I'm done with party arrangements for now until Xmas, working my way through the left-overs, and starting on the thank-you notes after my 60th b'day party. (Actual b'day is tomorrow). 2 down so far; I try not to think of how many left. My grad students gave me a "festschrift" -- an anthology of articles in my honor, with a "tabula gratulatoria" as first page. What with all the authors and signators I must have at least 50 cards to write, and then there are another 25 or so on the list. But each one is a reminder of how deeply touched I was by the gifts and by the party vibe.