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Aw, thanks everybody! It's been very nice so far -- my mom called on my way to work for the traditional singing of "Happy Birthday" and the recollection of how little I once was.
And how have I known DaShiv all this time and not realized we both Lupercalians??
thanks again to everyone for the good wishes... off now to dinner. Workmates made the day very nice, too -- I got surprised with a chocolate cake, a selection of new and yummy teas (best one so far: blueberry green tea) and fancy bath salts. (Oh, and the brand new Paul Weller DVD set. My peeps know what I love.)