A big “Thank You!” to all who wished me “Happy Birthday” yesterday. It was a pretty low-key day … but that is not necessarily a bad thing. I received a few cards (paper and e-mail), more than my share of Simpsons merchandise, the DVD of Firefly,” makings for fresh pesto and some beer. All in all a pretty nice day. Tonight I get to go see Concrete Blonde at The Peel. Yes! It should be sweet even though I am having to go by myself.

One the other hand, my inbox here at work made me unhappy this morning. More on that later …