Big Shot Birthdays and Special Events for the weekend ahead:
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 _ TV and film producer Jerry Bruckheimer is 81 (in 2024) • Stephen King is 77 (in 2024) • Bill Murray (SNL, Groundhog Day, Caddyshack) is 74 (in 2024) • Ethan Coen of the Coen Brothers is 67 (in 2024) • Dave Coulier (Full House) is 65 (in 2024) • David James Elliott (JAG) is 64 (in 2024) • Nancy Travis (Last Man Standing, The Kominsky Method) is 63 (in 2024) • Rob Morrow (Numb3rs, Northern Exposure) is 62 (in 2024) • Cheryl Hines (Curb Your Enthusiasm) is 59 (in 2024) • Abby Lee Miller (Dance Moms) is 59 (in 2024) • Country singer Faith Hill (Yellowstone prequel 1883) is 57 (in 2024) • Actor and singer Billy Porter (Emmy and Tony Award winner) is 55 (in 2024) • Alfonso Ribeiro (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, In the House) is 53 (in 2024) • Luke Wilson (The Royal Tenenbaums, Legally Blonde, 12 Mighty Orphans) is 53 (in 2024) • Autumn Reeser (Entourage, The O.C.) is 44 (in 2024) • TV personality Nicole Richie (The Simple Life) is 43 (in 2024) • Maggie Grace (Lost) is 41 (in 2024) • Joe Mazzello (Tim Murphy, the young boy in Jurassic Park) is 41 (in 2024) • Violinist Lindsey Stirling is 38 (in 2024) • Ryan Guzman (Heroes Reborn, Pretty Little Liars) is 37 (in 2024) • Singer Jason Derulo is 35 (in 2024) • Country singer Ingrid Andress is 33 (in 2024)
SPECIAL EVENTS _ Batman Day • Big Whopper Liar Day • Coastal Cleanup Day • Boys and Girls Club Day • International Day of Peace • Miniature Golf Day • Dance Day • Chai Day • Farm Safety Day for Kids • Pecan Cookie Day • Earth Wind and Fire Day • Red Panda Day • Locate an Old Friend Day • Gymnastics Day • Singles Day • World Alzheimer’s Day • Escapeology Day • Responsible Dog Owner Day • Puppy Mill Awareness Day • Software Freedom Day • Thank a Police Officer Day • World Cleanup Day • World Gratitude Day
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 _ Toni Basil (Mickey ‘80s song) is 81 (in 2024) • Actress Shari Belafonte (daughter of Harry Belafonte) is 70 (in 2024) • Joan Jett is 66 (in 2024) • Opera singer Andrea Bocelli is 66 (in 2024) • Scott Baio (Happy Days, Charles in Charge) is 64 (in 2024) • Catherine Oxenberg (Dynasty) is 63 (in 2024) • Bonnie Hunt (Cheaper By the Dozen, Jumanji, The Bonnie Hunt Show) is 63 (in 2024) • Mireille Enos (the wife in World War Z) is 49 (in 2024) • Billie Piper (Doctor Who, Secret Diary of a Call Girl) is 42 (in 2024) • Tatiana Maslany (She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, Perry Mason, Orphan Black) is 39 (in 2024) • Tom Felton (Harry Potter films) is 37 (in 2024)
SPECIAL EVENTS _ First Day of Autumn • Astronomy Day • Daughters Day • Business Women’s Day • Chainmail Day • Dear Diary Day • Hobbit Day • International Day of Radiant Peace • Love Note Day • Bakery Day • BRAVE Day • Centenarian’s Day • Eat Local Day • Elephant Appreciation Day • Falls Prevention Awareness Day • Girls’ Night In Day • Ice Cream Cone Day • Legwear Day • Online Recovery Day • States and Capitals Day • White Chocolate Day • Proposal Day • World Carfree Day • World Rhino Day
What’s the worst thing a first date said that was a big red flag? What the internet said:
• How about we go carpet shopping with my ex, who is still living with me for financial reasons.
• Just a heads up, I chugged an entire bottle of Nyquil on the way over here.
• We were alone on a beach and he said, “You’re lucky you’re here with me because anyone else would probably take advantage of you right now.”
• I just want to make it clear that I want to be married by the end of the year. I move fast, so if you’re not down with that then this might not work.
• I’m a vampire.
In Venezuela a man was mistaken for dead until they began performing an autopsy. [I wish I had a dime for every time I woke up naked on a marble slab with a guy standing over me with a knife.]
THINGS THAT KIDS TEACH US
• There is no such thing as child-proofing your house.
• A 4-year-old’s voice is louder than 200 adults in a crowded restaurant.
• When you hear the toilet flush and the words “Uh-oh,” it’s already too late.
• Legos on the floor should be classified as a weapon by the United Nations.
