to properly commemorate the anniversary of patrick stewart's birth (or: happy birthday, old baldy)

There are two ways that I can commemorate Patrick Stewart's birthday, today.

The first:

And the second, which comes in two parts. The first part should illustrate how awesome Patrick is, and why I like him so much. The second part should remove any lingering doubt.

This is from Chapter Seven of Just A Geek, which is titled A Sort of Homecoming. It recalls a convention appearance I did with Patrick, Jonathan and Brent in 2001. Wow, 2001 ... was I really just 29 when I wrote this? I guess I was