Let's make this birthday one to remember.

75 years old (Born on July 28, 1949)

Happy Birthday, Lee Gurga! May your day be as delightful and memorable as an autumn mosquito—persistent, charmingly unexpected, and impossible to ignore. Your poetic brilliance continues to inspire us all; clearly you've mastered the art of capturing life's fleeting moments in just a few syllables.

From "Autumn Mosquito" buzzing gracefully into our hearts to guiding aspiring poets with your insightful manual "Haiku: A Poet's Guide," you’ve shown that brevity truly is the soul of wit—and wisdom. Here's hoping this birthday brings fresh scents of joy (minus any pesky mosquitoes), plenty more haikus penned effortlessly, and laughter echoing louder than Chicago traffic!

Cheers!