2026-06-09 08:01:17

Fun fact. Many years ago I got annoyed with people posting “Happy Birthday” on Facebook because Facebook had told them it was my birthday and had given them a button to press. A real friend – I argued – has gone to the effort of putting it in their calendar and actually writing a message.

I deleted my birthday from Facebook and ranted about it on Twitter.

Every year since, an internet friend that I’ve never met sends me a personal happy birthday message. And I love it. 😃

(You don’t have to!)