It's My Birthday...

And I'll beg if I want to.

Okay, it's not yet my birthday. And I wouldn't call what I'm about to spend the next two months doing begging exactly. I mean, it is, I suppose. But my requests won't all be for money and you, my dear reader, are under no obligation to supply such. Let me explain...

A wise friend of mine once told me (repeatedly, especially when I'm fussing about something and not speaking up for myself), "A closed mouth doesn't get fed". Similarly, there's a Christian Bible verse that says,

"Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: 8 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.