Today is my birthday. However, I'm not 1. "Mrs" Bob gave me a copy of a David Icke book that she found in an Oxfam in Bath. Apparently the Queen is a lizard. Just my sort of book :o)
I thought you'd lik a nice russian greeting for this momentous occasion, so... S'Raaaa-zhdyeistvom S'Raaaa-zhdyeistvom S'Razhdyeistvom MC5 S'Raaaa-zhdyeistvom! It sounds better after lots of vodka.
One should expect it really ... the inevitable round of e-mails following a major news story, in this case, Harold Shipman's suicide. This morning I received the one relating to the plans for a film of his life [starring De Niro] called 'The Old Dear Hunter'. Tasteless, maybe, but I have to confess I chuckled. Do only we Brits have a propensity for laughter in the face of appalling events?