Written in the Stars

Back in my wild teenage years, I used to love to go to Borders to look at this gigantic astrology book called "The Secret Language of Birthdays."  The basic gist was that your personality was formed in large part by the day you were born.  It was fun to read and to see tiny details of myself in the (vague) descriptions that the author gave, but I myself doubt this birthday-personality link.  Why?

Today is my birthday.  It is also the birthday of:

• The Dalai Lama
• George W. Bush
• Nancy Reagan
• Tia and Tamara Mowry (the stars of "Sister Sister."  They were born on the same exact day as me.  I just googled them to see if I am aging better than they are.  I am a bitter and sad older woman today)
• 50 Cent
• Sylvester Stallone
• Della Reese
• Ned Beatty
• Jennifer Saunders
• Geoffrey Rush

So if you can tell me what me and all of the above birthday girls and boys have in common, maybe I'll put some stock in "The Secret Language of Birthdays."  Until then, I'll be eating cake for breakfast and wondering how eleven years have come and gone since my 21st birthday.  Time flies when you've got the same personality as Sylvester Stallone.