Happy Birthday, Ma-REESH-ka !

Turns 55 today. That's right in my wheelhouse ! Hay Baybay ! Come to Papa ! HAHAHA !!
I think I've noticed people are very divided about her and her show. I agree it's not the smae without Chris Meloni, but they've kept the show going and I don't think it's all that bad. Took a while for some of the new players to warm up to me, and I wasn't sure how much screen time Ice-T would get. I like him all right,but his own story lines don't seem to really "sing," if you will.
But I've come to really like Kelli Giddish and that Scanavino guy, and I like Mariska, too. I know a woman named Marissa, and my pet name for her is "Ma-REESH-ka."