Gina Greenlee, Author
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...
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Gina Greenlee, Author
- Feb 23, 2020
- 2 min
Happy Birthday Leaplings!
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, 2020
- 2 min
Circumnavigating the Sun
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, 2020
- 3 min
How to Create Your Own Traditions
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, 2019
- 2 min
A Christmas Birthday Celebration in India
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, 2019
- 4 min
“P.S. Happy Birthday”: Beatin’ the Celebration-cheatin’ Christmas Birthday Blues
◊ ◊ ◊ My favorite birthday gift has been the time and attention I finally learned to give myself. ◊ ◊ ◊ In 1960, the town of Peekskill,...
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