This is fer realz: My thanks to my liberal friends!

Yes, you read that right!

I am publicly thanking all of my liberal friends and readers to my blog!  I also thank all of my liberal Facebook friends for continuing to be my FB friends even after I've posted my non-liberal views both here and on FB.

So why am I saying all this now?  It's because I came across a FB notice asking if I wanted someone to be my FB friend.  I thought "That person already is my FB friend!"  But when I checked my list of FB friends, I saw that she was not.  So what happened?  Most likely, I got de-friended over a non-liberal comment that I made at that time.

See friends, this has happened to me over the time that I've been on FB.  The number of my friends has gone up and down over the months and years that I've been on FB.  It happens, and it's not unexpected, because I've gone through this in the course of my real life.

Most of you who are regular readers to my FB page and to my blog know that I've made mention that I was born and raised by baby boomer Marxist parents.  Now, be sure you understand that: I don't mean that they were just liberals - these people were hard-core liberals - Marxists!  In other words, I've gone through more liberal teachings in my life than most of you probably ever will! 

And yet, I have chosen to reject nearly all of it to become very conservative.  So conservative that I am a Christian (non-denominational, although because of my Greek heritage, my family history has been of the Greek Orthodox faith) and I am prolife.  So in other words, I am a conservative Christian prolifer born of atheist Marxist prochoicers.  How is this possible, you ask?  Well, why not?  If my parents could be raised in the very establishment Republican 1950s and choose to reject it, then why can't a child of hippies choose to reject her own parents' views and attitudes? 

So why am I bringing up all of this?  Two reasons:

One, some of my readers - mainly new readers - don't know all this about me yet, so once in a while I bring that up about me so that they get the context of my upbringing and why I am the way I am now.

And two, it's so that you understand that when I say "thank you" for still being my FB friend even though you know this about me, you'll know that I mean it.

Don't get me wrong:  I'm not apologizing for being a Christian prolife conservative - that ain't gonna change, baby!  No, I'm just glad to see that those liberal friends who stay on as my FB friends are able to appreciate me and my writings and humor to stay on as my FB friends.

Those who dump me over non-liberal comments that I've made show that they don't have the strength of character and convictions when it comes to their own views, so they dump me the minute that I challenge them.  Well, that's something that they'll have to deal with on their own.

I'll admit that I exploit my knowledge of the liberal mindset and their views to take apart their arguments like an engineering student takes apart a toaster.  I'm like that, because I believe liberalism is that bad for this country, and for the world.  But it doesn't mean that I'm out against any of you liberals personally.  

No, I enjoy the company of most liberals, and many of them are even my friends, both in real life and on my online life.  Unlike those who would dump me for expressing my views, I'm able to separate the person from their views.  And if you're still my friend even after I've picked apart your liberal views, then you're able to make that separation as well of me and my conservative views.

If this world is ever going to turn itself around and get back on the path of peace and prosperity, then it's going to need more people like us.

So again, thank you, friends!

2013 calendar again

After some e-mail discussion, the boss and I hashed out some ideas for my 2013 calendar, and they are below.

The boss is working on ideas for art for the different months of the year, and perhaps a centerfold pin-up. Roughly, here's the ideas for each month (Note: This may change!):

January: New Year
February: Valentine's Day
March: St Patrick's Day
Special art, perhaps of a character and his/her bio not yet presented anywhere else.
April: Easter/spring related (Easter is March 31)
May: Mother's Day, with image of Lucky with her son
June: Summer/beach theme
Centerfold - large full body art, perhaps in flight or other dramatic superhero pose
July: 4th of July patriotic theme
August: vacation theme
September: Labor Day/cookout theme
Special art, perhaps of a character and his/her bio not yet presented anywhere else.
October: Halloween
November: Thanksgiving/harvest theme
December: Christmas

We also toyed with the idea of sponsors, perhaps some comic companies or Facebook groups who might be interested in being in my calendar.

There is also the matter of how to get the calendar printed. One place the boss checked gave a price close to $20 per calendar, which is more than what most people might be willing to pay for a little-known superhero character. Plus, that company also used a spiral center, and we want a stapled center for the centerfold. Finding a printer for the calendar is the most important part, and if that can't be managed for a decent price, then this calendar project may not get off the ground.

