P.S. Happy Birthday

Gina Greenlee, Author

Dec 12, 20212 min read

Just the Two of Us

Every December Daddy took the box down from the top closet shelf. I sat on our blue carpeted living room floor to separate the artificial...

Gina Greenlee, Author

Dec 20, 20202 min read

A happening unprecedented: I threw myself a birthday party on December 25, 2009. Soak that in for a minute. It’s a few days after...

Gina Greenlee, Author

Feb 23, 20202 min read

After 58 revolutions around the sun I have a broader, more contemplative view of birthdays, not only those that fall on December 25. “How...

Gina Greenlee, Author

Jan 26, 20202 min read

I’ve just completed my Birthday Sabbatical. From October 31st to January 20th of the following year I celebrate my latest revolution...

Gina Greenlee, Author

Jan 22, 20203 min read

In 1958, celebrated fitness guru Jack Lalanne appeared on the televised game show, You Bet Your Life, hosted by comedian Groucho Marx:...

Gina Greenlee, Author

Nov 10, 20192 min read

In December 1993, I had been up for an hour on Christmas morning before I realized, Today’s my birthday. I was in Bikaner, a desert town...

Gina Greenlee, Author

Oct 17, 20194 min read

◊ ◊ ◊ My favorite birthday gift has been the time and attention I finally learned to give myself. ◊ ◊ ◊ In 1960, the town of Peekskill,...