We pulled off a surprise birthday party for Mary Beth today. Unfortunately, Bloke had to work, but he was there in spirit. So here is how it went. Ginny called Mary Beth to tell her that Pat was in dire need of sympathy and support. Women go for this sympathy crap all the time. Easy marks. Anyway, apparently Mary Beth regarded the situation as dire and went about preparing for a very deep "wine and whine" get-together. Pat was in on it, of course. So, at the appointed time Mary Beth arrived at our house loaded for bear (in the female to female counseling sense.) She mentioned later that she was a little suspicious when she arrived because Pat didn't look all that distressed (and presumably Mary Beth, being female, was disappointed that her friend was not in distress. Jeez, women are weird.)

So the surprise was pulled and Mary Beth fell for it hook, line and sinker. The food was great, as you can see from this photograph. I will post some other photos elsewhere (in events) for everybody to see. You won't want to miss the tattoo session. I told Pat that I would be willing to sell her the originals of any photos she wanted.