Let's make this birthday one to remember.

78 years old (Born on October 16, 1946)

Happy Birthday, Robert Bringhurst! May your day be perfectly kerned and elegantly spaced—just like the timeless pages of "The Elements of Typographic Style." Your meticulous eye for detail has saved countless readers from typographical disasters, proving once again that good typography is indeed poetry in disguise.

From crafting verses in "Ursa Major" to tending poetic flames since 1985's "Tending the Fire," you've shown us how words can dance gracefully across a page. Here's hoping this birthday brings you as much joy as discovering the perfect font pairing or finally convincing someone not to use Comic Sans. Cheers to another year of literary brilliance!