Someone is Having A BIRTHDAY!

[socalgal]

... and it's none other than our very own Senior Associate Editor, Joel Kleppinger http://www.sysopt.com/forum/biggrin.gif

And, just a personal note of thanks, Joel, for all the contributions you give to our beloved SysOpt and all the help you have given me. http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif

HAPPY 21st BIRTHDAY, JOEL!

Hope you have a great day. http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif

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[Dominus]

Have a good one Joel. Now you can finally do everything you want legally! http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif

[Ed_S]

Enjoy it, Joel!! But safely... http://www.sysopt.com/forum/wink.gif

[Toadman]

Happy Birthday Joel!!! Go get that Bimmer you wanted... http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif

[Romulus2]

Have a great one, Joel (21st's only come once remember)! http://www.sysopt.com/forum/biggrin.gif

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[DaveLewis]

Congrats

I spent my 21st riding a heavy cruiser on the Gunline off South Vietnam. For whatever reason, you didn't have to. Maybe the good guys won.

[Szech]

Happy Birthday! Oh yeah, and you can't do everything you want, QUITE yet... you have to be 25 to rent a carpet shampooer, and last time I checked, murder is a crime no matter how old you are.

[hd581]

Happy Birthday, dude. Go to the bank and withdraw $50 in $1 bills. Then do the next logical thing.

[izzzy12k]

Happy B-Day Joel!!

Hope you have a great B-Day!

izzzy12k

[seti]

Ha, well I'm Canadian so after 18/19 they all just become another year but.......

CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!

It's time to work those biceps. http://www.sysopt.com/forum/wink.gif

[jadison]

Happy 21st Birthday!!!

Enjoy the privileges that come with it!

Have a great one, and who knows...maybe you'll be the next software tycoon or millionaire entrepeneur! http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif

-jd-

[JeffD78]

Hey cool! Today's my birthday too! I'm 22 though
http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gifHAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif

[barry glisson]

happy birthday and many more to come. zip down to bagnell dam and raise a little h### barry

[Joel Kleppinger]

Heh, thanks all. Congrats on your bday, too, Jeff.

I pray ya'll will forgive me -- I just put a NASTY gash in my right middle finger when removing the heatsink on the Athlon 1GHz (the only thing I don't like about the Athlons...)... so I'm only typing this with 9 fingers. I'll probably be pretty scarce for a while.

Thanks again,
Joel

[Morpheus1964]

Happy birthday Joel! Have a whiskey sour for me!

As for the finger, my apologies. I slashed mine on a stubborn server tower. It's been three days and I can type with the fingernail again..<g> ... Use neosporin, it helped me a lot.

-M

[Wiz]

Congrats Joel, may you have many many more!

[Richard_Cranium72]

Happy, Happy ! I'll second the trip to the bank but I differ. Get about $375.00 US and buy one St.Gaudens $20 Gold coin. Mint State 60-63. Beautiful history for this most historic age. Save for yourself First, a conserverative figure is 10%. I'm 47, started buying(at 25) 10% of net salary in stock. After 8 yrs, sold stocks to pay for a bunch of cool stuff. Have left now four years salry in liquid net assets. The key is a repeated donation to the personal coffers. I've lost half of some stock values over a 30 yr investment, but reaped much more, patience is the key... For your work, if I may drivel a bit more, a quote from a hated supervisor "Gentlemen, If the thought of coming out here to go to work in the morning makes you sick to your stomach, then you ought to find other employment" How true. We must enjoy life http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif DrVette

[daveleau]

Joel-
HAPPY 21st

I hope you don't remeber as much as I did! http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif
Dave

[jl123]

Happy Birthday to you Joel. Boy i feel weird saying this because it's my own name but oh well. Hey man, best wishes to you and take good care of that finger. Hopefully i never slash myself like that. Ouch! Be careful of infections. yes very bad.

~Joel(jl123)

[smokin1]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Have a great one..and many more!
http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif

[tonym]

Happy Birthday JOEL!!!

I second the advice of DrVette! Save and invest now...by the time you're 50 or so you can retire to Capri or ****-near anywhere else you want to!

Best wishes...


Tony

[RCN_Moose]

Happy Birthday Joel!

Not a bad day to get back online, now to see whats going on in the rest of the forum.....

Moose http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif

[tapeworm]

happy birthday!!!

21 is definetely the age to be.

[Missing the point]

Happy Birthday!

