Yep, they were all there. But not exactly for ME...I celebrated my birthday at the SBC Center tuesday night, as Carrie took me to see Tim, Manu, Tony and the boys stick it to the Atlanta Hawks, 103-79. They started out slow, but regained the lead by the half, and were able to play the second string by game's end.

I bought the tickets on the cheap at StubHub.com. When we got to the stadium, we splurged and loaded up on concession hot dogs, popcorn, drinks, and M&M's ($23.50 in all!!!) Tuesday night happened to be Military Appreciation Night, with a canned speech by USAF General Looney at halftime, and a stirring tribute to veterans of this and previous wars on the big center court screens. We stayed for the whole game (unlike I was raised to do, leaving along with everyone else with five minutes left), and afterward Carrie and I enjoyed a warm mocha at our neighborhood Starbuck's. Our friends Bart and Denesha were kind enough to keep the kids.