rosie o'donnell
matthew broderick
they each turn 40 today.
jeffrey dahmer, if he were still alive would be 42.
gary oldman turns 44 today.
timothy dalton is older than either of my parents, as he turns 56 today.
the famous civil rights activist, who has more than a few things named after him here in atlanta, ralph abernathy would have been 76 today.
and both modest mussorgsky and johann sebastian bach were born on this day, as well.
and, then my poor mother, who was forced to be in the hospital for three days before i was actually born. although, i have to admit that i've liked that my birthday is usually the first day, or first full day of spring.
it's difficult for me throughout the year for me to be living so far from my assorted friends and family, but even more so on my birthday. i would want to gather everyone together just to be with me, regardless of what we did.
i don't need big birthday celebrations. but i am a little sad that they have become so small, anymore.
rather than being sad about not being able to celebrate much today, i will spend the time thinking of all of those people that i love. in all the different places that they are. i'll hope that their days are sunny and happy, and that each and every one of them know just how very much i love them. and how thankful i am that they are a part of my life, even if they are physically distant from me.
i wish i could hug every one of you. that would be my birthday wish this year.