I Speet on Your Forty

The food's good, the portions are large and somebody is shrieking Happy Birthday every five minutes. Karen's 40th Birthday Party at Buca di Beppo, subtitled "I SPEET ON YOUR FORTY," was a blast. Jim brought a magnum of old growth St. Francis zinfandel which got things off to a great start. The calamari and bruschetta and fresh mozarella were quite good, and the lasagna, spaghetti, veal, pork and green beans were not too shabby either. The chocolate cake, cheese cake, fruit tart and tiramisu finished it all off well. The flask of Paint Thinner in the Chianti bottle maybe was not so hot.

Naps were available.

The Mixon Girls entertained.

Some were determined to drink that Chianti.

Some of the guests arrived in chic black outfits.

The Birthday Girl blew out her candle, and everyone staggered out of the restaurant, hands over their bellies. The Great Plotnik and The Great Ducknik thank Jim and Karen for a wonderful evening.