As for artists, I'm going to ask artists that we've used before, but I would also like new artists, so if any of you artists out there are willing to do some art for this, let me know and we can see what we can work out. Oh, along with sponsors, we will also give credit to all the artists and provide Internet addresses to whatever site they wished to link with other samples of their work.

That's all for now, but feel free to add your comments or observations as well.

2013 calendar of me: What do you think?

What would you all think of a 2013 calendar of me? The boss is willing to consider it and even get all new art, but he wants me to gauge interest in it. He's going to have to take into consideration how much art he'll need and what it would cost to produce such a calendar locally, and also the cost to have it sent to whomever may be interested in purchasing it. At the minimum, I think, he would need artwork for each month of the year, plus one on the cover and another on the back cover, which would be 14 total. However, I think it would be cool to have some additional pin-up art as well - or perhaps introduce new characters that haven't had art done of them yet. Anyway, please comment here, or go to my Facebook page and comment there. If you haven't already friended me there, I'm on FB as Andromeda Perseus. If we can get this done, it would be SO cool! :-D

Another Rick Celes artwork: Meet Megan O'Donnell!

Before any more time passes, I want to present to you the latest artwork by Rick Celes, as well as the very first artwork of Megan O'Donnell, our resident computer and engineering guru here at the Dept. of Superhuman Studies.  I had planned on also posting her bio and other information, but - I'm still working on it.  LOL

Don't you just love how calm and in control she looks there?  She would have to be, to deal with so many different personality types!  All that, and she still finds time to do her nerd stuff!

Anyway, thank you Rick, for another outstanding artwork!  What a way to start the new year!  :-D

The new year on my blog begins! Er... next week.... :- /

What a busy past couple of weeks I've had, friends!  And on my first week back to work, I have tons to do, so I will resume blogging next week.

And it will be worth the wait, for you will see the very first appearance of the Dept of Superhuman Studies' own engineering and computer genius, Megan O'Donnell!  She herself isn't superhuman, but she serves the role that Barbara Gordon did before she became Batgirl again; namely, as the communication center for all the superhuman agents out on the field.  So in short, she's our "Oracle".

Not only that, this artwork is done by Rick Celis, the very same artist whose fantastic artwork you saw recently!  Trust me, it will be a treat!

And of course, I'll also have more to say on the election and the recent primary in Iowa.  Plus, you'll hear my surprise support for a candidate that I bet you wouldn't expect me to support!  When you hear my reasons why, you just might agree with me!

Anyway, catch you all here next week, and have a great weekend!  :-D

No shit, Sherlock!

This is my first stab at making this kind of poster. What do you think? :-D

Lucky Shot again as done by the art goddess, Rocio!

Word of warning, y'all!  When Lucky Shot is looking at you with this pose and facial expression and her glowy blue eyes...

...IT'S NOT A GOOD SIGN!

This means that you're about to go down and unconscious in a matter of seconds, or you will have to be very, very, very, very good - and you'll go down and unconscious in a matter of a few more seconds!  Even though she is 5 foot 4, she is also one of the best at utilizing her power, her martial arts skills, and her strength that is almost double the strength of the average human woman her size and build that engages in regular intensive exercise. 

She's also one of the few people in my life that has the guts to stand up to me on a regular basis!  Oh, and don't tell her that I told you this, but inside that hardass exterior is a sentimental softy!  LOL  She would have to be, to be the loving mother that she is to her son!

Anyway, this artwork is brought to you by the enormously talented Rocio Zucchi, whom I have promoted to art goddess!

Thanks, Rocio!  You're awesome, GF!  Whoohooo!!!

More artwork coming tomorrow and next week! Whoohoo!

Hey, everyone!

One more piece of excellent artwork by Rocio Zucchi is coming TOMORROW!

You will love it like you've loved the rest of her work!

And coming next week will be a new piece of artwork by a new artist! I promise you that you will think this one is way, way cool! It's an action pose like you would see in a comic, so this one is going to be FUN!

So stay tuned, true believers! More artistic excellence is on the way!

w00t!

New badass art of me by Rocio Zucchi!

Yesterday you got a sneak peek at the latest artwork of me by Rocio Zucchi. Below is the rest of it! Waahoooo!!! Awesommme!

Don't you just love this pose?  Flexin' those biceps, baby!  Strong *and* sexy at the same time!  Man, I'm running out of words to describe her work! 

