[Leica] An 80th birthday party! :-)

[eric.calderwood at btinternet.com (Eric Calderwood)]

Happy Birthday, Ted and Irene. :-)

May you both have many more.

All the Best
Eric








On 23/05/2009 16:11, "TED GRANT" <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote:

> 
> Hi folks,
> This is a note of a happy day given that many of you have shared them in 
> the
> past with me & my wife. :-)
> 
> Given my Irene celebrates her 80th bd on Monday May 25th and mine on 
> Wednesday
> May 27th our mass families decided to have one big bash in Ottawa today and
> get them over in one shot! :-)
> 
> I thought maybe just reachin the full term of 80 years given the number of
> times on assinments I never figured I'd make it to 40 was very good luck? 
> Let
> alone 80? :-) I think one could easily use the quote... "Oh the troubles 
> I've
> seen and surived!" And it would be quite fitting for ice cream and cake! 
> ;-)
> :-)  But giving the ratios of near disasters to survival rate, I figured it
> should warrant a couple of very fine single malt Scotch's. :-) Accordingly 
> I
> have been informed there will be a few available!:-) Now that's good family
> thinking of looking after the "Old Lad!" :-)
>  
> One would think at 80 you might be quite glad to hang up the gear sit back,
> watch the clouds form and grass grow. However? :-)
> Rumour has it as we left for the airport, it looks like I will be starting 
> a
> new book on how medical students become doctors to compliment my previous
> medic documentary books. So I have to stay in good shape for about another
> year. So if I'm ever going to need a good single malt I might as well get 
> them
> in during the bd party later today! As there wont be much time during this
> coming year. :-)
> 
> I think the best thing about this new book is, it will be a challenge to 
> say
> the least, but it will keep me busy and if you don't keep busy in the 
> senior
> years of your life.... "YOU WILL DIE!" And I most certainly have no 
> intentions
> of doing something that stupid when I'm only 80 years old! :-)
> 
> You see it's all about attitude, love life and the people you chit chat 
> with
> daily and without question, "KISS and ready to kick ass if need be!" Have a
> great weekend everyone as I sure as hell intend to! :-)
> 
> cheers,
> Dr. ted :-)
>  
>  
> 
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