Happy Birthday John!
Just remember, age is in the eye of the beholder. No wait that was beauty. Sixty-one is not that old, especially if you are a tree. Have fun in Walt Disney World for your birthday. Have Shirley hang one of those birthday pins on your hat so everyone will know it is your birthday. It is cool, everyone sings to you and you get free dessert. Heck, for a deal like that, I would pretend every day was my birthday. Besides, look on the bright side. When you get that age you get all kinds of perks that you didn't get when you were younger. You can drive for hours with your blinker on and no one gets mad (they just get out of your way). You get a lot more exercise in the middle of the night going back and forth to the bathroom. You get to voice your opinion to everyone regardless of whether they want to hear it or not. And you get to wear really cool hats that say things like, "I am spending my kid's inheritance." Geez, you get to do all the cool stuff. Being young stinks.
Jeff