Many happy returns of the day. I sincerely hope that it finds you well.
This blog has been created to take the place of letters which I write to you every year on your birthday. Additionally, it allows me to share thoughts more often than yearly, and without worrying that another person intercepts mail that is meant for you. I've seldom been certain that you actually receive what is sent.
A hard copy of this first post will be sent to you by snail mail. For verification, there will be a fact in that letter that is known only to the two of us.
My identity is known to those who have a need to know. You've known it since the days when Applegarth was a part of an address on envelopes you used to send me letters, when I had a different name than I do now. I loved those days, and you.