Rocio, I will say this, though...  It's no longer enough to say that you are an excellent artist.  Nope, now I gotta call you an art goddess!   :-D

Thank you so much!  I don't know how I forgot this before, but you are now officially in my sidebar of cool links!  --------------->

One more by Rocio coming next week, friends!  :-)

It's still okay to wish me Merry Christmas!

Did you happen to notice my new blog banner?  Yes my friends, it's time for my annual assurance that it's okay to wish me Merry Christmas!

Nope, no need to throw out Happy Holidays or the vague and unusual Season's Greetings!  I am perfectly happy with you wishing me a Merry Christmas!  In fact, I prefer it!  I promise you that I won't get offended!

Oh! 

Oh, wait!

What's that artwork you see in my blog banner?

Well my little nerdlings, that answer comes tomorrow! 

Whoohoo!

New artwork! Whoohoo! Chibi Shamrock

Hi! I'm back! And it looks like all this month, I'm going to be posting all new art! Wow, what a Christmas gift, eh? Well, let's get started, because I'm so excited! First up is a chibi style of The Shamrock. Ain't it awesome? You know, I love that visor!

I've discussed The Shamrock before, who is actually code-named "Seamrog" by the Dept of Superhuman Studies, since Marvel Comics already has a "Shamrock".  But if I called her Seamrog here in today's blog entry, then you wouldn't get that she's an Irish-themed superhero until you looked at the artwork below!

As stated before on my blog, we at the DSS so far are letting Seamrog do her thing so long as she sticks to stopping burglars and robbers and the like.  Also as stated before, she doesn't seem to be superhuman (and thus not an issue for the DSS to investigate) - just a regular human running around in a costume playing hero - and so long as she doesn't get herself hurt or killed, I'm willing to let her be for now.  She just seems to be in it to see her name in the headlines, so let's hope that she's not in the headlines for the wrong reason one day - that is, to report on her untimely death.  This is why I generally discourage regular humans from taking up the superhero life.  If you want to defend the general population from the bad guys, then join the police where you can do that legally and officially.  :-)

Anyway, this outstanding artwork was brought to you by the artistic hands of Rocio Zucchi, who has made the most recent artworks that have appeared on my blog.  And she's also going to be the artist for the next two coming up.  Trust me, you'll love them just as much as you loved this one.  :-D

Have a great weekend, all!

John Lennon the conservative?

This article asks the question if John Lennon was a closet conservative. 

Not only that, he rewrites some of Lennon's songs to reflect this possible conservative bent, including a remake of Imagine.

Well, I did that already!  And I think mine version was better! 

Y'all know I'm conservative, right?

One of my GFs said to me earlier this week that I would get more readership if I weren't so outspoken about being conservative.  And you know what?  I don't doubt that.  But I gotta be me.  The way I figure it, if I put my views and attitudes on my blog and on FB the way I would in real life, then the reactions of others will tell me something about them.  So far, I've gotten a lot more FB friends than I ever expected to get; especially since I'm writing as a superhero character.  That tells me something, I think.

Even though my readership is small, I do have readers, and I gain new FB friends at a rate of at least 1 or 2 a week.  Not bad for someone writing as a superhero, eh?  There has to be a reason for that - I must be connecting with you all in some way, shape, or form; and especially when you take into consideration that a lot of my readers are liberals - and they know I'm conservative!

Why would a liberal want to friend someone that they know is conservative?  Well, part of the reason could be because I am also a comics nerd, and comics nerdery runs the gamut of political ideology.  Another reason, I think, is because they consider me something of an oddity: a conservative with a brain.  I say this, because I've been told this by people I know in real life.  :-)

How conservative am I?  Well, I favor the death penalty, for one.  I also have voted GOP for every election that I've been able to vote in (except the very first time, when I voted Democrat because I felt I had to.  I was young and felt that that was what I was supposed to do.  After that, I decided that I will vote the way I want to vote, and not in the way that someone expects me to vote- which is the way it's supposed to be, anyway.). 

I am also a free market capitalist, and am a believer in "Drill, baby, drill" in order to create jobs here and to increase our oil production here to reduce our dependance on foreign oil.  By the way, I also want these oil companies to take every measure possible to minimize the impact that their machines have on the environment, and to also arrange that they will remove their machines once they're done so that the surrounding environment can get back to the state it was in when they came.

