Happy Birthday To Me

I went to the store earlier (Monday afternoon) to get some cake and ice cream for my upcoming birthday. I’ll be 51. They were playing the Backstreet Boys’ “I Want It That Way.” Maybe not the greatest pop song of all time, but I felt washed in the cuteness of young men. I was probably unable to stop myself from smiling faintly. Then I started thinking about how the song came out in the late ‘90s. I wasn’t a kid anymore, but I was still in my mid 30s, still young. Funny how, for a brief moment, the song made it seem like time had stood still. Then it reminded me of how much time had passed. I wonder what pop song I’ll hear when I go shopping for birthday cake in 2030.