They Say It’s MY Birthday!

Yes, I’m stepping closer and closer to the abyss.

Right now –  at this VERY MOMENT OF 12:32pm PST – I just turned 28.

What?  You didn’t hear anything?  Well, just imagine muffled screams mixed with maniacal laughter and you’ll be close.  I go back and forth between looking at some aspects of my life and wondering how I did so little by this age, but then I look at others and remember how hard I’ve worked to get that far so fast.

I’m takin’ the day off, so re-posting a meme type thing that Julie posted in her blog Julie’s Journal last month on her birthday.

Famous people who share my birthday

• Tom Brokaw, 1940 – Newscaster, NBC News
• Bob Marley, 1945 – Singer
• Babe Ruth, 1895 – Baseball Player, New York Yankees
• Axl Rose, 1962 – Singer, Guns N’ Roses
• Ronald Reagan, 1911 – Actor, 40th US President
• Rip Torn, 1933 – Actor
• Natalie Cole, 1950 – Singer, Daughter of Nat King Cole

Famous Events that happened on January 3rd:

• 1865- Robert E Lee appointed Confederate General in Chief
• 1918- Britain grants women (30 & over) vote
• 1933- 20th Amendment goes into effect: Pres term begins in Jan not March
• 1935- “Monopoly” board game goes on sale for 1st time
• 1974- US House of Reps begins determining grounds for impeachment of Nixon
• 1981- Beatles McCartney, Starr & Harrison record a tribute to John Lennon (OK, “Brady Brides” also debuted on TV the same day, but the tribute seemed more important)

Famous Capricorns

• Fredrico Fellini – Director
• Geena Davis – Actress
• John Belushi – Actor
• Wolfgang Mozart – Composer
• Opra Winfrey – TV Host
• Charles Lindbergh – Pilot
• Carl Berstein – Journalist