I just gotta say, you all are an awesome bunch!

The contributions to the Happy Birthday thread really have been great, and really underscore for me how special this place is. I've spent time on a few other fora on the web, even feeling a mild sense of addiction to them for a while. But none of them has lasted in my attention, as there's always so much squabbling and misunderstanding. AWADers seem to work hard to just be decent (or perhaps are just naturally so), in a time when that ain't always the case.

Cheers to us!

As to culinary contributions - I'll bring the paella I got addicted to in Spain (even if no one else in the house is willing to peel shrimp), and a box or eight of fresh chocolate truffles. I will then sit very close to Rhuby's home-brew (mmmmmm, truffles and porter, mmmmmm).

Hyla