1. Roxy is the best dog I will ever own. This morning, instead of scratching on the door to go outside, she waited for me to wake up, wagged her tail, and then looked me straight in the eyes and might as well have said happy birthday.
2. A new pair of socks and a toothbrush can make you feel whole again.
3. A letter--a real letter sent in the mailbox-makes people smile.
4. It's never too early to get a text message. Sometimes it's too early to respond.
5. 2 + 2 = 4.
6. There's something magic about eating birthday cake.
7. Sometimes people honk because they love you.
8. Burn Notice is potentially the best show on television.
9. Waking up before 5 a.m. is mostly awful, but good for you.
10. If you shoot for the moon, you will not land amongst the stars. It just doesn't work that way.
11. Time doesn't like to wait, no matter how nicely you ask.
12. You can search the world twice over, but you will never find an outfit as wonderful as jeans and a white t-shirt.
13. Most buildings with more than 13 floors say they don't have a 13th floor. All buildings with more than 13 floors have a 13th floor.
14. X2 at Six Flags shoots fire at you. You just can't see it because your eyes are closed.
15. Shoe shopping is more fun than couch shopping but not as fun as RV shopping.
16. Good friends are like good chocolate, because they... Actually there's nothing like good friends.
17. Wishes on stars and dandelions and birthday candles work. And dreams come true.
Especially at Disneyland.
18. Sometimes you think you know more than you do. Sometimes you think you know less than you do.
19. It would be both cool and freaky if you had a backyard pool with salt water fish swimming around in it.
20. I can buy vodka now.
21. Like Dorothy said as she clicked those sparkly red shoes that I wanted a clone copy of so badly as a child, there's no place like home. Even if you're an old lady like me.
Happy Birthday Alec! You know some great stuff. Just thing what you'll learn in the next 21 years! ;)
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