My birthday dilemma

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I turn 46 today.

Our family celebration of the event won’t happen until this weekend. Meanwhile, for various reasons, I have free tickets to a performance of Verdi’s “Requiem” by the Nashville Symphony tonight at the Schermerhorn. As I posted the other day, I don’t really have anyone to take right now, and the one person I asked platonically turned me down.

It’s been a busy and stressful week at work. I’m now trying to figure out whether I want to go ahead and make the drive to Nashville tonight by myself or whether I want to just relax and forget about it. If I went to the concert, I could park in the SunTrust building and all I’d be out is gas money (plus dinner, if I stopped for dinner on the way from Shelbyville).

I should probably go.

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John Carney is a journalist, a certified United Methodist lay speaker, a veteran of foreign and domestic short-term mission trips, and author of a self-published novel, Soapstone.

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  • http://jimvoorhies.com jim voorhies

    While there would be a great deal of irony in seeing Requiem on one’s birthday, if you’re only 46 it’s probably not as bad. Do what you really want to do, even if it’s renting an “Arnold” movie and kicking back on the couch.

    Oh, and happy birthday!

  • http://gingersnaps.wordpress.com Ginger

    Happy Birthday, John!!!

    I’d have totally gone with you, ‘cept for the whole childcare situation, but even if you don’t have any takers, I think you should go and enjoy the evening! Sometimes we are our own best company.

    I hope you have a great day!

  • http://jimvoorhies.com jim voorhies

    While there would be a great deal of irony in seeing Requiem on one’s birthday, if you’re only 46 it’s probably not as bad. Do what you really want to do, even if it’s renting an “Arnold” movie and kicking back on the couch.

    Oh, and happy birthday!

  • http://gingersnaps.wordpress.com Ginger

    Happy Birthday, John!!!

    I’d have totally gone with you, ‘cept for the whole childcare situation, but even if you don’t have any takers, I think you should go and enjoy the evening! Sometimes we are our own best company.

    I hope you have a great day!

  • David

    If this affects your decision, I’m in the Nashville Symphony Chorus, and if I do say so myself I think the Verdi is going to be spectacular. The Judgment Day trumpets in the Dies Irae [both on stage and in the high balconies on each side of the organ] are alone worth the trip.

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  • David

    If this affects your decision, I’m in the Nashville Symphony Chorus, and if I do say so myself I think the Verdi is going to be spectacular. The Judgment Day trumpets in the Dies Irae [both on stage and in the high balconies on each side of the organ] are alone worth the trip.

  • http://www.sugarfused.net deb

    Hey! Happy belated birthday wishes, John!

  • http://www.sugarfused.net deb

    Hey! Happy belated birthday wishes, John!