Today is the 108th birthday of the modern-day explorer Jacques Cousteau. I remember watching reruns of his TV show The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau when I was
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Happy 89th Birthday Audrey Hepburn
Today is the 89th birthday of Audrey Hepburn. Have you seen Charade, How to Steal a Million and Funny Face lately? Then watch Wait Until Dark and your mind will
Happy 165th Birthday Vincent van Gogh
Today is the 165th birthday of the artist Vincent van Gogh. My first exposure to him was through a monthly calendar that my mom gave me
Happy 146th Birthday Piet Mondrian
Today is the 146th birthday of the artist Piet Mondrian. My first trip to New York, I made sure to have enough time to visit the
Happ 161st Birthday Eugène Atget
Today is the 161st birthday of the French photographer Eugène Atget who took photographs of people and things at a time when most photography being taken was
Happy 80th Birthday Peter Hill Beard
Today is the 80th birthday of the artist Peter Hill Beard. His art is beautiful and has served a dual purpose as a call to
spa v48.0 is Live!
On this day every year, I post an updated version of a post subtitled What I Have Learned So Far. You can see previous years
48 Questions Answered
This year, I am answering 48 questions(I re-answered and added one from last year’s list) that I found on the internet by googling “questions to
Happy 162nd Birthday John Singer Sargent
Today is the 162nd birthday of the artist John Singer Sargent. The renewed interest in his works could be attributed to the huge popularity of
Happy 148th Birthday Henri Matisse
Today is the 148th birthday of the French artist Henri Matisse. If you have ever been to IKEA, you have seen his artwork. For good or
Happy 88th Birthday Chet Baker
Today is the 88th birthday of the musician Chet Baker. The world is a better place because he was in it and still feels the loss
Happy 130th Birthday Boris Karloff
Today is Boris Karloff‘s 130th birthday. I first learned about him through a book I was reading as a kid called “The Three Investigators Mystery of
