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Happy brithday Rharv! Appreciate all the help you have given to me and the other forum members. Make it a special day!
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My birthday wish for you is for you to ace the test  Stan
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Shastasan's wish came true.
I should be upping my GPA this semester (and that's suprising to me).
Thanks for all the birthday wishes.
I took a new job, and got promoted (read more responsibilities) .. right after I decided to go ahead and take one more full-time semester to finish off the degree. I wasn't planning on the job at the time.
So the last few months have been quite a weight to carry. Working full-time and going to school full-time with a house, wife and couple daughters has scheduled every minute. Finally tonight (for my birthday) I get to feel the weight come off. I'm SO glad it's done. Feeling very relieved and letting the "ahh" settle in.
Thanks again to everyone.
However, contrary to what some think, I don't think my birthday is my fault. I wasn't even alive when the whole idea started.
I do not work here, but the benefits are still awesome
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if you're just turning 50, you've got a Looooong way to go before you're one of the forum's "older members"... but if you keep having birthdays, it could happen.
Happy birthday, Bob. You have a ways to go to be the oldest. It looks like you were born when I was 27 and the 4th child was getting ready to make his entrance into the world.
I'm appreciative of the 2 or 3 times you've helped me along the way, such as getting my embedded MP3 player to work.
God bless and I hope you see many more.
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Thanks Don It's been a good day.
I do not work here, but the benefits are still awesome
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Yeah, I needed to make sure the O2 was charged up before I tried to blow out the candles. Actually I just leaned over and turned on the ceiling fan on high. Made the job a lot easier. You don't get to be old without learning a few tricks along the way. 
I do not work here, but the benefits are still awesome
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Happy B day. Wish it were my 50th!
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Hi Bob,
Welcome to the 50 year old Club - I remember mine in 1981 when I was just a whipper-snapper. Now 30 years later with defective everything I still find delight in music and of course communicating with you all.
Have a great time,
Regards,Lyn
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speaking of 50th birthdays..
to quote a well-known song:
"I wish I didn't know now what I didn't know then..."
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Happy birthday Rharv, to be honest looking at your avatar you always struck me as being in your late 30's. Thanks for all the help you have given me, Musiclover
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That's funny to me; I got gray really early in life, and was fine with it. About 28-30 I just turned gray all of the sudden.
Others in my lineage experienced the same thing.
However .. for this particular set of shows, Barry and I agreed to dye our hair to look younger (at the request of the much younger guitar player and drummer).
I tried to change that avatar to be a little more accurate a few months ago and ran into issues. Guess I should see if they are fixed.
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It worked!
Last edited by rharv; 05/04/12 03:48 PM.
I do not work here, but the benefits are still awesome
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Belated Congrats! Enjoy the "fab"ness in your fabulous 50's.
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Time to buy that hot car, or at least a motorcycle, rharv...
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Time to buy that hot car, or at least a motorcycle, rharv...
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yeah, now that you're bordering on old man status.. you'll need the following accessories:
1) a gold chain
2) a sport car or harley
3) shirts that lack the top 4 buttons
4) a combover
5) hearing aid
6) bad attitude ("get off my lawn!!")
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7) a walker with orange flame decals (or deckles to you Canucks)
8) a Foley bag replete with a year's supply of DIY catheters
9) a good supply of Depends
10) a denture cup
11) a lanyard for your spectacles
12) large print TV Guide
13) ultra soft toilet paper
14) economy sized tubes of Preparation H (refer to #13 above)
15) a dear friend with a drivers' license
16) gallon jugs of Milk of Magnesia
17) a gross of hearing aide batteries (piles to you Brits)
18) a self locating TV remote (clap your hands and it beeps. (not to be confused with your house or car keys, they can be recognized by their distinct shapes and have a slightly different beep which sounds identical to the microwave)
19) dartboard for used insulin syringes
20) a lifetime AARP membership (or 6 months, whichever comes first)
21) a DIY guide to disinheriting your thankless progeny in large print with sample forms
22) a strategically bent paperclip for cleaning your ears at the dinner table
23) a battery-powered nose/ear hair trimmer to use during TV commercials
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17 - a gross of piles? 
Follow That Dream Sam Karaoke King -------------------- Turning that corner again - I have to keep following that dream, no matter what
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You don't get to be old without learning a few tricks along the way.
At 50 you get the T-shirt: "Old age and treachery will overcome youth and skill." At 70 you get "Old age ain't for sissies." I'll tell you what happens at 60 later this year.
"My primary musical instrument is the personal computer."
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Happy Belated Birthday, rharv! (I'm closing in on 52 myself.) As I heard someone say today, once you get over the hill, you start picking up speed....
Best, Tom SmithWin10/64 • i7-8700K • 24 GB RAM BIAB 2026 • Reaper 7.57 • Izotope MPS AKG C1000S • IK iRig I/O Pro
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Bob:
Hope you had a good one.
I'll add my voice to the appreciative chorus of others that have been helped by you - I recall struggling with Powertracks and your help was invaluable.
You've been a rock on this forum, and it's appreciated.
Thanks.
Glenn
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I thought it was "once you're over he hill, it's all downhill from here".
For a few years there I was telling people I'm not quite 'over the hill' but I got a really nice view from up here. Now I'm seeing the other side of the hill.
I do not work here, but the benefits are still awesome
Make your sound your own!
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