On the subject of 'Happy Birthday."

Note to self:

When singing 'Happy Birthday' to your significant other whose nickname happens to be Kat, it is unwise to present the candle-lit cake, while simultaneously stepping on the family pet and reaching the critical naming segment of the song, to comment with, "stupid cat." So you have, . . . Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birrrrrttttthhhhhdaaaaaayyyy deeeaar, stupid cat, Happy Birthday to you.

Oops.

Luckily, my wife has a sense of humor, and after eleven years of marriage, she's used to my, uh, idiocy.

Mike