A commonplace book
And me…
A card from the NYPL collection…
And for a musical birthday message: since Mozart didn’t write variations on “Happy Birthday to You!” here are his variations on Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star instead. This is one scenery chewing performance by Fazil Sey and his Bechstein.
Hey JS, MN, LC (and for that matter Sir Arthur Sullivan!) Happy Birthday to us! A few antique greetings from the the Digital Public Library of America collections to celebrate the day.
And for you nerds out there, here is an explanation of why, if you know 20 people, you likely have a friend with the b’day, known as the “birthday paradox.”
Facebook told me that
it is your birthday today.
and they wouldn’t lie.
Wow! It’s your birthday!
That reminds me of a joke
about old people.
I would sing for you
but the Birthday Song is still
under copyright.
From a cute site called Haiku Poetry, Experiencing the World in 5-7-5.
A Few Reasonable Words 