It's My Birthday
Well, today is my birthday.
I'm not embarrassed about my age; I turn 69 years old today. Four years ago I became a senior citizen, with all the supposed advantages and disadvantages that age brings, and you know something? I still haven't seen any advantages yet, but-- ah, never mind. No real motto for today, but I do feel that it's gotta be a better year than the previous one was. :) (But isn't that always the case?) In a lot of ways, the previous year was one that had some good times, very bad times, and saw a few health problems crop up. And we won't even talk about the not-a-pandemic COVID-19 situation, with the virus still running rampant among us, showing no signs of abating any time soon. More good times than bad, hopefully, but like I said, there were some great moments scattered among the very bad patches. I like to think that I am a bit better of a person for it and all. The year saw various ups and downs (and a couple of real lows) in my life, but *that is life*. That's how it works.
So, what was 1955 like? Well, a lot of stuff happened in 1955.
The Wikipedia page on events in 1955 gives a good account of what happened during the year.
Here's a list of famous and not so famous people born On This Day, July 3rd that has some stuff of interest in it. And here's another list of Famous Birthdays on July 3rd to check out as well.
It was a terrific year for books as well, as evidenced by this list of Most Popular Books of 1955 found on the Goodreads site. So many great titles published during that year. No wonder I turned out to be an avid reader! :)
For some of the musical stuff that was going on back in 1955, check out this good link.
Some of the movies from that year include Bad Day at Black Rock directed by John Sturges, The Blackboard Jungle directed by Richard Brooks, East of Eden directed by Elia Kazan, one of my favourite films of all-time, Kiss Me Deadly directed by Robert Aldrich, Disney's Lady and the Tramp, The Night of the Hunter directed by Charles Laughton, Rebel Without a Cause directed by Nicholas Ray, The Rose Tattoo directed by Daniel Mann, The Seven Year Itch directed by Billy Wilder, and of course, To Catch a Thief directed by Alfred Hitchcock, to name but a few.
Lots of good stuff the year of my birth.
Didn't plan on doing anything special to celebrate my birthday this year, and I won't be spending some any time with a few friends and family today. Have to take the garbage out today, but otherwise will just be relaxing, watching a bit of tv and/or dvd stuff, and reading. Maybe working on some gaming stuff. Just a pretty normal day of it, to be honest. No cake today, as I couldn't buy it on Saturday...it wouldn't have lasted in the fridge until today.
Anyway, I hope that I'm a better person in the coming year, and I hope that I get a bit of happiness, good health, peace and prosperity for the coming year as well. Oh, and some love or romance would be nice, too. :)
I'm not embarrassed about my age; I turn 69 years old today. Four years ago I became a senior citizen, with all the supposed advantages and disadvantages that age brings, and you know something? I still haven't seen any advantages yet, but-- ah, never mind. No real motto for today, but I do feel that it's gotta be a better year than the previous one was. :) (But isn't that always the case?) In a lot of ways, the previous year was one that had some good times, very bad times, and saw a few health problems crop up. And we won't even talk about the not-a-pandemic COVID-19 situation, with the virus still running rampant among us, showing no signs of abating any time soon. More good times than bad, hopefully, but like I said, there were some great moments scattered among the very bad patches. I like to think that I am a bit better of a person for it and all. The year saw various ups and downs (and a couple of real lows) in my life, but *that is life*. That's how it works.
So, what was 1955 like? Well, a lot of stuff happened in 1955.
The Wikipedia page on events in 1955 gives a good account of what happened during the year.
Here's a list of famous and not so famous people born On This Day, July 3rd that has some stuff of interest in it. And here's another list of Famous Birthdays on July 3rd to check out as well.
It was a terrific year for books as well, as evidenced by this list of Most Popular Books of 1955 found on the Goodreads site. So many great titles published during that year. No wonder I turned out to be an avid reader! :)
For some of the musical stuff that was going on back in 1955, check out this good link.
Some of the movies from that year include Bad Day at Black Rock directed by John Sturges, The Blackboard Jungle directed by Richard Brooks, East of Eden directed by Elia Kazan, one of my favourite films of all-time, Kiss Me Deadly directed by Robert Aldrich, Disney's Lady and the Tramp, The Night of the Hunter directed by Charles Laughton, Rebel Without a Cause directed by Nicholas Ray, The Rose Tattoo directed by Daniel Mann, The Seven Year Itch directed by Billy Wilder, and of course, To Catch a Thief directed by Alfred Hitchcock, to name but a few.
Lots of good stuff the year of my birth.
Didn't plan on doing anything special to celebrate my birthday this year, and I won't be spending some any time with a few friends and family today. Have to take the garbage out today, but otherwise will just be relaxing, watching a bit of tv and/or dvd stuff, and reading. Maybe working on some gaming stuff. Just a pretty normal day of it, to be honest. No cake today, as I couldn't buy it on Saturday...it wouldn't have lasted in the fridge until today.
Anyway, I hope that I'm a better person in the coming year, and I hope that I get a bit of happiness, good health, peace and prosperity for the coming year as well. Oh, and some love or romance would be nice, too. :)