A couple of years ago on my birthday, I received a flood of email messages wishing me the best on my day. It was astonishing. I heard from all sorts of people, old friends and new, many of whom I never imagined knew it was my birthday. I was surprised, I was flattered. I didn’t think anyone had been paying that close attention.

Well, they weren’t, actually. Dave had thrown me a virtual birthday party by giving everyone we knew the heads up that morning and asking them to send me a note. Did that cheapen it? Maybe, but it was still really fun to get all those good vibes.

Today is Dave’s birthday so if you see this post, please send him your best wishes at dave @ yellowhousemedia.com.