(After last week's episode of The Office, that is now how I greet everybody on their birthdays.)

That's right, it was one year ago today that I started writing this website. I've decided to mark the occasion as all aging, sagging franchises do - with a clip show! That's right, I've gone through the Obscure Archives to find my 5 favorite pieces from the past year.  They are, in no particular order:

Her Super Sweet 16 
My first big hit was a chat I had with a soon-to-be-sixteen your old girl, who posted on Craigslist that she was looking for some paparazzi-style photographers to cover her party.  Interesting side note: in a later (still unpublished) email, I was threatened with legal action! Good times.

City: The Henpecker's Credit Card of Choice
One of my favorite running features is advertising criticism.  This one gets the nod because (A) I really, really hate that ad, and (B) I got to use the word "menstruating".

Somebody Else's Business: Dear Prudence (08-28-2008)
I always thought it would be fun to write an advice column.  The barrier to entry is that you need people to send you questions and shit.  At least, I thought you did, until I realized I could just take other people's columns, rip out their stupid answers, and stick in my own!  Hence, Somebody Else's Business was born.  This column from last summer is my favorite.

Grinds My Gears: The Neverending Story
One of the most exciting developments in the site over the past year has been the wonderful contributions of the Suze (who also happens to be my wife), Jim, Kevin, Kevin's little sister Jessica, and Daytrader, the author of the column above.  It was tough to pick just one, because I appreciate everybody's contributions, but "When I'm watching the Golden Girls and the commercials come on and I finally lose my wood from all of the 60 year old sex talk" is probably the best sentence that anyone has written for this blog to date.

Answer the Suze, issue 1
Not only is this the first article I wrote for the website, I still think it is the best column from my best ongoing feature, Answer the Suze.

Well, that's it for today's self-congratulatory wank-fest.  I'll get back to writing real articles again soon.  Before I do that, though, I want to thank everybody for their encouragement and participation in this hobby of mine - it has been too much fun.