The Heart of Every Gathering

Happy birthday, Uncle. You've been the voice of reason disguised as the loudest person in the room for years. It's the best long con I've ever seen.

Happy birthday, Uncle. You've seen this family at its best, its worst, and its most boring , and you keep showing up. That's either loyalty or a very comfortable couch.

Happy birthday, Uncle. Your stories get better with every retelling, mostly because you stop adding the boring parts. That's not lying. That's editing. Happy birthday, editor.

Sixty, Uncle. Six decades of being the most entertaining and occasionally the most infuriating person in the family , sometimes in the same conversation. Today we raise a glass to the stories, the opinions, the appearances at exactly the right moment, and the exits timed perfectly. You are an original. Happy 60th.