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Happy Birthday!

Best wishes from all of us at IJAD to cpMaia, whose birthday it be today. She's a fellow Alaska expat, so she's not all bad. In fact, if she were listed in a guide book, the summary would probably be "mostly bad".

In all seriousness, have a happy one! Or two? It's your birthday, why not make it a double?

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Latigo Flint said…
It's great malicious fun to read a post that wishes someone a happy birthday while glancing periodically at the blog title under which the post is published.
6:34 PM
Zach Pennington said…
And I wasn't even trying for irony. Bonus irony for everyone!!!

(Really, I changed the title of the blog like a week ago. The real question is to what does it refer?)
9:15 AM
Maia said…
Thanks for the birthday wishes... I think. ;) There's still some Flying Dutchman Black Forest cake left in the parental fridge if you change your mind and decide to hit up the A-K for Christmas.

And just to clarify, my actual Zagats rating is "not entirely poor." Time Out New York has not yet reviewed.
9:58 PM
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