I am also pro-life.  I think the unborn is human from the moment of conception, and deserves our protection just like anyone else would get our protection from others who would seek to do harm.  I am also totally down with defunding Planned Parenthood, because they are not a government agency, but an establishment in the private sector, and as a free market capitalist (as well as being a pro-lifer), I believe they should sink or swim on their own efforts instead of being propped up by the government teat.  If PP's supporters want to keep it financially viable, then let them open up their wallets to help.  Or ask Warren Buffett, since he feels he's not paying enough taxes.  Or, if PP is really that concerned that women get the reproductive service that they offer, then let them provide those services for free.

Oh, and the clincher.  I am a total advocate of the Tea Party.  If that doesn't convince you of the extent of my conservatism, then I don't know what else will!  LOL  I could go on, but I think now you get the idea of how conservative I am.  :-D 

Another reason I am outspoken about my conservatism is because I am concerned about my liberal friends only getting one side of the picture when it comes to conservatives and what they are like.  For example, what do you think of Sarah Palin?  If your sources for Palin and her personality are the likes of Keith Olbermann, Bill Maher, Rachel Maddow, and Joe McGinniss, then your impression of her is that she is a dim-witted, egotistical, power-hungry bitch.  I hope now that I've listed those names, you can see how your attitudes towards Palin are likely slanted by them.  Just imagine if you got all your info on Michelle Obama from Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity.  Based only on their input, do you think that you would have a fair assessment of the woman?  So why should you limit your assessment of Palin on those who hate her?  From an intellectual standpoint, is that the right and fair thing to do?

Anyway, for my liberal friends, according to your sources, now that I admitted to being a conservative, why aren't I the sort of racist, sexist, bigoted, homophobic sort that you've heard about?  Maybe I am an exception?  Maybe, but I assure you, I am not.  If the only kinds of conservatives that you've met so far are of that racist, sexist, bigoted and homophobic stereotype, then you seriously need to broaden your social circles, because conservatives run the gamut of society.  Some of us even love comic books!  :-D

So I am outspoken on my conservatism here and on FB so as to challenge your views of conservatives and conservatism.  And if you are truly intellectually honest and open-minded, not only would you be open to having your views of conservatives and conservatism questioned and challenged, you would even welcome it as yet another opportunity to further your knowledge and wisdom overall - and you also certainly wouldn't want to be known to be harboring any prejudices, especially based on misinformation from biased sources.  Yeah, I know you guys pretty well.  :-)

So there ya have it.  Come what may, I am conservative, and outspoken about it!  Hear me roar!

RRRRROOO (coughcough) AAARRRRR!!!

New Rocio Zucchi art: Chibi Me and Lucky Shot!

I tried to decide which of these chibi artworks to post first, but I loved them both so much that I'm going to post both of them!  :-)

They are both by the wonderfully talented Rocio Zucchi, who has also provided the most recent artworks that I've posted to my blog.  Enough talk!  Let's look at the chibi art! 

Isn't it AWESOME???!!!??

The top one is my coworker at the Department of Superhuman Studies, Lucky Shot, whom I told you about previously.  Her eyes are a glowy blue because, my little nerdlings, you are seeing for the very first time how her power looks when it's active.  As said in her bio, her power functions as a sort of radar much like Spiderman's "spider sense" (but Lucky does not say "Lucky Shot sense tingling!"); so as long as her power is active, her eyes glow blue like that.  This is also the first time you are seeing her in costume.  What, you were expecting tights, a cape, and underwear worn on the outside?  Nope, unlike me, Lucky does her fighting from the shadows, so a bright, gaudy costume would not help her.  Also, like my costume, her attire is made of Alloy Cloth, which is virtually indestructible. 

The artwork below is me!  This is one of the few times you are seeing me out of costume.  And to Rocio, I must say that I love the earrings you designed for me!  Mucho cute!  I wish I knew how to make stuff like that, because I think they'd be cute earrings in real life.  Anyway, isn't this a great pose?  I just can't get over how talented and creative these works by Rocio are.  I love my cute facial expression, the pose, the outfit, and even the wrist strap with my initial.  (girly squeal sounds!)

I really, really love seeing how different artists draw me.  I seriously can't get enough of that.  And when it's someone like Rocio - man, it's like Christmas when I open up the art file and see the artwork for the very first time.  Ha!  I love it! 

