Triple birthday!

[lupinesque]

The Birthday Elf (Ret.) suddenly glances at the calendar and sees a 
terrible confluence of events.  There are three, count 'em, three 
birthdays of HPfGUers on this very day, and also a purple Post-It 
stuck to August 23 says "Am in NYC stalking Alan Rickman. --The 
Birthday Elf."  Oh no!  And to make it worse, as she glances at the 
clocks arrayed around the room, she sees:  San Francisco 7 p.m. . . . 
La Paz 11 p.m. . . . Zurich 4 a.m. *August 24.*  Damn and blast!

Sorry, Goat!  Hope you had a great birthday!  People with Time-Turners 
can put one on their owl and wish him a timely h.b. at 
mike at aberforthsgoat.net.

AND

~Joy~ is still celebrating and can be showered with Bertie Botts at 
joyw at gwu.edu.  Hope it's a magical one, Joy!

AND

Abbie (starling) also entered the world on this day and will 
graciously receive owls at starling823 at yahoo.com.  Happy happy, Abbie!

As always, felicitations can also be sent c/o this list.  

The Birthday Elf (Ret.)
flipping frantically through the Joy of Elvish Cooking for the spell 
for instant cake