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Old 02-12-2023, 04:06 PM   #1
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Well today I hit 3/4 of a century, as my late friend Mr.Mac would say: "if'n i'da knowed I was gonna live this long, i'da taken better care of myself".
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Old 02-12-2023, 04:08 PM   #2
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Happy Birthday, Tom!
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Happy 75th Birthday to you, sir!
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Happy Birthday Tom!
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Happy Birthday Tom. Wishing you many more happy, healthy years to come.
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Best wishes for a Grand 75th B'day. Tom hope there are many more in your future.
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Happy Birthday, youngster!
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Happy Birthday Tom!
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Well today I hit 3/4 of a century, as my late friend Mr.Mac would say: "if'n i'da knowed I was gonna live this long, i'da taken better care of myself".

Happy Birthday there, young man.
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Congratulations! Hope you will enjoy 'These Happy Golden Years', which is the title Laura Ingalls Wilder gave to her last book in her series. Always thought she had a good way of looking at it.
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I will hit #75 in Aug.
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