Thanks Neo, it's good to be back as an occasional writer. I have made quite a few good friends through Sajha. As for the witty writing, I have crossed over to sarcasm (like you didn't know)--must be the pent up energy from abstaining from engaging in the act of Sajha!!!!

Hurray, that is exactly right! In the US, 21 is such a hype--it isn't even funny.

ThahaChaena--Bless your heart! It is not an outcry from a wounded mother--on the contrary! Every year, since Shibani went to college, I have done a writeup on her birthday. It usually starts out by embarrassing her and then ending with full on support. This time, I noticed that everyone she or I met made comments like, "Wow, 21!...Congratulations, you can legally drink now!" We would both look at each other and burst out laughing at what seems to be the highlight of being 21. So, this writeup is a more tongue-in-cheek parody of what we've been hearing, except I added the side effects being afflicted by the disease called "adulthood at 21."