Discussion: Serendipity! Anthony Bourdain and I share the same birthday...

"An artist,I was 7 yrs. old when I decided the mini, purple iced cakes I made with my new Christmas gift; a little girl's bake set, were delicious enough to sell door to door ( to my neighbors;) for 25 cents each!!! Shortly after that I made cottage cheese, homemade birch beer, grape juice and Sticky Buns. I've been 'cooking' and working in the industry or in related ways ever since and, professionally, for most of my adult life. Ahhh...the agony and the ecstasy;))...and I too have lived to tell about it!
I come from a long line of culinarian's; cooks,baker's, butcher's...
My son cooked for a living while going through college and while training for the fire department.
I've worked for some of the worst in the business and with some of the best...
As with cooking,I too have translated my creativity to many other things in life and strange as it may seem I am somewhat a latebloomer with all the food channels broohaha- mostly because I was usually working/'cooking' or selling ingredients to those not unlike the 'stars'/hosts of the shows foodies like to watch on TV.
Now,on days off work, at the end of the day, I watch Chef Anthony Bourdain on the Travel Channel- discovering him while channel surfing after the San Diego County Cable Channel stopped showing my favorite regional cooking show,"Sam the Cooking Guy"(he's on Discovery channel now).
What a joy it has been to participate as a viewer of NR...I love the show for too many reasons to mention now. I use the show as a back drop for inspiration while I'm creating my latest and original art d objects.
What a pleasant surprise to have discovered Anthony Bourdain and "No Reservations" and as an added bonus, knowing we share the same birthday, regional roots, the joy of really good food, a genuine, multi-dimensional appreciation for food & other cultures, writing, etc. AB,U R my little treasure chest!!!

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"Birthdate: 06.25.
Your's too???"

"I think he said he was one zodiac and then changed it to another. The date perported may in fact be his b-day. It is typical (sop) in many cases for celebs not to give too much personal information or possibly give misleading info. People are just too unpredictable with their motives and agendas. Just look around at the people who we see everyday! How many would you actually trust with your own personal info? Of course, anything that is shared may well be appreciated, however, . .again it is how we apply knowledge to our own agenda. Let's face it, . . .some people are just plain jealous---and probably always will be. I personally don't care about my birthday, but I thank the well-wishers when they simply don't have ulterior motives,. . .they identify. "