Thank you so much, Rocio!  You are super awesome!  Be sure to visit her deviantArt site, my little nerdlings!  :-)

The other artwork by Rocio Zucchi! WHOOHOOOOO!!!!

Okay, guys....

CHECK


THIS


OUT!!!!

Ain't this awesome??? I SO love it! Like last time, this most wonderful and creative work comes from the creative hands of the lovely and talented Rocio Zucchi!

What Rocio has done is captured my love of unaided flight.  Yes friends, of all my superhuman powers, I love flying the most.  Sometimes, when I'm up in the air like that, I'll tumble around just to feel the breeze blowing through my hair.  Rocio has taken that particular moment -

- and frozen it!  AWESOME!!!

Ha!  Now would be a good time to answer some questions that I've had about flying.  One, I don't know exactly how it is that I fly.  Superhuman scientists have studied the phenomena of a flyer's ability to fly to theorize how those without wings or visible means of propulsion (like rocket or jet engines) are yet still able to take flight.

Part of the answer to that question seems to lie in the other trait that is common to all flyers, and that is that we all have some sort of telekinetic shield surrounding us when we fly.  It's semi-permeable, which it would have to be so that we could breathe while we fly, but there's enough there to protect us from the rigors of unaided flight - specifically wind resistance.  While flying, the wind I feel is not nearly as strong as it should be when flying at the speeds that I do.  It should feel like a hurricane, but instead it feels like a gentle breeze.

The existence of this telekinetic shield seems to indicate that flyers fly by a limited form of telekinesis; that is, we move ourselves with our minds.  The really odd thing about this is that there are almost no true telekinetics (TKs from here on) who can fly like I do!  For some reason, true TKs can move all kinds of objects with their mind - even multiple objects at a time - but when it comes to moving themselves, the most they can do is move themselves like chess pieces on a chess board.  It takes a great deal of their concentration to lift themselves up, move themselves, and most importantly, to set themselves back down *without* injuring themselves.  TKs have to practice a lot when moving themselves (and others) without causing injury. 

Superhuman scientists theorize that the reason flyers can fly with their limited form of telekinesis while those with true TK can't fly is because a flyer's telekinesis is solely dedicated to flight, while a true TK's power is not.  This means that when I fly, my flight power takes over like a sort of automatic pilot.  For a true TK, however, to make themselves move through the air, they have to be actively concentrating on themselves the whole time to keep themselves aloft.  Now imagine trying to do that to go long distances.

Ah, and one more thing:  Flyers seem to have a sort of radar that tells them how fast they are going and how far away from the ground that they are.  This seems to also be related to their limited telekinesis, and it's important to have so that we can fly, change directions, adjust our speed, and most importantly, to land.  All that takes practice, by the way, and my first few landings, I hit the ground like a meteor!  Fortunately, my flight power's shields protected me somewhat, although I did get bumps and bruises (which my healing power took care of).

True TKs, however, do not have that radar, so they can't sense how far away they are from the ground.  Yes, TKs have sight, but sight is a poor judge of distance in the ways that matter.  The best way I can explain it is that TKs can't "feel" the distance between themselves and the ground, while a flyer with their limited telekinesis can, via the "radar" that comes with their power.  So the higher up that TKs lift themselves, the greater the difficulty it is to land without injury because of their inability to sense the distance from the ground that they are, so "hopping" is the most that TKs will generally do, and only when necessary. 

This should take care of most of the questions that I've gotten about my flight power.  Thanks again, Rocio, for another excellent work of art!  Now to take to the skies!  WHOOHOOOO!!!!

New art! Check out mini-me! :-D

Ain't this great? It's a chibi version of me, engaging in my favorite activity: reading comics! Whoohoo!  This outstanding piece of artwork is brought to you by the wonderfully talented Rocio Zucchi!  She's an artist for various Manga works such as Shaman and Death Knight, so go check them out! 

When I first set my eyes on this, I loved it right away!  She's just so adorable!  And not only that, there is another artwork coming by this artist!  I promise you that you'll love it just as much as this one, if not even more!  You'll see what I mean.  :-)

Rocio, thank you thank you thank you for this most excellent piece of artwork!  It's all kinds of awesomeness!

New artwork of me! Totally awesome is an understatement!

Wow, guys!  Check this out! Isn't this totally awesome? I love it love it love it! This is so great!   WOW!!!!

