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MydearTedol'boy!(aka O...e)I'vewrittenthisbirthdaymessageinasomewhatboringandold-fashionedwayveryunlikemyusualcheekyorpoeticstyle(whichyouknowI'mknownfor!).Butthisyearcallsforadifferenttone...afterall,it'saseventy-someteen-someteencelebration!Iwanttoreflectonjustonethingfromour41yearsofmarriage(thoughthere'sneverbeenadullmoment):I'mstillinthediscoveryphase.Canyouimagine?Afterallthistime-Emm!Whythisserioustonetoday?BecauseIbelieveit'simportanttospeakaboutapersonwhilethey'restillalive-totellthemthetruth,thewholetruth,andnothingbutthetruthabouttheirlegacy.NotbecauseI'myourwife,themotherofyourchildren,andgrandmotherofyourgrandchildren(thoughallofthatistrue),andnotbecauseI'mhopingforfavours-butbecauseitistheplain,unvarnishedtruth.SohelpmeGod!(Yes-youknowexactlywhereIgotthatfrom!)Itmatterstomethatyouarecelebratednow.You'vechosentowalkthepathofintegrity,toliveethically,andtospeakthetruthtopower-evenwhenitmeansduckinganddiving,avoidingdarts,bullets,and(maytheheavensforbid)hotoilbeingthrowninmydirection!Butyoualwaysgivemeaheads-uponwhattoexpect,andtobehonest,I'vecometolovethislifewe'vebuilttogether-truthandall.Iwouldn'ttradeitforanything.You'reatoughee-and(notbut)youarealsodeeplyreasonable.Onceyougiveyourword,youholdtoit,andI-forty-oneyearson-amstilllearninghowtodothesame.Ibelieveinchangingone'smindnowandagain,butyou-yourwordisyourbond.Andyouneverletmegooutofturn(unless,ofcourse,youdon'tgettofindout!).Me?Ialwaystellyou-especiallybecauseIalwaysneedhelpgettingoutofascrape!DUDUNP!THERE'SARAREBEAUTYINBEINGAPERSONOFINTEGRITYANDBEINGVISIBLYSO!5
