I didn't do much to celebrate my birthday. I did have dinner with my sister at an Indian restaurant in Albany, just north of Berkeley. I hadn't seen her since her wedding last year, so it was nice to touch base again, especially since she's in her second trimester and moving steadily down the path to make me an uncle for the first time.

Thanks to all of you who wrote me today with birthday wishes wondering where I have been. I didn't really go anywhere. I just needed a mental vacation from updating the site. Now I'm back.