This outstanding piece of work comes to you via the artist Pasquale Qualano, who has done work for Marvel Comics!  Also kudos to the colorist Ylenia di Napoli and that excellent example of how the lighting and the coloring of the artwork adds a whole other layer to how the final piece comes out.

It goes to show that each step of the comic art is done by artists.  From the initial sketch, which sets the framework of the artwork, to the finalized pencil sketch, to the inking, and to the coloring; each person is an artist in their own right.  Put together, and you have examples like above. 

Okay, I'm going to stop talking now so that you can take a minute to click on the art and look it over so you can check out the detail.  Go ahead. I'll wait. :-)

So what did you think? Ain't it grand? Many, many thanks to you, Pasquale! I provided a link to your site so that others can see your other artwork, and to show that you also do sculpture! You are one talented dude, amigo! Ylenia, if you have a link to some of your artwork, I'll gladly provide that as well.

Oh!  And thanks, Pasquale, for showing that what I wear on my legs is armor!

It is armor, people!   It can't be simple cloth boots because of all the abuse I take during one of my battles, and also when I land.  The boots need to be sturdy enough to take the impact with the ground; otherwise the soles will rip right off and then I'll trip and land in a rough tumble!  And yes, I've done that before!  It's why we worked on the design of the boots that I now wear!

When I first took up blogging as a superhero, I never imagined how much I would enjoy all this artwork of me.  The different interpretations of my look have been absolutely fascinating, and I love every artwork.  It also gives me an idea of what artists' models (and in a sense, the models of photographers) feel when they see themselves captured in image.  When it's a work of art like the example above, there's a certain pride of having been part of that.

Thanks again, Pasquale and Ylenia.  :-D

Coming soon: New blog banner! Also, have you seen the new Thor movie?

Well... it's on the current temporary blog banner, and it's also the title of this particular blog post.   So...

...do I really need to repeat myself a third time?  LOL

I promise you guys, you'll love the new blog banner!  :-D

In other news, did you guys get your free comics on Saturday? 

And did you go check out the new Thor movie?  I didn't go see it because you all know I hate to pay for movies if they turn out to be crappy, and that's especially so if it's in 3-D!  Why in the world would a crappy movie be any better if it's in 3-D?  

Anyway, so far I've heard mixed messages on Thor.  What about you guys that have gone to see it?  Is it worth my hard-earned superhero money, or should I go beat up the movie producers? 

Q&A: Am I a god?

I decided to answer the following question, because it's been asked more than once, and that question is: Am I a god?

No, this isn't in reference to that old Ghostbusters movie scene in which the answer is supposed to be "YES!"  (that scene was hilarious, by the way.  I love that movie).  Rather, it's in reference to my status as a superhuman.

The thing is, in my "universe", it's theorized that the "gods" of ancient myth were actually superhumans, and possibly the same group of superhumans who went traveling about the world, because there are a lot of commonalities in the creation myths of many ancient human societies all over the world.  However, that has never been proven to be the case.

The current going theory of superhumans is that we are an offshoot of humanity rather than the next step up in the human evolutionary ladder. This is theorized because we have very low numbers and our reproduction rates are very low.  It's so low in fact, that if it weren't for our special abilities, we probably would have died off a long time ago.  In a sense, our powers are artificially preserving our existence on the evolutionary march of history when most offshoots would have ceased to exist due to their very low birth rates.

Thus, this makes us different from "metahumans" (also known as "mystery men") of the DC Comics universe and "mutants" of the Marvel Comics universe in that while superhumans seem to be a large and growing part of their respective universes, in my universe, we are regarded as an evolutionary dead end  (this theory is not universally accepted, of course).  So being an evolutionary dead end is rather different than being a god, wouldn't you say?

The issue of our status on the evolutionary ladder is still being debated, and things could change if there is an uptick of the superhuman population.  It could also be that our numbers are so low because there might be some out there who don't know that they have a superhuman ability.  A superpower is not always as obvious as super strength would be.  Perhaps in the coming years when superhuman physiology is better understood, then we'll have a better idea of our evolutionary status.   But I doubt we'll be raised to the status of gods again.  :-)

My thanks for all the birthday wishes!

On Facebook, I tell ya, I felt the love!  Thank you all for the birthday wishes!  You're the best!  :-)