because I talked to my Dad on the phone. It’s his birthday, you know. He’s 56 now. And that’s not all - he lives in Cameroon. Hold on though, it gets even better. I called a cell phone that he has been carrying around for while now but he has never made or received a phone call on it up until now. He told me it was a great first call to receive.

I sent him an email last night (with the time change he got it on the correct day), jokingly asking him how it feels to be 39. He sent back an email saying I was off by a year - 39 is NEXT year. He brought it up on the phone and I jokingly acted embarrassed and said I hoped I didn’t make him feel too old. We had a good private little laugh.

I talked to my dad on the phone today, so now I can smile.