My Birthday is On Friday, April 7th, as I will be turning 15 then......

[jeana]

Many happy returns, Joel!!

Enjoy the final "privilege" of adulthood ...and don't do anything we wouldn't do! http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif

Jeana

[R[][]FER]

Happy 21st. Joel and all the best!

[dos7]

you never forget your twenty first man ---

dos7

[Mntsnow]

Way to go Joel! You made it http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif Do have fun but please be safe!

Happy birthday to you and my son Christopher http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif So you too share a great day! It's really fun for him today as he turned 4. and think about this...April=4, Day=4 and it's his 4th b-day http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif

Mntsnow

[bigslammer]

congrats. drive safely(well that goes to everyone). http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif

[Joel Kleppinger]

Well, my finger is slowly doing better. If it weren't for having a mom whose an RN, I might've had to have stitches (small blessings http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif). As it is, I've got it patched up, and I'm even doing some typing with it. I figure my typing rate will get back to normal in a day or two.

Thanks again for all your support. There's no need to worry about me not being safe - I don't drink, nor do I have the sudden desire now that I legally can. http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif To me, 21 is no different than 20, except I might be able to work cheaper car insurance. http://www.sysopt.com/forum/wink.gif

I'm certainly in no hurry to "grow up." Life is good. Why fight it?

BTW, you're right - I will remember today. http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif Had my car mp3 player presentation for Senior Project, cut this finger, and asked out the best girl I've ever met. (too bad she said no... what she doesn't know is my perserverance. http://www.sysopt.com/forum/wink.gif)

Take care all and have a great week.

[chipbgt]

Happy Birthday Joel http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif Dont lose that finger.

I got a 21st coming up here at the end of the month, trying to think of something fun to do (sorry guys...I'm just not a drnker or a strip club kinda guy..) Anything else fun that can only be done once your 21?

[Amarok]

Happy 21st bday.... hmmmmmm to be 21 again... hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

I remember my 21st BARELY!

lets just say things got a little out of hand with the rum that night.... thank goodness no one had to drive

have a great year Joel and thanks for making this such a great place to be.


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[grandslammer]

Best wishes, guy! Hope you had a great one!

M

[CMonster]

Wanna trade bodies?? http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif

Congratulations on being so computer savy at such a young age!

...and it don't matter how old ya are somone just a couple years older will always say "Ah you're still just a kid http://www.sysopt.com/forum/wink.gif " - I'm sure some 80-year-old will tell me that when I'm 75.

ENJOY every minute of it - 20 years fly by in the wink of an eye.

[Nathan]

Ditto CMonster!!

[BEOR999]

Boy do I feel old now...........

Happy Birthday anyway http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif

[Phantom]

Cripes!...The SENIOR Assoc Editor is ONLY 21?
Where does the time go!? I remember 25... that's when I noticed the fat doesn't burn off as quick as it used to!

HAPPY B-DAY JOEL!

Respectfully,
Phantom

[SysOpt]

Each generation takes on more and more responsibility at a younger and younger age (and knows more at a younger age). In 2-3 generations from now, you'll be seeing 10 year old senior editors.

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[Menestheus]

Okay, so I'm a day off in wishing you this but, since I spent my entire birthday working (and I do mean the ENTIRE 24 hours), best belated wishes!!

Dang if you don't make ME feel old. My 34th was the 4th and take it from me... each year goes by faster than the last so enjoy every minute!!

[Barney]

Congrats,Joel!(a little late).
I'll be 17 in 3 weeks so I can't tell u how it is to be 21.Maybe you can tell me when u are 22 how it WAS to be 21,blablablablabla.Let this be a good year for you.

Ronald the Notorious

From now on no more 'notorious',I am not anymore...

[alpha]

Happy birthday!!

[montanafan]

A belated, but sincere, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

[Biff]

Congrats, and enjoy, doing anything special? I can remember when it was my 21st, WOW that was a few moons ago tehehe http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif
Biff

[BBA]

Darnit...I missed the big party!

Well, happy belated B-Day Joel! COngrats on making it to the legal drinking age! ( Ooops...sorry, don't want to put any thoughts in yer noggin, hehe)

[XT]

Happy Birtday Brotha!

Be safe, and enjoy!

XT http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif

[welsh wizard]

Sorry for being late http://www.sysopt.com/forum/frown.gif
But happy birthday and I hope you had a good one,
WW

[kite]

happy birthday