Two weeks ago was my forty-fifth birthday and I wasn't feeling too hot that morning anyway. I went into breakfast knowing my wife would be pleasant and say "Happy Birthday" and probably have a present for me. She didn't even say "Good morning" let alone "Happy Birthday".

I said to myself, "Well that's wives for you", the children will remember. The Children came into breakfast and didn’t say a word. When I started to the office I was feeling pretty low and disappointed.

As I walked into my office, Liz said "Good morning boss, Happy Birthday". I felt a little better, someone remembered.

I worked until noon. About noon Liz knocked on my door and said "You know it's such a beautiful day outside and its your birthday, let's go to lunch, just you and me". I said "By George, that is the greatest thing I have heard all day, lets go".

We went to lunch. We didn't go where we normally go - We went into the country to a little private place. We had two Martinis with lunch and enjoyed ourselves tremendously.

On the way back to the office, she said "You know it's such a beautiful day we don't need to go back to the office, do we?" I said "No I guess not". She said "Let's go back to my apartment, we enjoyed more drinks and then she said

"if you don't mind, I think I'll go into the bedroom and slip into something more comfortable", and I told her to go ahead because I certainly didn't mind at all.

She went into her bedroom and in about five minutes she came out of the bedroom carrying a big birthday cake followed by my wife and children! All of them singing Happy Birthday, and there was me sitting there with nothing on but my socks!

So now you know just why I did fire my secretary!!!!