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[papaver]

Gratulerer med... oh heck... gelukkige verjaardag! (much easier )

[Reesha]

I just made myself a tuna salad with avocado instead of mayo, fresh lemon juice, chives and green onion, dash of dijon, salt and pepper and chopped walnuts. It came out great! Very pleased

Happy birthday!

[OakLeaf]

Oh yum! Send me some please!

And happy birthday Duck! And congrats CC!

[Crankin]

Congratulations, Duck, on reaching your milestone birthday. That sounds like a lovely and meaningful present.
I can't believe that 60 is my next "big' birthday. Why don't I feel old?

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Happy Birthday Duck!

Congratulations to CC!

[Trek420]

Gratulerer med... oh heck... gelukkige verjaardag! (much easier )

All I know in Norwegian is "ar du ok?" (sp?) Which I heard often from helpful and concerned Norwegians peering down at me as I lay flat on my back having once more fallen over backwards in the snow.

Thus armed with Norwegian I hope we get to visit again soon. Sorry to have missed this Big Day.

[Zen]

AAAAARRRRRRRGGGGGHHHHHH!
These sutures are driving me crazy and I'm this close to removing them myself!

[KnottedYet]

All I know in Norwegian is "ar du ok?" (sp?) Which I heard often from helpful and concerned Norwegians peering down at me as I lay flat on my back having once more fallen over backwards in the snow.

Thus armed with Norwegian I hope we get to visit again soon. Sorry to have missed this Big Day.

Now that the Federal gov't has so *graciously* decided to allow me to *perhaps* change my name on my passport so that it matches my driver's license, credit cards, medical records, etc., maybe we'll get to go. Of course, they still won't allow me to change my name on social security, which is just mind-bogglingly stupid. So my professional license and work records are under my old name. Sheesh.

I do want to go to Norway, soon!

Happy Birthday, Duck!

[lph]

Grattis med dagen Anda, håper den blir bra og involverer mye god kake

[Selkie]

Now that the Federal gov't has so *graciously* decided to allow me to *perhaps* change my name on my passport so that it matches my driver's license, credit cards, medical records, etc., maybe we'll get to go. Of course, they still won't allow me to change my name on social security, which is just mind-bogglingly stupid. So my professional license and work records are under my old name. Sheesh.

I do want to go to Norway, soon!

Happy Birthday, Duck!

Knot - Why not have a legal name change (court ordered)? Not sure what the process is like in your jurisdiction, but where I live it is very easy and can be done pretty much by mail (aside from notarizing the paperwork). Very nominal fee. The only bummer is going to social security in person, but if you get there early in the day, you can get in and out fairly quickly.

[crazycanuck]

Score! My dear loves his 40th birthday pressie *& have been told it's something he's been wishing for...

Jet Black wheels & tubeless tires all put together by our coolio bike shop guys

[KnottedYet]

Knot - Why not have a legal name change (court ordered)? Not sure what the process is like in your jurisdiction, but where I live it is very easy and can be done pretty much by mail (aside from notarizing the paperwork). Very nominal fee. The only bummer is going to social security in person, but if you get there early in the day, you can get in and out fairly quickly.

It's $100 and an appearance before a judge. I can (and did) use my marriage license to legally change everything else, it makes me mad that I should have to go through an entirely separate process for the Federal stuff. And pay extra for it. "Please, sir, can I have some more [civil rights]?"

ETA: the "perhaps" part of the passport change is that the latest Federal ruling states they will acknowledge marriage licenses for name changes (and ONLY for name changes) only for folks who live in a state that issues them or recognizes them from other states. My state doesn't issue them, nor officially recognize them from other states, but it DID let me use my out-of-state marriage license to change my ID/DL. I guess that's unofficial recognition, so it is in a bit of limbo for the federal passport as far as all the legal research I've tried to do.

Being a flaming h0m0 takes so much extra work....

[Trek420]

Being a flaming h0m0 takes so much extra work....

Ah but I'm worth it, right?

What's funny is the first name on my birth certificate is not the one I go by, have any id under etc. I use a nickname, a Hebrew diminutive of my actual first name. It's what my family has always called me.

Anywho at some point I was renewing my passport. The form asks
"are there any other names you are known by?"
"sure, I'm known by this" by that time it was on my license etc.

It came back with that name. I just asked. But try to change your name because you're married that's a whole different thing.

[Reesha]

Woohoo!!!! Massive thunderstorm in St. Louis. My kitty is scared and is hiding under the bed!

I will go to comfort her now.

[TsPoet]

Now that the Federal gov't has so *graciously* decided to allow me to *perhaps* change my name on my passport so that it matches my driver's license, credit cards, medical records, etc., maybe we'll get to go. Of course, they still won't allow me to change my name on social security, which is just mind-bogglingly stupid. So my professional license and work records are under my old name. Sheesh.

that's kinda funny in a sad way - I work at a Nat'l Lab and we recently had to fill out paperwork showing what name is on our Passport and Driver's license. We'll my DL has my middle initial and my passport doesn't. So, I've been 'grounded' as far as work travel until they can figure out what to do with that!
That said, right after I was told I couldn't travel, I needed to make reservations to travel for work and did so without a hitch. So, they aren't backing up their threat.