Thank you all. This is the first time I haven't had to say "Ha ha, missed me again.
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Originally Posted by jimbuna
Unlike here on SS you inadvertently left your birthdate over at The Lair  |
I'm down at the bottom of the page here, but for some reason my age isn't showing.
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Originally Posted by PappyCain
A few words on aging? step up to the mic Steve!  |
Time seems to go by faster as you age. My dad says this isn't because you have more to look back on, but rather that once you get over the hill you pick up speed going down the other side.
Jimmy Stewart, when he hit 70, was asked how it felt to get old. His reply? "Well, considering the only real alternative, it feels pretty good!"
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Originally Posted by A Very Super Market
Happy Birthday!
You've got one with....
No one in particular? 
Julian Lennon, I guess
And a porn star...
Oh well, more glory to yourself on you birthday then!  |
Robin Wright Penn (The beautiful Princess Buttercup)
John Schneider (
Dukes of Hazard,
Smallville)
Catfish Hunter (Baseball hall-of-famer Catfish Hunter)
Sonja Henie (legendary Norwegian figure skater)
Also on April 8:
1513 Explorer Juan Ponce de Leon claimed Florida for Spain.
1525 Albert von Brandenburg, the leader of the Teutonic Order, assumes the title "Duke of Prussia" and passed the first laws of the Protestant church, making Prussia a Protestant state.
1789 The U.S. House of Representatives held its first meeting.
1834 Cornelius Lawrence became the first mayor to be elected by popular vote in a city election (New York City).
1913 The Seventeenth amendment was ratified, requiring direct election of senators.
1935 The Works Progress Administration was approved by the U.S. Congress.
1939 Italy invaded Albania.
1946 The League of Nations assembled in Geneva for the last time.
1969 The first artificial heart was implanted into a human.
1974 Hank Aaron hit his 715th homerun breaking Babe Ruth's record.
1975 Frank Robinson of the Cleveland Indians became the first black manager of a major league baseball team.
1986 Clint Eastwood was elected mayor of Carmel, California.