A Squirrel Birthday

Here and now is all that counts
Here and now in large amounts
Be beautiful but shut up
The going can be real tough
--Birthday on Mars, The Ruby Suns

You were born in the 60's
We made a war with the Vietnamese
We loved LSD, we died easily
Can we just say c'est la vie?
--Birthday Cake, Ciba Matto

Dreams of trains carrying you
through the state parks with the cherry flowers
When you wake up
it will be the beginning of the world
--Happy Birthday, The Innocence Mission
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In memory of your dearly departed pup, your soon-to-be launched sea dog, and to celebrate your own delightfully squirrelly self -- Happy Birthday, Ranger!