The Annual Birthday Post Turned Poem

August 16, 2020.Reading time 1 minute.

The Annual Birthday Post Turned Poem The hour has finally arrived, my friends Another birthday is here I’d love to scream with joy and glee But aging’s what I fear Growing old’s a gift, it’s true To live your life in full It should be sunshine and roses But a lot of it’s just bull […]

The Annual Birthday Post – A Poem

August 16, 2018.Reading time 2 minutes.

It’s my birthday, and you know what that means…the annual snarky birthday post. I’m celebrating this year’s birthday with a poem…Dr. Seuss style. Enjoy! Thanks for reading Steph’s Scribe! Happy Birthday Poem Another year has passed me by I could laugh but I want to cry For time has flown without a hitch This growing […]

Vintage 1965: Today’s Annual Snarky Birthday Blog Post

August 16, 2016.Reading time 5 minutes.

It can be a little daunting watching celebrities who are born in your birth year or a year or two ahead of you grow old along with you but show no signs of wrinkles and aging. Their endless use of Botox, plastic surgeries, and hours in the gym cause you to compare yourself to them […]

Random (And I Do Mean Random) Thoughts

September 21, 2015.Reading time 7 minutes.

I haven’t blogged in over a week, and I was thinking about all the different things on which I could write a blog post. Instead of one focused topic, I decided to go the route of all the random thoughts that have come in and out of my head over the last week. They are […]

It’s Your Birthday. You’re only mildly old. Can you read the bottom line?

August 16, 2014.Reading time 5 minutes.

The morning went something like this. You got up early to be at the Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA) by 8:30 a.m. to have your license, which expires tomorrow (on your birthday) renewed. You waited until the last minute to get it done. There were too many other things to do this week, like drive your […]

It’s My Party, And I Won’t Cry. I Don’t Want To.

August 16, 2013.Reading time 6 minutes.

Dear Readers, Yes, I know. I am supposed to be on hiatus, hiding from the blogging world as I attempt to accomplish some other forms of writing and spend time with my family. But it’s tradition that I blog on my birthday. It’s my rite of passage, and it’s a time when I can reflect […]

Another Birthday and an Unsuspecting Birthday Fairy Godfather

August 16, 2011.Reading time 4 minutes.

So, today is my birthday. I’m supposed to be happy about it. However, the elation aspect of it is all a bunch of bunk. I love these people who have rays of sunshine shooting out of their eyeballs and say things to you like, “Oh, don’t pay attention to the number that’s associated with your […]