scottobear | Happy Birthday to Me! 34 today.

You're one year older, one year wiser,
Rock 'n roll star, king, czar, and a kaiser.
A room full of friends, a mouth full of cake,
Every present is for you and it feels pretty great.
You're the man of the hour, the V.I.P.
You get the first slice of the p-i-e,
But first blow out the candles and make a wish.
Put a smile on, cuz it's your birthday, bitch!

Go Scotto, it's your birthday
Go Scotto, it's your birthday

Groundhogs seek sex, not shadows

I did see my shadow this morning... I'm going to go out to breakfast with Danny, and probably will let him use the all-in-one printer, because I don't have the room for it.

Thanks for

christin's nice Ecard, and all the swell emails and lj-replies about my b'day!

From the Archives.
A year ago today - I'm 33, and a reprint of

moonmama's nice piccie (see above), A blah birthday until the end , Daredevil summary for

tarpo (with now broken image links), a lovely ending to the day.

Two Years ago, I'm 32, Candlemas, Groundhog's day, Imbolc, Thesmophoria, all manner of ecards, first appearance of the moonmama bday drawing.

From one of the first days of my brother back from Hawaii:
Friendly note from my brother, with surfer.

Friendly note from my brother, with surfer.

Today's Highlight in History:

On Feb. 2, 1653, New Amsterdam — now New York City — was incorporated.

On this date:

In 1536, the Argentine city of Buenos Aires was founded by Pedro de Mendoza of Spain.

In 1848, the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, ending the Mexican War, was signed.

In 1870, the "Cardiff Giant," supposedly the petrified remains of a human discovered in Cardiff, N.Y., was revealed to be nothing more than carved gypsum.

In 1876, the National League of Professional Base Ball Clubs was formed in New York.

In 1882, Irish poet and novelist James Joyce was born near Dublin.

In 1897, fire destroyed the Pennsylvania state capitol in Harrisburg. (A new statehouse was dedicated on the same site nine years later.)

In 1943, the remainder of Nazi forces from the Battle of Stalingrad surrendered in a major victory for the Soviets in World War II.

In 1945, President Franklin Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill departed Malta for the summit in Yalta with Soviet leader Josef Stalin.

In 1971, Idi Amin assumed power in Uganda, following a coup that ousted President Milton Obote.

In 1996, dancer, actor and choreographer Gene Kelly died at his Beverly Hills, Calif., home; he was 83.

Ten years ago: In a speech to the National Governors' Association, President Clinton pledged to transform welfare into a "hand up, not a handout" by giving recipients training and then requiring them to work.

Five years ago: President Clinton unveiled a $1.73 trillion budget claiming the first surpluses in 30 years and pumping billions to schools, health and child care. The government released statistics showing deaths from AIDS fell by almost half during the first half of 1997, a decrease attributed to increased use of powerful combinations of medicines.

One year ago: Inside the World Economic Forum in New York, foreign economic leaders criticized the United States for protectionist policies while outside, thousands of protesters demonstrated against global capitalism. Jim Kelly of the Buffalo Bills and Pittsburgh Steelers star John Stallworth were elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The NHL World All-Stars rallied to defeat North America 8-5.

Today's Birthdays
February 2nd · Singer Shakira is 26.
· Actress Lori Beth Denberg is 27.
· Rapper T-Mo (Goodie Mob) is 31.
· Rock musician Ben Mize (Counting Crows) is 32.
· Rock musician Robert DeLeo (Stone Temple Pilots) is 37.
· Actress Kim Zimmer is 48.
· Actor Michael Talbott is 48.
· Model Christie Brinkley is 49.
· Rock musician Ross Valory (Journey) is 54.
· Actor Brent Spiner is 54.
· Actress Farrah Fawcett is 56.
· Country singer Howard Bellamy (The Bellamy Brothers) is 57.
· Television executive Barry Diller is 61.
· Actor Bo Hopkins is 61.
· Rock singer-guitarist Graham Nash ( news) is 61.
· Comedian Tom Smothers is 66.
· Actor Robert Mandan is 71.
· Actress Elaine Stritch is 78.