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Here's To Number 70

"60 for Old Age; 70 for White Hair" ~ Talmud, Avoth, Chapter 5 Not only am I old Now I'm all white Just don't go picking on me I can still give you a fight For at age 60 I felt young And 70 is energy Why, I can recite the whole alphabet All the way up to D... So here's to my 70th birthday A truly frightening occasion Thank God it's Shavu'oth* ~ Reason for celebration *Shavu'oth, the Festival of Weeks, is sometimes referred to as the Pentecost. Shavuo'th starts tonight, May 28, 2020, also the date of my birthday.

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Krish Radhakrishna

Date: 5/30/2020 3:33:00 PM

A great way to celebrate 70! Happy birthday and a special one too!

Gershon Wolf
Date: 5/30/2020 10:58:00 PM

Krish, thank you so much and all the best to you. Keep up the great writes! :) gw

Quoth Theraven

Date: 5/30/2020 2:47:00 PM

Gershon, Birthday in seventy and festival in seven both a celebration of life in observance of the Mitzvot. There's still so much to be learned. -Richard

Gershon Wolf
Date: 5/30/2020 10:59:00 PM

Thanks for the wishes and the sharp observation. I honestly hadn't thought of my birthday as a multiple of the seven weeks of Shavu'oth. Thanks a million. Cheers, Gershon

Caren Krutsinger

Date: 5/30/2020 6:42:00 AM

Congratulations Mr. Wolf on 70 big ones - candles and years. And to get to celebrate Shavu'oth also. Wonderful! Double Whammy. I hope you are enjoying your birthday weekend!

Gershon Wolf
Date: 5/30/2020 10:56:00 PM

It was pretty nice, my dear. Thank you for your wishes and for all your great comments on my attempts at poetry. Cheers, Gershon

Michelle Faulkner

Date: 5/29/2020 9:07:00 PM

Wishing you a wonderful birthday, gw - just hope there aren't 70 candles on your cake :)

Gershon Wolf
Date: 5/30/2020 10:56:00 PM

What cake?! Ha, ha! We use a watermelon. lol. Thanks, Michelle! Happiness and Joy, Gershon

Lindsay Laurie

Date: 5/29/2020 8:14:00 PM

Congrats on your seventieth birthday Gershon and may there be seventy more to go - happy birthday Gershon - Lindsay

Gershon Wolf
Date: 5/30/2020 10:55:00 PM

Hey, thanks for the love, Lindsay. I'll take 50 of those 70. 120 will be enough for me. Cheers, Gershon

Ronald D Thompson

Date: 5/29/2020 5:32:00 PM

Congrats on this special poem and many congrats for your milestone Birthday!! Wishing you all the best my friend...Ron :) PS. I can get to E.

Gershon Wolf
Date: 5/30/2020 10:55:00 PM

You can get to E?! Please soup mail me your secret, Ron. I've been trying for a while, but I just can't seem to get past D! Thanks, gw, aka 'D for Darn it!'

John Lawless

Date: 5/28/2020 9:17:00 PM

They say 70 is the new 50....yeah, try telling that to my knees. It's just a number....a very big number..that alphabet must play havoc with an acrostic poem

Gershon Wolf
Date: 5/30/2020 10:54:00 PM

My knees second the notion, John. Here's to an occasional pain-free day or two every so often. Thanks, gw

Line Gauthier

Date: 5/28/2020 8:38:00 PM

Love the section "Why, I can recite the whole alphabet All the way up to D..." You're so funny!

Gershon Wolf
Date: 5/30/2020 10:53:00 PM

Aw, thanks Line. Appreciated... Here's wishing you long life and happy days! :) gw

David Mchattie

Date: 5/28/2020 8:36:00 PM

Happy Birthday my friend. You must feel blessed to get this far with your brain still entertaining the rest of us. Stay frosty.

Gershon Wolf
Date: 5/30/2020 10:52:00 PM

Ha, ha! Thanks, David. I've got to depend on my brain to entertain, 'cos it sure ain't happenin' with the body I've got. lol. Cheers, gw

Anthony Biaanco

Date: 5/28/2020 8:02:00 PM

Happy Birthday Gershon. as they say old age isn't for sissies

Gershon Wolf
Date: 5/30/2020 10:52:00 PM

Heh, heh. That saying must have not taken me into account... Always enjoy your sharp observations, Anthony. Thank! :) gw

Janice Canerdy

Date: 5/28/2020 6:02:00 PM

This poem is well-written and amusing, Gershon. I can't believe you're 70! You don't look even close to 70. Janice

Gershon Wolf
Date: 5/28/2020 6:25:00 PM

I'm not close to 70 actually. I keep at least 6 feet distance. :) gw

Maureen Mcgreavy

Date: 5/28/2020 5:58:00 PM

Happy birthday my dear friend! Wolf Man howling, 70 laps around the sun, and not slowing down. I for one celebrate you <3 xomo!

Gershon Wolf
Date: 5/28/2020 6:25:00 PM

I've been trying to do as you bid me. But the sun's not out today. Nyuk, nyuk… Thanks, Mo! :) gw

Robert L. Hinshaw

Date: 5/28/2020 5:30:00 PM

Congratulations, Gershon, upon becoming a septuagenarian! Happy Birthday! In Oct I will become a nonagenarian (and I'll let you figure that out!!! ) Enjoy your day!

Gershon Wolf
Date: 5/28/2020 6:24:00 PM

Aw, Nonesuch! Hey, hey. May you live many more years, all in good health, Bob. Best wishes, Gershon

Jan Allison

Date: 5/28/2020 5:22:00 PM

Heyyy Happy birthday Gershon I hope you have a wonderful celebration fr Pentecost and your birthday:-) hugs Jan xx

Gershon Wolf
Date: 5/28/2020 6:23:00 PM

So far -- so great. Thank you for your wishes, Jan! :) gw

Caren Krutsinger

Date: 5/28/2020 5:14:00 PM

Happy 70th my Gemini friend!

Gershon Wolf
Date: 5/28/2020 6:23:00 PM

Thanks. It's been a Gem of a day! :) gw

Tom Cunningham

Date: 5/28/2020 4:52:00 PM

A very happy birthday to you Gershon, Enjoy the day. Tom

Gershon Wolf
Date: 5/28/2020 6:23:00 PM

Thanks, Tom... So far, so good. Don't feel a day over 70... :) gw

Sara Kendrick

Date: 5/28/2020 4:50:00 PM

The Bible says that hoary head is a sign of a righteous life. Enjoyed reading your work. Happy birthday. I wish you many more. I have turned 3/4 of a century old. My parents did not lack but 3 years to make it to a hundred. Sara

Gershon Wolf
Date: 5/28/2020 6:22:00 PM

Ha, ha! I see by your photo that you have been very righteous. As for me, oh-oh... And given your parents legacy, you've got a long life ahead of you! Thanks, Sara. Best wishes, Gershon