It’s been a very long day, between work stuff, family stuff, and my birthday. Every day, I look at Facebook to see which friends have birthdays and I wish them a Happy Birthday. Today, hundreds of people wished me Happy Birthday. As much as I could, I thanked people and wrote them brief notes, but many more went unthanked, so I am thanking you here.

Some of the wishes came from childhood friends and neighbors. Some were high school or college friends. Others were from the church I attended after college in New York City. There were birthday greetings from co-workers past and present, from people whom I’ve campaigned with. Elected officials wished me happy birthday, as did friends who ran for office and didn’t get elected, and of course, various people from social media.

So, while it has been a long day, with its various difficulties, it has also been a great day. Thank you to everyone who was wished me happy birthday. Thank you to everyone who has been part of my life over these past fifty-six years.

Some people’s wishes were in the form, may this coming year be a great year. I believe it will be, partly because of so many great friends.

Thank you.

Update: Facebook has blocked me from commenting. Here is the question I asked:

How many birthday wishes can you comment on per day before Facebook blocks you?

Today was my birthday. I have received over 300 Happy Birthday wishes. I try to thank each person individually, However, starting late this afternoon, I started receiving the message:

"The content you requested cannot be displayed right now. It may be temporarily unavailable, the link you clicked on may have expired, or you may not have permission to view this page."

whenever I attempted to comment on any post.

How many friends' birthday wishes can you reply to, before Facebook stops allowing you to post comments? How long do they prevent you from commenting? And why doesn't Facebook want people to respond to birthday wishes?