Thank you, gang, thats so sweet. Its been quite a trying birthday week, that is, the week leading up to my birthday. Old friends have been calling with birthday wishes and letting me in on things going on in their lives and looking to me to be strong for them and a shoulder to cry on, its been very hard. One of my friend's mother has currently gone blind, she is a fellow Leo, the doctors aren't quite sure whats causing it. Another friend is going through a domestic partnership breakup which somehow is like a divorce, my girlfriend just received papers and needs to get an attorney. Etc, etc, etc.
But, otherwise, our birthday was great! Find food, friends, wonderful gifts, it was the perfect day. And.......my brother has finally relented, hes okay with it, so now I can share our age! We hit the big 4-0 this year. Funny, I don't feel all grown up. Does anyone know when thats supposed to happen, or, does it ever?

“Sometimes when we are generous in small, barely detectable ways it can change someone else's life forever.”-Margaret Cho comedienne