Two weeks ago was my 45th birthday and I wasn't feeling too good
that
> morning. I went to breakfast
>
> Knowing my wife would be pleasant and say, "Happy Birthday!", and
probably
> have a present for me.
>
>
>
> As it turned out, 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 in to breakfast and didn't say a word. So when I
left
for
> the office, I was feeling
>
> pretty low and despondent.
>
>
> As I walked into my office, my secretary Janet said, "Good morning,
Boss.
> Happy Birthday!".
>
> And I felt a little better that someone had remembered.
>
>
>
> I worked until noon, then Janet knocked on my door and said, "You
know,
it's
> 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; instead we went out to a private
little
> place. We had two martinis
>
> and enjoyed lunch tremendously.
>
> On the way back to the office, she said, "You know, it's 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
> huge birthday
>
> cake ----- followed by my wife, children, and dozens of our friends,
all
> singing Happy Birthday.
>
> And I just sat there ----
>
>
>
> on the couch ----
>
>
>
> naked.
that
> morning. I went to breakfast
>
> Knowing my wife would be pleasant and say, "Happy Birthday!", and
probably
> have a present for me.
>
>
>
> As it turned out, 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 in to breakfast and didn't say a word. So when I
left
for
> the office, I was feeling
>
> pretty low and despondent.
>
>
> As I walked into my office, my secretary Janet said, "Good morning,
Boss.
> Happy Birthday!".
>
> And I felt a little better that someone had remembered.
>
>
>
> I worked until noon, then Janet knocked on my door and said, "You
know,
it's
> 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; instead we went out to a private
little
> place. We had two martinis
>
> and enjoyed lunch tremendously.
>
> On the way back to the office, she said, "You know, it's 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
> huge birthday
>
> cake ----- followed by my wife, children, and dozens of our friends,
all
> singing Happy Birthday.
>
> And I just sat there ----
>
>
>
> on the couch ----
>
>
>
> naked.
