Today is the 102nd birthday of Dick Proenneke. Who doesn’t love a recluse? Especially one that is not writing a manifesto and sending letter bombs, but
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Happy 85th Birthday Kim Novak
Today is the 85th of the actress Kim Novak. Vertigo is one of my favorite Hitchcock films, she was so brilliant in it. The world
Happy 93rd Birthday Paul Newman
Today is the 93rd birthday of Paul Newman. I think (at least hope) that we all have a similar desire for our life, a sort of
Happy 156th Birthday Edith Wharton
Today is the 156th birthday of the writer who said, “Life is always a tightrope or a feather bed. Give me the tightrope.” She wrote about
Happy 114th Birthday George Balanchine
Today is the 114th birthday of the dancer and choreographer George Balanchine. He is considered the father of modern ballet, meaning the ballet that we think
Happy 63rd Birthday Jeff Koons
Today is the 63rd birthday of the artist Jeff Koons. He is one of the most important modern artist living today. The world is a
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 122nd Birthday George Burns
Today is the 122nd birthday of George Burns. We all keep track or at least know a few people that we share a birthday with and
Happy 110th Birthday Ethel Merman
Today is the 110th birthday of Ethel Merman. I first learned of her when she was on The Muppet Show, it is strange to say that, but
Happy 263rd Birthday Alexander Hamilton
Today is the 263rd of a bastard, orphan, son of a whore and a Scotsman, a founding father and the subject with one of the most
Happy 49th Birthday Christy Turlington
Today is the 49th birthday of Christy Turlington. She has taken her luck of the gene pool and used it to make the world a
