Today is the birthday of our fearless leader, Dirk Hoag! I won't tell you how old he is, but I think I speak for Dirk when I say, "A lot of people blogging about my birthday in this morning's notes...not really a number I buy into, though. The underlying numbers are much better. Why look at just one stat?"

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All kidding aside, today we celebrate the tireless work of our favorite blog's manager. The king of blogging! Long live the king!