15,342 Days Ago ....

I am 15,342 days old.  Holy crap! I think I'll stick to years.  I don't feel old like I thought I would when my parents turned 42.    If I were a dog, I'd only be 6!  LOL.  Okay.... don't wanna go back that far.  Thirty-five would be nice again.  I wouldn't take the 20's again for nothing... strike that... I would if I could go back knowing what I know now.  ;-) That'd be kinda fun.  Since that's not gonna happen, I'll be content with 42... 

It was a pretty interesting time... 1963.  Did you know you can read the Time Magazine articles from the day you were born?  Kinda cool I thought, but then I'm geeky like that.  ;-)

Check out what it was like on the day I was born (from the dMarie Timecapsule):

Friday, May 24, 1963

Top Songs for 1963
Blue Velvet by Bobby Vinton     My Boyfriend's Back by Angels     I Will Follow Him by Little Peggy March     Sugar Shack by Jimmy Gilmer & the Fireballs     Fingertips (Pt. 2) by Little Stevie Wonder     He's So Fine by Chiffons     Dominique by Singing Nun     Hey Paula by Paul & Paula     Sukiyaki by Kyu Sakamoto     Walk Like a Man by Four Seasons

1963 Prices		US President
Bread:	$0.21/loaf	John F. Kennedy
Milk:	$1.04/gal	US Vice President
Eggs:	$0.96/doz	Lyndon B. Johnson
Car:	$2,300	Academy Award Winners
Gas:	$0.30/gal	Best Picture: Tom Jones Directed By Tony Richardson Best Actor: Sidney Poitier in Lilies Of The Field Best Actress: Patricia Neal in Hud
House:	$19,300
Stamp:	$0.05/ea
Avg Income:	$6,998/yr
Min Wage:	$1.25/hr
DOW Avg:	763

People born on May 24
1941 - Bob Dylan [Zimmerman] Duluth MN, singer/songwriter (Blowin' in Wind) 1945 - Priscilla Presley Brooklyn NY, actress (Jenna-Dallas, Naked Gun) 1955 - Rosanne Cash Memphis TN, country singer (Runaway Train, Seven Year Ache, I Wonder)

On TV in 1963
The Andy Griffith Show    McHale's Navy    The Lucy Show    Bonanza    Candid Camera    My Three Sons    Petticoat Junction    The Dick Van Dyke Show    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theater    The Flintstones    The Beverly Hillbillies

Hot New Toys in 1963
Mouse Trap    Easy-Bake Oven

Comments

[Daniel]

Happy Birthday! Wow, 42. I still remember the time when you were about 2, I was about 5 and I had to take a nap while you got to stay up and watch TV. I was mad but I'm getting over it with some counseling. :-)

[Bookish Wendy]

I missed your birthday! Happy day to you!!!

[Judy]

Cool! You were born 2 days before (but 10 years after) me! My birthday was yesterday, the 26th. Happiest of birthdays, fellow Gemini!!

[cathy]

happy birthday from a 45 year old...you youngun!

[Vicki]

Happy Birthday!! The time capsule is great!

[Julie]

Happy birthday and many returns of the day!

[lynne]

Happy Birthday, dear Je-ean, Happy Birthday to you! And thank you very much for the wonderful package!

[Jennifer]

Happy Birthday and what an interesting post. I loved all the nostalgic walk down memory lane. Thanks!

[Donna]

Happy Birthday!

[nilda]

Joyeux anniversaire ! Feliz cumplean~os ! Have no idea how to say it in German. Hope your day has been grand, and your years to come most excellently fibrey and fulfilled.

[Gracie]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!! I hope that you have a wonderful day! Your package is on the way! It should be there by Friday (at least that is what the nice man at the package store said). I am so so sorry it has taken so long. I hope that you enjoy it!

[Kathleen]

Happy Birthday Jean! I hope it is a wonderful one.

[Valerie]

Happy Birthday, Jean. And here's to many, many more!!

[Rose]

Happy Birthday Jean!!!

[Lauren]

Happy Birthday Jean! The TIME link was fun.

[Anmiryam]

Happy Birthday, Jean!!! All the best for today and every day of the next year. Like you I'm experiencing my early 40s and honestly, I would never go back. Life is much richer now.

[Margene]

Happy Birthday!!! We are only as old as we feel. You look marvelous, you're having a great life, and it's all good. Go grrl!!

[Benne]

Happy Birthday, Jean! Wow, I'm flashing back to my 11-year old life reading that song list. I agree, let's go back to our twenties with our collective wisdom, otherwise, no way! Have a wonderful day, and I hope you get the pampering you deserve. :-}

[TAMARA]

Happy birthday, Jean!! My girls had a choir concert last night and they sang My Boyfriend's Back and Blue Velvet. :-) I hope you have a wonderful day. You were an adorable baby!!

[Renee]

Happy, happy birthday! I hope your year is full of fiber and fun!!

[Chris]

Well have a very Happy Day! Take pics with that new camera and knit as much as you can. Save a piece of cake for me.

[monica]

Happy Happy Birthday!

[Terby]

Happy Birthday!

[Julie]

Happy Birthday, Jean! We too share the same birth year although I am months younger than you (September). Enjoy your special day!

[Wool Winder]

Hope you had a very happy day! Love the Timecapsule link. Can you believe the price of gas? Of course, minimum wage wasn't so good, so I guess it evens out. Did you notice that many of the TV shows are still being shown in re-runs or have been re-made? This was fun.