¡Feliz Cumpleaños Madrid Man! :jump: Thanks for keeping this great board that we all love.

Thanks la historiadora!!!!!!!!!!! You're the 4th person today to wish me a happy birthday. Errr. And number 5 just came by phone while I was finishing this posting! Sheesh, I feel young in mind and body. Bueno, MORE the mind THAN the body but the latter is not all that far off either. hehehe...

MadridMan Asks: "Where is the Love?"

Saludos, MadridMan

Feliz cumpleaños MM!
After reading your post on your blog I had the impression that your a bit down today.
Well, a birthday is allways time for revising.
I loved the message in the Black Eyed Peas song. A voice against our "not thinking society".

But today it's your birthday so, as the great Catalan-Spanish singer and poet said: "Today it can be a great day, take it like this"

HOY PUEDE SER UN GRAN DIA
(Joan Manuel Serrat)

Hoy puede ser un gran día,
plantéatelo así,
aprovecharlo o que pase de largo,
depende en parte de ti.

Dale el día libre a la experiencia
para comenzar,
y recíbelo como si fuera
fiesta de guardar.

No consientas que se esfume,
asómate y consume
la vida a granel.
Hoy puede ser un gran día,
duro con él.

Hoy puede ser un gran día
donde todo está por descubrir,
si lo empleas como el último
que te toca vivir.

Saca de paseo a tus instintos
y ventílalos al sol
y no dosifiques los placeres;
si puedes, derróchalos.

Si la rutina te aplasta,
dile que ya basta
de mediocridad.
Hoy puede ser un gran día
date una oportunidad.

Hoy puede ser un gran día
imposible de recuperar,
un ejemplar único,
no lo dejes escapar.

Que todo cuanto te rodea
lo han puesto para ti.
No lo mires desde la ventana
y siéntate al festín.

Pelea por lo que quieres
y no desesperes
si algo no anda bien.
Hoy puede ser un gran día
y mañana también.

Hoy puede ser un gran día
duro, duro,
duro con él.

First version of the song from Youtube

Chambao version

Thanks, Valenciano_en_Madrid!!

I feel GREAT today, very very alive, and very happy as I usually do on my birthdays. Today I feel special, fortunate, and thankful to be me, to be here in Madrid, and to be doing well. And now going out for a birthday dinner. Woo Hoo!!

Saludos, MadridMan

MadridMan, Happy Birthday to you I hope you had a nice celebration in Madrid! You are so lucky to be there, with the person you love, doing what you love...and with lots of people who appreciate your efforts every day. Felicidades, amigo.

A belated Happy Birthday MadridMan, since it's 8:00 p.m. here, it would be about 2 a.m. in Madrid. You should be just getting over you supper?!?!

Many happy returns and thanks for all you do for your members.

I'm not sure what you were planning for your birthday celebration, but hopefully you'll give us a full report, especially if it was something very madrileño!

Feliz cumpleaños MM!

Have a great night! I'll have a cana for you.

Thanks everyone! The dinner was supposed to be at the Restaurante Tío Pepe - very Spanish - but on the way decided to instead to an Italian place - and was already at home in bed by 11pm. How exciting! hehehe..

The restaurant was just okay and the evening was too. I actually celebrated my birthday the night before at a seafood place and had ALL kinds of shellfish that I nearly exploded. Wow, that was great. Had berberechos, navajas, shrimp, lobster, and a couple other kinds I can't remember now. For starters I had a wooden plate of Ibéricos (jams) and cheese.

But I'm very very happy to be 42 years old. Wow! I can't believe I was 31 years old when I started this whole MadridMan thing. How time passes.

Saludos, MadridMan

And belated happy birthday from me too.

Sorry didn't know and haven't logged on for a while.