So it's my birthday today. I've now officially reached the 3rd full decade of life. Or is it 4th? I mean, if I'm 30 then I've *completed* three decades and have started my 4th, right? Barbie was right, math is hard...
Turning 30 is nowhere near as scary as the sitcoms or other girl-centric media would have you believe. I feel the same way I did yesterday, still look the same, and nothing seems different about the world. I think I actually had a harder time turning 20 than I did 30.
Notable things that have happened on my birthday that I can name off the top of my head:
1) Challenger Disaster (yeah, that was a *great* birthday...)
2) USA for Africa records "We Are the World"
3) Sarah McLaughlin born
4) Alan Alda born
5) King Henry VIII died
6) The US Coast Guard founded
7) Two Boy-Band members born: Joey Fattone and Nick Carter
8) Diet of Worms began (where Martin Luther was declared an outlaw by the Catholic Church)
Any others?
Turning 30 is nowhere near as scary as the sitcoms or other girl-centric media would have you believe. I feel the same way I did yesterday, still look the same, and nothing seems different about the world. I think I actually had a harder time turning 20 than I did 30.
Notable things that have happened on my birthday that I can name off the top of my head:
1) Challenger Disaster (yeah, that was a *great* birthday...)
2) USA for Africa records "We Are the World"
3) Sarah McLaughlin born
4) Alan Alda born
5) King Henry VIII died
6) The US Coast Guard founded
7) Two Boy-Band members born: Joey Fattone and Nick Carter
8) Diet of Worms began (where Martin Luther was declared an outlaw by the Catholic Church)
Any others?
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In any case, happy birthday! And welcome to the club.
Also, you have quite an illustrious list of birthday-date events. All I've got is Tupac dying. Plus Roald Dahl, Nell Carter, and Peter Cetera. But having a birthday that is more-than-a-little close to 9/11, I'm kind of okay with having a mundane day instead. I thanked my mom for holding out for two more days (I was already two weeks late).
On Sept. 22, 1975....
- Gerald Ford escaped an assasination attempt in San Francisco (does that explain my current location?)
- Famous rapper Mystikal was born
I share my birthday with some other famous sorts:
Joan Jett (YESSSSSS!), Tommy Lasorda, Nick Cave, and Subira the cheetah.