My Surprise Singularity Birthday Cake

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Posted on: June 8, 2011 / Last Modified: June 8, 2011

Greetings friends,

As I return to regular posting schedule the first thing I wanted to share with you is that last Friday was my 35th birthday. I’ve been lapsing in a period of denial and some blogger’s burn-out and thus didn’t plan to celebrate the occasion, however, my wife Julie and the family on her side had a little backyard brunch surprise for me right after my late morning bike ride.

Few things can cheer one up better than lots of good food consumed in the company of good people, not to mention the presents, but the biggest, most pleasant surprise was the Singularity Weblog logo cake that Julie got custom made for me.

I want to thank my family for being so great but also want to thank you for reading Singularity Weblog. I would have preferred to be able to share a slice with each one of you, but since we are approaching 900 subscribers on the mail-list, I thought it more practical if I’d share some nice pictures instead.

Hope you enjoy them:

Singularity Weblog Logo Cake

Me and Bob Masacre the Cake

Birthday Brunch in the Backyard

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