Just a brief blog today to say happy birthday to myself for making it to 65.
I am looking forward to my OAS which I applied for in February and got a second request for more information on November 3. Why they couldn't ask for the information all in one go in August, I will never know. Incompetence and will no doubt mean a delay in receiving my additional pension.
Getting ready for the big party on Saturday night. As it stands at the moment, 45 will be in attendance. George Cooper is going to take pictures with a good camera, so I will have something more interesting to post afterwards.
There is one interesting point. I compiled a playlist for the party consisting of songs from every year since my birth in 1952. It was a very enlightening exercise. I had some trouble with the early 50s which is not surprising as I was just a baby and living in Hungary so was not up on popular Canadian culture. I discovered that the music from 1985 through about 1995 was basically crap. After 2000, it got a bit tricky as I do not keep up on the great new groups coming on the scene. I did find something for every year though and found a lot of great new music on the way.
Music also evokes strong memories, so I took a lovely stroll through my life while doing this. So to celebrate on this auspicious day, itself (as we would say in Sri Lanka), I am going to cook and clean with Veenitha and listen to the music of my age.
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