[personal profile] rj_anderson
What exactly does that mean, anyway? The "returns" thing? Never quite got that. But in any case, I would like to wish a large sparkly "Happy Birthday" to three of my favorite people:

[livejournal.com profile] shoebox2, whose snarky wit is paired with generous good nature, and who also possesses a remarkably shrewd critical eye;

[livejournal.com profile] lizbee, a dear and loyal friend and savvy bookseller/librarian type-person whose online companionship and encouragement I value more than I can say, and whom I long to meet in person sometime (accursed Antipodes!); and

[livejournal.com profile] yahtzee63, a terrific author, a delightful personality, and a fervent lover of pugs -- which is how she came to have a cameo (albeit in dog form) in Faery Rebels: Spell Hunter a.k.a. Knife. She has helped me untangle many a snarled plot premise (including that of Wayfarer when I was hammering together the original outline), so I am greatly indebted to her.

I wish all three of you a wonderful day full of happiness and the company of good friends!

sparkle - http://www.sparklee.com

Date: 2009-06-11 10:23 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] snickelish.livejournal.com
I've always heard it as "Many happy returns of the day," which I think means you're wishing that they'll have many more happy birthdays in addition to this one. My guess, anyway.

Date: 2009-06-11 10:25 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] rj-anderson.livejournal.com
Ohhhhh so you're wishing that the good DAY would return and keep returning! That makes much more sense. I was thinking of "returns" in the sense of "something given back to you by someone else".

Date: 2009-06-11 10:52 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] tree_and_leaf
Snickelish is quite right!

Date: 2009-06-13 12:48 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] persephone-kore.livejournal.com
I learned the full version from Winnie-ther-Pooh.

Date: 2009-06-13 04:00 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] snickelish.livejournal.com
Yes! I had the old cartoon voices going through my head as I was writing my comment.

Date: 2009-06-12 12:40 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] yahtzee63.livejournal.com
Thank you, my dear!

Date: 2009-06-12 12:54 am (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] lizbee.livejournal.com
Thank you! I share my birthday with so many awesome people!

Date: 2009-06-12 02:41 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] mary-j-59.livejournal.com
Already explained, I see - but it simply means "May you have many more birthdays, and may they all be as happy as this one."

Date: 2009-06-12 02:42 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] shoebox2.livejournal.com
Thank you so much! What a lovely tribute...and it sparkles! *sighs in perfect contentment*

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