Well! Did you ever! What a swell party this is..............

It has been a non-stop gala event here at IRBHN World Head Quarters. After the New Year's festivities, we celebrated our most important event--the birthday of our founder and chief.
(me, silly!)
Pictured above is our devoted and talented staff:

Top left: Dr Angst, looking cheerful (for him). The good doctor has been testing his ennui bomb here at the IRBHNWHQ, resulting in very little actually getting done. I mean, why bother? What's the point? What does it all mean??? ( sorry--recent exposure to an ennui grenade)
Top center: We have absolutely no idea who this is. We all gasped with surprise, then indulged in a round of "so--you see him, too?". Seems we've all seen him around the office, and just assumed he was a hallucination and kept quiet about it. Dr Angst denies all knowledge, but that's to be expected. He might be a genie or something--I hope so. I always wanted a genie friend......
Top right: Ellen (Nelly) Bourgeois, head of human resources and cafeteria dinner lady. Before you accuse me of overworking her, let tell you--it's all her idea. She also caters our parties. I've developed a taste for eye of newt..........
Bottom left: Me, on one of my better days, and after one of Madame Bourgeois' more hair raising lunch entrees.
Center: Betty Bourgeois, daughter of Nelly, also head of research and development.
Right: You-You (in gorilla suit), newest (probationary) member of the staff. You-You will be joining us full time after his old job officially ends next week. He has some bold ideas, mostly about invading other blogs that may at some future date develop technology that would pose a threat to IRBHN. He lived here in Austin about 8 years ago, and needs a place to crash, so I decided "what the hell?", plus Madame B likes to make him wear the monkey suit.

I just turned 48, and am experiencing a bout of "future disgust"--it is much like "future shock", but with more existential nausea and inertia. Again, Dr Angst is playing innocent..........