Today is the 94th birthday of the writer Erma Bombeck. She once said (or wrote) “He who laughs … lasts.” It may be the hardest
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Happy 99th Birthday Helen Gurley Brown
Today is the 99th birthday of the woman who is quoted as saying “Good girls go to heaven, bad girls go everywhere.” Helen Gurley Brown

Happy 83rd Birthday Judy Blume
Today is the 83rd birthday of the children’s author Judy Blume. She changed every child’s life. She introduced and is still introducing children to a

Happy 209th Birthday Charles Dickens
Today is the 209th birthday of the author Charles Dickens. Read his books, watch the film adaptations of them, everyone has their favorite. I have

Happy 114th Birthday James Michener
Today is the 114th birthday of the prolific writer of historical novels, James Michener. Every once in a while, I wonder if anyone is reading

Happy 147th Birthday Gertrude Stein
Today is the 147th birthday of the eternal wit Gertrude Stein. She was an artist collector as much as she was an art collector, influencing,
Things To Not Worry About – Self Help
I think about this list often, especially when I feel like I am maybe spinning a bit too hard on something that I should not
Happy 147th Birthday W. Somerset Maugham
Today is the 147th birthday of the writer W. Somerset Maugham. I was given a copy of “The Razor’s Edge” quite a while ago by

Happy 160th Birthday Edith Wharton
Today is the 160th birthday of the writer who said, “Life is always a tightrope or a feather bed. Give me the tightrope.” She wrote

Happy 159th Birthday Edith Wharton
Today is the 159th birthday of the writer who said, “Life is always a tightrope or a feather bed. Give me the tightrope.” She wrote

Happy 129th Birthday Henry Miller
Today is the 129th birthday of the author Henry Miller. I first was introduced to him through Arthur Miller, they were practically next to each

“Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish: A Novel” by David Rakoff
Have you ever had a book that became such a part of your existence that you cherish it like a very good life-long friend? One