How many ways can you say happy birthday to a techie?

Today is a special day for me. It's my birthday. Thought everyone might enjoy hearing how many ways there are to wish a techie happy birthday. Here's how I spent my day so far:

• Reading personal happy birthday emails from friends and family.
• Answering a phone call from an old business colleague and friend.
• Listening to voice mails on my mobile phone with stunning renditions of Happy Birthday.
• Reading a text message from an old business colleague that couldn't make lunch (don't worry, several others still made it).
• Browsing dozens of Twitter birthday wishes.
• Reading a special Happy Birthday Mr Noobie forum post on a local social networking group called Smaller Indiana (membership may be required to view the post).
• Opening a handful of electronic greeting cards from Plaxo friends.
• Reading birthday wishes on my Facebook wall.
• Reading a text message from my wife.
• Reading a personal email from Cali Lewis of GeekBrief TV wishing me happy birthday. I'm still not sure how Cali knew it was my birthday. I think my wife may have had something to do with this one!
• Enjoying a complimentary coffee at The Bean Cup because my birthday showed up on their point of sale system.

And somehow in the next 7 days I have to eat at Buffalo Wild Wings, Dairy Queen, Texas Roadhouse, Cold Stone Creamery, Culver's, Baskin-Robbins and Fair Oaks Farms since each of these emailed me a coupon for various desserts and goodies at their establishment.

Whew. I think it's time to walk away from the electronics and enjoy a nice dinner with my family. And of course, top it off with a piece of cake!