May this be a special birthday, the kind you deserve. Your recent emails to me have been read, some of them frequently -- and treasured. I appreciate the thought you put into them, which reminds me of the thought and creativity that you bring to a friendship. Old friends are gold, and, boy! Do I know it! You are golden in the friends department! May you finish this new trip around the sun with a smile still on your face and kindness still your best gift to others. Twila