Another day, another birthday(s). We went to a 60th birthday party for our friends, Sandy and Evan today. So as not to prematurely age them, that’s a combined birthday party – they’re only thirty each. This year, Beth and I will turn a collective 62 but, we won’t be having a joint gathering. Beth wants her own party for purely selfish reasons

Outside of the creative age-based marketing spin, what really made this party interesting was that Sandy and Evan decided to hire a magician to go around to various congregations and interject a trick or two into the conversation. However, this created an inherent paradox in the event as we were celebrating a 60th birthday and one expects magicians to only perform at children’s events. Needless to say, the universe nearly collapsed