THE BIG FOUR-EIGHT

At 2:08am on this day forty-eight years ago, Yer Bunche entered this miserable world. Just so ya know.

A PRE-BIRTHDAY SURPRISE

As my birthday looms: After over four decades of maudlin, vomitous Hallmark offerings, my mom finally nails it with a card that shows what appears to be a degree of self-awareness. I will treasure this one forever.