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Kate
Kate
Tue, Aug 19, 2008 1:08pm

Happy Birthday! Thanks for bringing such insight, debate opportunities, and fun to all of us readers throughout the year.

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Bill
Bill
Tue, Aug 19, 2008 1:23pm

ditto

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Ken
Ken
Tue, Aug 19, 2008 1:23pm

This is the birthday thread? Happy birthday!

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Accounting Ninja
Accounting Ninja
Tue, Aug 19, 2008 1:23pm

Happy Birthday, Mary Ann…

Wow, that great old lady made my eyes water…I’ve been having sort of a “what the hell am I doing with my life*?!” crisis lately…listening to her, she’s so right.

*answer: I’m not doing what I really want to, that’s for sure! :)

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MaSch
MaSch
Tue, Aug 19, 2008 1:40pm

Happy Birthday, MaryAnn!

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Jan Willem
Jan Willem
Tue, Aug 19, 2008 1:54pm

Wishing you many happy – and enjoyable – returns of the day!

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BillM
BillM
Tue, Aug 19, 2008 3:14pm

Wow, Alice almost made me get up and leave work for the day right now. :)

Happy Birthday!

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JoshB
JoshB
Tue, Aug 19, 2008 3:20pm

Huh…mine too.

Feliz cumpleaños! I wish upon you happiness, prosperity, and a sugary treat of your preference.

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Clayj
Clayj
Tue, Aug 19, 2008 4:35pm

Happy Birthday, MaryAnn! What are you, 29 now?

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Megan
Megan
Tue, Aug 19, 2008 6:45pm

HB, MAJ!

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Kevin McDonald
Kevin McDonald
Tue, Aug 19, 2008 9:52pm

Happy Birthday, MaryAnn! I always enjoy reading your site!

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MaryAnn
MaryAnn
Tue, Aug 19, 2008 10:59pm

You know what, Clayj? I am SO not one of those women who pretends she’s any age other than she is. I am 39 today, and happy to be so.

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Rykker
Rykker
Wed, Aug 20, 2008 6:46am

Happy [belated] Birthday, MaryAnn.
I’ll be saying goodbye to the thirties in a couple of months, myself; all things considered, 39 was a good year. I wish you the best for yours.

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Katie
Katie
Wed, Aug 20, 2008 9:11am

A day late but HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

I hope you had a great day and did something fun to celebrate. :-)

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MaryAnn
MaryAnn
Wed, Aug 20, 2008 1:21pm

I was at press events and screenings all day. Which ain’t bad at all, actually: 10 years ago I don’t think I’d have imagined I could be spending my birthday working at something I love.

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Clayj
Clayj
Wed, Aug 20, 2008 1:38pm

MA: I knew you turned 39 yesterday. I myself turned 40 last month. I thought for a while that I might do the Jack Benny thing and always claim to be 39, but since 40 is the new 21, I decided not to. :-)

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Mimi
Mimi
Wed, Aug 20, 2008 2:11pm

Also late, but also wishing you a happy birthday!

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Anne-Kari
Anne-Kari
Wed, Aug 20, 2008 4:45pm

Happy Birthday, MAJ — belated but heartfelt! Hope you had a great b-day, ate cake, and got lots of cool toys.

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Tonio Kruger
Tonio Kruger
Thu, Aug 21, 2008 11:45am

Happy belated birthday, MaryAnn.

Don’t worry. The 40s aren’t as bad as you think.

(But then my best friend is in her fifties, so I’m biast.)

Oh, well. As Maurice Chevalier once said, it beats the alternative.

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MaryAnn
MaryAnn
Thu, Aug 21, 2008 2:34pm

I’m not expecting my 40s to be bad at all.

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Tonio Kruger
Tonio Kruger
Fri, Aug 22, 2008 10:37am

Well, in that case, please feel free to ignore whatI said earlier. Apart from the “happy birthday” part, of course.

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