But birthday wishes aplenty, as I got 16 Happy Birthday wishes sent to me on Facebook today.<\/p>\n
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The interesting thing being, this isn’t actually my birthday.\u00a0 Maybe.\u00a0 Given that birthdate is one of those (woefully insecure but still used) identifying questions that some companies use to verify that You Are Who You Say You Are, I usually don’t put the actual date online.\u00a0 Someone with an urge to do so could probably drill through my blog and figure it out, but when asked to put my birthdate into something, I usually do +\/- a day and\/or +\/- a year.\u00a0 If I ever become famous, I have little doubt it will be tabloid-fodder.<\/p>\n
Regardless, actually, all those wishes were … maybe … a day off.\u00a0 Or two.\u00a0 Or on target.<\/p>\n
But the interesting thing is that the nature of Facebook is such that you can easily see when someone’s birthday comes up.\u00a0 If I were a more diligent FB users (I’m not), I’d know when all my “friends” birthdays are.\u00a0 I’d get reminders, and see it on my Wall or my News or my Other Screen I Can Never Consistently Locate.<\/p>\n
And I could wish people happy birthday, too.\u00a0 So maybe I should, because it’s kind of nice.<\/p>\n
So that all said, thanks to everyone who wished me one.\u00a0 It is appreciated.\u00a0 And (since I was notified of each wish), I tried to say thank you to each person.<\/p>\n
Still, it was a little weird getting so many birthday wishes.\u00a0 It would be even weirder if it weren’t my birthday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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