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Slight Detour: Birthday Runs

Three birthdays on Facebook today and one later at lunch.  Thus, begins the string of days when it seems to be all things birthday with family and close friends. I'm sure every family has the same story.  So and so, so and so and so and so, all born the same week. My brother's birthday is tomorrow.   I discovered this morning, one more family member's birthday is today, and he's a cousin in Chicago.  That reminds me that my cousin in Northern California has a birthday Wednesday. The next day is my dear friend and former student Chad's, then Willie's, then Bill's, then a break, then my sister, then,  the triplets and then remembering my dad/Marianne Love, Slight Detour. More here.

Question: The birthday run for my family happens in the 3rd week of January, when three brothers-in-law, my wife, my daughter, my brother, a niece, and probably other relatives celebrate. Do you have a birthday run in your family? Also, do you like/dislike the birthday reminder feature on Facebook?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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