Many, many thanks for all the birthday wishes in the comments section, on the email and on the iPhone. Awesome.

I should clarify yesterday’s comment request some: I want to know who’s out there. Tell me what you do. Tell me where you live. Tell me how shit’s going. I mean, I don’t know the bulk of you reading this stuff personally, but always want to get an idea of who’s coming here, and what you dig. That was the basis of my request yesterday. Thanks to everyone who emailed or posted a comment. Quite a range of greatness.

I’ve been at this “blog stuff” for some time now. What started with some simple monthly emails turned into a “every couple days here and there” kinda thing back in 2000. We’ve been “daily” or, “something posted each day” for a couple good years now. Real proud of that.

A couple years back Cameron set up a little thingie to track my numbers and in no time, my mind was blown. I mean, I do this crap for the simple reason of sharing stuff with friends and colleagues. I read a good 25 blogs daily, which, is just plain fucked when you think about how much time that takes up. But, that’s my battle, and I love it. Thank you, all of you, for reading, posting, and giving me a reason to seek you out and dig on yer sites too. The internet. Quite a joint.

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Yesterday, quite frankly, was one of my best birthdays to date. A list:

01. Sleeping in.
02. Lunch at Sleder’s with Leigh. Burgers, chili and Cokes.
03. A haircut at BoTangles on 14th street, just like back in 1987.
04. A look at the new Volvos across town.
05. A quick stop in at the Library and some good words with the ever-amazing Joan Oswald. The best.
06. A drive past my old house on Deerfield Lane.
07. A couple episodes of Little People Big World, studying TLC’s deal. Wholesome.
08. Dinner at Minerva’s with Mom, Dad, Leigh and Ewan. Mmmm!
09. Cake and Ice Cream at the house with everyone.
10. Michael Clayton at the theater by the outlet mall. Thumbs up.

Birthdaze action, and, man, it was amazing. Best day of this fall tour. Hands down, folks. Thank you to Leigh. Thank you to mom and dad.

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I had this t-shirt a long, long time ago, and man, I miss it. One of my favorite band t-shirts of all damn time.

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Penciltalk. Some great words on pencils through and through.

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Spent a little time at Dave’s Web Shop checking out old radio catalogs.

Tons of Heath Heathkit radio catalogs.

Wow and heck yeah. Thanks, Dave.