Well, he beat me to it, but still.

Happy Birthday, You Old Fart!

Our very own No Carrier, my best friend, and the best man at my wedding turns 25 today. Now I'm not one to drag things out (No Carrier, get off the floor -- stop laughing) but I'm gonna do it this time.

No Carrier and I weren't always friends. In fact, we were bitter enemies at one point. Now I won't go into the stories behind our friendship-to enemies-to friendship road, but I think it says a lot about us to say we have a hell of a history together.

I've always wanted to get No Carrier involved in GeekExtreme, but for one reason or another, he's always stayed out of it. A few months back he decided to join GE, whether his purposes were noble or not is his secret, but he joined us. In that time, he has stepped up to the plate and not only become one of our most valued members, but he is actually largely responsible for major portions of the new look and feel to GeekExtreme. He's helped me keep things going when things were looking bleak for the future of GeekExtreme.

The point of this is, without No Carrier, GeekExtreme would not be half the site it is. No Carrier recently aquired a 25% interest in GeekExtreme, making him officially second only to myself. As part of his birthday gift, I am granting him an extra 2% for a total of 27%. (Mostly to make our friend Todd jealous, as 27 is his favorite number.)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY NO CARRIER!