Greetings, loyal minions. Your Maximum Leader is particluarly bad when it comes to remembering birthdays. Indeed, the only ones he actually can recall without a moment of hestiation are the birthdays of his three children. Everyone else (including himself) requires reflection and thought.

So, when it comes to your Maximum Leader wishing that anyone in particular have a happy birthday it is generally a result of that person reminding him that the birthday is upon us.

All that said… Go on over to Gut Rumbles and wish Rob a Happy Birthday. He is one of my all-time favourite bloggers out there. And your Maximum Leader hopes to make it down to Georgia one day to meet him. (Alas, he will not be able to attend the “Georgia Writers Workshop” this year, as he’s been informed there is a family event at which his attendance is strongly requested.)

Happy Birthday Rob. And many happy returns.

Carry on.