hi ! this is me ! today's my birthday - i'm 65 years old - and i can't believe it ...
this photo was taken by a relative, kurt, last summer, on my son's wedding day. this is not what i usually see when i look in the mirror, however ... at least not in the morning ! ;-))
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@Javier: muchas gracias, javier !
@Doug: thanks, doug! i will if i can ... ;-))
@Judy aka L@dybug: thank you, judy !!! young at heart, you know, but everything's relative ... ;-))
@Tomek: thank you, tomek ;-))
@PRASHANT: i'm trying my best ... ;-))
@Nigel: cheers, nigel ;-))
@Jatta: thank you, and you're right about mirrors ... ;-))
@Francisco Romero: thank you, francisco ;-))
@Heinz: vielen dank, heinz ! man tut was man kann ... ;-))
@Sarito: thank you, sarito! very kind ... ;-))
@Anthony Morgan Lambert: vielen dank, anthony ;-))
@Tede: merci, tede ;-))
@CElliottUK: how very nice! thanks a lot ;-))
@d.apskos: merci ;-))
@Mhelene: merci, helene ;-))
@Stephen: thank you very much, stephen ;-))
@Lydia.Dd: thanks a lot, lydia ;-))
@Stefanie: vielen dank, stefanie! leider war's unbeabsichtigt ziemlich stressig ... ;-))
@Rick: my humble thanks, good sir, esp for the "youthful" part ... ;-))
@Jason Politte: thank you very much, jason ! well, sometimes i don't recognise the guy in the mirror, but i give him a shave anyway ... ;-))
@Mariana Maoduš: what a nice present, mariana! thank you !!! as to the "65", i'm afraid i can prove it ... ;-)))
@Adrian: cheers, adrian, and thanks !!!
@Jules: cheers, jules, and thanks !!!
@Japanalia: thanks for your nice words, gabriela! at last, i get "senior" deductions everywhere ... ;-))
@Don: very nice words, don! thank you very much!
@gerard1948: thanks, gerard, very nice of you! unfortunately only "almost", but that's alright ... ;-))
@Steve Rice: many thanks, steve !
@shervin: thanks!
@Ainsley: thanks for the "roses", ainsley ... ;-))
@Ruthiebear: thanks, ruthie! one does what one can ... ;-))
@Ted: oh yes ... ;-)) cheers, ted, und vielen dank !
@Baldwin: how very nice of you, baldwin! vielen dank !!!
@Marilla: thanks, mari, and happy birthday to hubby! the 26th of october is my dad's birthday, too, and austria's national holiday ... ;-))
@Curly: thanks, curly! young at heart at least ... ;-))
@Phil Morris: thank you very much, phil! these are very kind words indeed ... but then you ARE the master of words ... ;-))
@klausZ: danke, klaus, das ist sehr lieb von dir! ;-))
@Hilde Morin: thanks! and happy birthday to you as well, even if it's a bit late ... ;-))
@Maria: thanks a lot, maria, your words make feel young(er) indeed !! i'll tell kurt what you said about his photographic talents, he'll appreciate it i'm sure. he's irene's nephew (must run in the family ... ;-)
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