Thank you to everyone for the birthday wishes

Facebook has been a part of my life now for over a year and it still amazes me how something so simple in concept can have such a profound impact on my life.  I don't base my life on FB or anything like that, but it sure does add enrichment in many ways.  One of the best is the fact that friends both old and new have the ability to see when your birthday is and pass along wishes of peace and happiness.
Don't take this for granted.  This last birthday was my last one in my thirties and one where I found myself all alone in a city where I knew no one except some new work aquaintances.   I was trying to be upbeat about it, but I have to admit that it was a major bummer. Its just not the kind of scenario you hope for on your birthday. 
My family was never too big on birthdays.  Not like my wife's family. Or at least to hear my wife and her sister describe it.  So I've never made too much fuss over the day.  At least not since I was a kid.  And we all know that once you get past a certain age, especially as a father, your birthday takes a back seat to pretty much everything else going on in life.  That's ok, I've come to accept it.  I'm at peace...
So, with that as my past I didn't have very big expectations.  But a phenomenon took place yesterday that really was something quite special.  I got "Happy Birthday Wishes" from a large number of my facebook friends. That may not seem like a big deal.  But think about what that represents.  When's the last time you sent a Birthday Card to someone you went to high school with?  Or a college roommate?  Or even a past workmate?   Probably never if you're like most of us.   It is not that you don't want them to have a nice remembrance of the day of their birth, its just that you are too busy and its too inconvenient.  Facebook actually makes it convenient to pass along these wishes!  Kinda cool actually.  And the net effect is that I was thrilled at how many people knew and cared that it was the anniversary of the day I arrived on this planet.
It really is amazing.  So the moral of this story is this. When you see that notification on the side of your home feed, take the time to pass along best wishes.  It really does make someone's day.  I know it did mine!

I'd like to thank each and everyone of the following list of people for taking the time to say "Happy Birthday" to me.

Mickey Inzer
George Demars
Crystal Liechty
Sage Hancock
Lisa Church
Kim Repnow
Amy Hopkins
Paulette Aguda
Mike Mershawn
Paula Dehncke
Bryan Jobe
Spring Rowell
Rene Hollingsworth
Legrand Joye
Ronnie Hollingsworth
Tim Ross
Mattison Brown
Ronzelle Green
Karri Wright
Kyle Nordberg
Jane Brink
David Rowley
Calvin Steedee Brown
Amanda Saner
George McCowan
Andrea McCrohan
Carlene Fonseca
Paula Sauls
Zanda Lampkin
Karen Woods
Shanna Pritchet
Bruce Oakes
Kimberly Brannon Cartin
Floyd Counce
Bonnie Matthews
Tracie Thomas
Josh Williams
Jason Frith
Chris Walker
JD Crowe
Tammy Nowiki
Jeff Rigler
Carmen Lynn Druckenmiller
Wendy King Whitfield
Niels Rojas
Tammy Sisk Emanuele
Mandy Mullikin Kibler
Tonya Gilbert
Allison Harbin
Stacey Warren Chatman
Lauren Johannes Missling
Jeni Gerich Long
Kimberly Deus Sullivan
Bryan Gillespie
Rob Perry
Stacy Hannan Debord
Jeff Waycoff
Kim Sudtelgte
Ben Dobberstein
Noni Hoadley
Leslie Spears Hooker
George Mcleese
Tommy Willis
Michelle Knighton
Ben Clark
Cynthia Wilson
JodyJo Joplin
Gary Graves
Becky Mullowney
Roland Entralgo
Cheo Jackson
Jane Brink
Travis Harbin
Christine Allen
Judy Eckhardt
Shannon Demars Wolf
Brittany Wendehorst
Linda Young
Sonya Kennedy Martz
Kenitha Hudgins Davis
Marty Nance
Barbara Henson Grisell
Timi Ingles Earls
Jason Callender
Jung Jacob Song
Sonya Bolt
Cecily Willard
Stacey Dalryample Rogers
Windy LeCroy Broadwell
Jennifer Maxwell
Tomeka Elam Walker
Kathy Phelps
C Jason McDonald
Jen Brakora
Elaine Richter
Mike Petersen
Theresa McCullough
Jie Jie Tang
Melissa DeAngelis
Christina Nicholson
Adrienne Graves
Marilyn Vickery
Emily Keeran Vickery
Lawrence Patterson
Wesley Steven Wolf
Portia Richmond
Eugene McBride
Jennifer Adams Brown
Adriana Cunningham
Shelley Fonseca
Joy Cooper
Allison Cavey Vermie
Clint Bargmann
Bob Moore
Gazelle Schreiber
Kristen Minth
Mg Gaskin
Eva Fleming McCall
Lisa Spero
Delahne Wright
Rebecca Kennedy Hunt
Patrick Ward
Shelley Kolman Tait
Vonda Olkjer Sisneros
Janell Carlson