Must be a big day for B-days for Friends of my Friends

Going through my friends list this morning, there were three postings with birthday greetings for a total of six different LJ Users. I think that this is the largest group I've ever seen on one day.

Between friends of my friends who are also my friends {now that is an awkward phrase} and names that are easy to decode, I can actually identify who half of them are IRL.

So to any who happen across this post, many regards of the day. Or a large semi-aquatic pachyderm, multiple avians and a pair of female domestic wool producers.

( In case my clues are two obscure for you )

Newspaper coverage of Jack Speer's Passing

Even though he resided in my home town for many years, starting before I was born, I never met (as far as I know) Jack Speer. However, I was heartened to see the following headline come from the news feed for the Albuquerque Journal: Science Fiction Loses Eminent Historian, Fan.

The article, which may or may not be in the print edition today or tomorrow, draws a lot from online sources, but it is good press for a well respected member of fandom.