Thanks, ladies and gents. I actually branched out and spent the day fixing cars. Ooh, joy!.
On a more serious note, my brother was leaving out for Iraq on the afternoon of my birthday, and i was happy to get him on the phone before he got back on post and have a chat with him for a while. For my birthday wish, I ask for any of those of you who pray, to pray for his safe return, and those who don't pray, at least pause for a moment in your day, and acknowledge people like him who protect everything that we enjoy on a daily basis.