Wow, is this THE best birthday card a guy could wish for,

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Wow, is this THE best birthday card a guy could wish for, or what?

At the stroke of midnight here (we are on Central European Time), my wife brought me a cool German DVD, a new Mark Knopfler CD release, and a card saying:

LIFE IS SHORT
Break the rules--Do More
Need Less--Smile Often--Be Brave
Stay True--Dream Big
Forgive quickly--Kiss Slowly--Love Truly
Laugh Uncontrollably And Never Regret Anything That Made You Smile

And I still have, after 44 years, my partner who still has this smile at age 65 (she doesn't turn 66 until June):

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