Best Friend,
Happy birthday you old fart! I wanted to take this time to thank you for everything. You have been an incredible friend, brother I never had, and great inspiration throughout all of these years. You have taught me so much about life and culture. Your wisdom has been one of the lights in my life. You aren’t family by blood, but you still are my family. I love you and your mom, and you guys have always welcomed me like family. I hope to repay all the wisdom you have given me by paying it forward to my children, and any fools who come my way and want to listen to a forty-year-old crazy person like me! = P
I’ll talk to you later as always,
Please try to enjoy this wonderful day,
If you haven’t noticed, the sun is shining outside
D.F.
The Scarlet Lamp 