Tuesday, August 18, 2026
Legacy 048 -B’s On Birthdays Virgil-
Dear Future Wife,
You know that I love you, right? And I didn’t forget? The phone didn’t warn me. The phone, Glow Box, Black Mirror…
What about the truth, my love? Happy Birthday! Welcome to Level 38! Uh, Birthday Suit
Of course, I’m thinking about you naked. I’m always thinking about you naked when I’m not grieving, groaning, or being gross, just being a guy. How I grieve Braxton, always…
But today let’s talk about the second worst day of my existence. Today ain’t right. Honestly, “The time is always right to do what is right.” Seriously, Martin Luther King…
“Did he just quote Martin Luther King?
Yep
Yes, he did.”
The Menu
“The right man in the wrong place can make all the difference in the world.”
Half-Life 2
The Menu… If I were a better man, I would be planning one for you. Or we could watch the movie. And I’m a gamer, a pop culture whore, and my existence is a “Half-Life…”
Only today is about yours. My woman. Your life. Us. The truth. A Man Provides.
“Pinch me, pinch me
‘Cause I’m still asleep
Please, God, tell me
That I’m still asleep.”
Barenaked Ladies ‧ 2000
And isn’t it “Ironic” that I said I’d never lie to you but I will. “Put on a Happy Face.”
Because the truth is, I hate birthdays… Well, mine for real. Birthday? No. Emergence Day
E-Day… Gears of War franchise. Emergence, Existence, Extinction. Evolution. Seriously?
Thinking about the Day Job and how it’s a slap in the face to celebrate wasting fifteen years there. Nearly as long as I had Braxton. Now imagine saying that for nearly forty-two years—every breath, beat of my heart, and being so broken. And yet here we are, love.
Here WE are. And I’ll say “I Want It That Way” and “As Long As You Love Me.” You do.
And I hate that I have to lie to you.
To so many. When the truth is this. If I’m not praying that I don’t have to wake up, love.
Then I’m wishing that I was never born at all. And when did that become my wish? Um, sometime between 6 and 7 years old. When did Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (The Arcade Game) come out? Because my grandmommy didn’t get it for me. Movie…
Anyway, is that what I’m getting you for your birthday… The truth. Receipt is warranted.
You’d prefer babies, all our furry little ones, a pretty farm with a white picket fence, flowers all around, and us selling produce at the Farmer’s Market on Saturday Mornings.
A pretty dress? I got nothing. But love? BUT LOVE. Birthdays… B’s On Birthdays, Virgil
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