Mark Lages

Bartholomew Mark Lages

My name is Rick Harper, and the cake is for me. Everyone is here because it's a big deal, because it's not every day you get to celebrate your sixty-fifth birthday. Sixty-five is the magic number - I can start collecting Social Security, and I get to go on Medicare. I quit my job at Wiley & Associates. My golden years are on the horizon, and there isn't a cloud in the sky. There's plenty of sunshine, and lots of vitamin D. I smile. At my age, I'll take all the free vitamins I can get.