymore, so he was forced to entertain himself.
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