Monday, January 30, 2017
![32nd President Franklin D. Roosevelt](gif-ani/president_franklin_roosevelt_32_lg_wht.gif)
[1882 - Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 32nd President, born in New Hyde Park, New York]
![Actor Hugh Marlowe](pix/marlowe-hugh6.jpg)
[1911 - Hugh Marlowe (Hipple), actor, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]
![Actor David Wayne](pix/wayne-david2.jpg)
[1914 - David Wayne (McMeekan), Tony Award-winning actor, born in Traverse City, Michigan]
![Actor John Ireland](pix/ireland-john2.jpg)
[1914 - John Benjamin Ireland, actor, born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada]
![Comedian Dick Martin](pix/martin-dick.jpg)
[1922 - Dick Martin, Emmy Award-winning comedian, born in Battle Creek, Michigan]
![Singer Ruth Brown](pix/brown-ruth.jpg)
[1928 - Ruth Brown (Weston), jazz & R&B singer, born in Portsmouth, Virginia]
![Financial Commentator Louis Rukeyser](pix/rukeyser-louis2.jpg)
[1933 - Louis Richard Rukeyser, economic commentator, born in New York City]
![Writer Richard Brautigan](pix/brautigan-richard3.jpg)
[1935 - Richard Gary Brautigan, writer, poet, novelist, born in Tacoma, Washington]
It is hard to comprehend why many folks are proud to proclaim that they have been born again. Having to go back to the beginning of a life and start over would seem to be necessary only if you had flunked one of its core requirements. Given the stressful and painful nature of the birthing process, once ought to be enough.