My other friend Dan's birthday

My college friend Dan Niemi, who works at the New York Times (perhaps you've heard of it?), had a birthday on May 3. I usually send him an email on his birthday, and sometimes he writes back. This year, he did, with great news: He's engaged! NICE. Dan was cool enough to attend my wedding, so I hope I get to attend his (especially if it is also in Vegas) ... I think finding out I had a friend who worked at the New York Times helped legitimize me in the eyes of my father-in-law (because *good* journalists go to the NYT ... *bad* journalists go to Microsoft).