Thank you all for the kind words, spankings and happy birthday wishes.
My furnace just crapped out on me a few hours ago*again*, but it's back on, and what can be better than the gift of heat during a New England birthday?
I'm faring well. I've got a glass, some ice, and a big 'ol bottle of Baileys. - Not to mention a working computer *key to happiness* and good friends both here and in RL.