On Turning 70

Jim LaBate
4 min readMay 18, 2021
Photo by Caterina Berger on Unsplash

I am always amazed by the number of people who take the time to wish me a “Happy Birthday” on Facebook or through a card in the mail. Thank you to all of you. I received one unique greeting the other day from a former classmate who was born two months ahead of me. This old friend kindly sends me a card each year wishing me health and happiness, but this year, he added the following message to commemorate this particular milestone: Congratulations on turning…

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Jim LaBate

Jim LaBate is a writer and teacher who assists in The Writing Center at Hudson Valley Community College (HVCC) in Troy, New York.