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...

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

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

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

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...

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