Willie, today is your 23rd birthday. As your father, I want to thank you for the 21st Century.
Your mother and I are proud of you, will always be proud of you. But if there's one thing that everybody else should know about you, it is this. You have given us, and thousands of people who come into contact with the Nine Shift book, the Nine Shift blog, and the Nine Shift speeches - - an understanding and enjoyment of the 21st century that we would not have known without you.
It is your generation, of course. But you alone have said things and done things in a way, often humorous, always worth repeating, that is unique.
Just last week another person came up after one of my speeches and told me she loves the Willie stories. This has happened over and over again. Thank you for the 21st century. Photo: Willie as a child, photo and coloring by his mother.
Happy Birthday, Willie!
Posted by: Harold Jarche | September 22, 2009 at 05:35 PM