Birthday

I had a fine birthday.

I'd be remiss if I didn't thank all the folks who conspired to make it fun. Gifts, from pictures to poetry, to music, to stories, to black-bottom pie (that's pronounced "p-ah.")

In no particular order, thanks to:

Todd, Tiel, Steve, Mushtaq, Dan, Mike, Todd, Terry, Dal, Rachel, Dianne, Edwin, Irene, Aisha, Cotten, Michael, Ken, Stevan, Toby, and Bobbe the Kid -- who drove all the way down from Seattle just to bring me some of his favorite Schludwiller beer and a neat Sumatran knife.

Thanks, all.