Sunday, 21 September 2025

It's Another Birthday Blessing!

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Even when the world yells in stereo, your voice — coded in laughter, truth, and geek — rings truer than the noise.

The world rarely whispers. It blares like a wall of amps, shouts through cartoon reruns, mocks itself in South Park punchlines, and drones like a crowd telling you to blend in. But you, Todd, filter the noise with something louder still: loyalty, metal-thick courage, and a sense of humour sharp enough to slice through static.


Static vs. Signal

Anyone can repeat the noise, but few dare to tune differently. Where others conform, you turn the dial — finding resonance in a Star Wars trench run, an 80s nostalgia track, or a headbanging riff that dares the world to keep up. The voices may laugh like Beavis, mumble like Boomhauer, or scream like Skeletor, but you answer with honesty, clarity, and a laugh that’s all your own.


The Lesson in Loud Honesty

Many teachings whisper about presence, right speech, compassion. You embody them not in silence but in volume — by showing up unfiltered, by defending your friends and family even when fear knocks, by letting humour keep your heart light while your principles stay heavy enough to stand.


Practical Guidance

  • Speak your frequency: Let your voice ring honest, even if it rattles cages.

  • Armour in humour: Comedy defuses fear, just as loyalty outlasts it.

  • Live metal: Let your passion roar truer than the world’s dissonance.


Today’s Practice

Today, turn the volume up — whether it’s some kickass metal, the hum of cartoons, or the cadence of your own voice. Remind the world that Truth at full volume is impossible to ignore.


Birthday Blessing

May your friendships be as unbreakable as Beskar, your humour as sharp as a South Park jab, and your courage as loud as the next Slayer riff. May the 80s reruns keep you laughing, may the Force keep you steady, and may the metal in your soul keep roaring louder than fear.

Happy Birthday, Todd — geek, metalhead, defender, and friend. May your year ahead be loud, loyal, and unapologetically you.

(And yes, those ARE Doritos  on your birthday plates! What else would they be??)

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