Happy Birthday Carly!!!!
Time for a Jungle Celebration…it’s Carly’s Birthday!!
And as such, we have a very special message from Carly’s mom:
Carly was born on a hot evening in July, a full two months ahead of schedule. Luckily for us, our tiny two pound, fourteen ounce daughter was ready to be born. She had all her fingernails and eyelashes. The only thing missing was her full body weight. We worried anyway. By the time she was ten months old, she caught up and was doing everything.
My relationship today is everything I could have hoped for. Karen is my first born, my friend, my shopping mate, my confidante and more.
I love her and am proud of her marriage and her children are the loves of my life. I am proud of her accomplishments and her career. She always gives something special to her family and friends. With all this, she always has time for me and her dad, and includes us in most everything, for which we are so very grateful.
Happy birthday, Carly! And many, many more.
We love you so much,
Mom and Dad
Pass the Kleenex!
As many of you might know, Carly is a 1965′er (as are Leslie, Julie and Janelle…and a few jungle friends around here. Jodie?) Anyway, we thought it might be fun to take a look at what the world was like on the day Carly was born.
First, some tidbits from www.paulsadowski.com (If you get a chance, go enter your own birthdate and share some fun details!)
*Your date of conception was on or about 14 October 1964 which was a Wednesday. Actually, we now know Carly was a preemie, so it was probably a bit after this!
*You were born on a Wednesday under the astrological sign Cancer.
*Your fortune cookie reads:
Generosity and perfection are your everlasting goals.
*Your birthday falls into the Chinese year beginning 2/2/1965 and ending 1/20/1966. You were born in the Chinese year of the Snake.
*Your Native American Zodiac sign is Woodpecker; your plant is Wild Rose.
*Your date of birth on the Hebrew calendar is 7 Tammuz 5725. Or if you were born after sundown then the date is 8 Tammuz 5725.
*The Mayan Calendar long count date of your birthday is 12.17.11.15.4 which is 12 baktun 17 katun 11 tun 15 uinal 4 kin
* The date of Rosh Hashanah in the year of your birth was Monday, 27 September 1965. The date of Passover in the year of your birth was Saturday, 17 April 1965.
Celebrities who share your birthday:
Michelle Kwan (1980) Cree Summer (1969) Shelley Duvall (1949) Ringo Starr (1940) Doc Severinsen (1927) Pierre Cardin (1922) Robert Heinlein (1907)
Top songs of 1965
*Satisfaction by Rolling Stones
*Yesterday by Beatles
*Turn! Turn! Turn! by Byrds
*Mrs. Brown You’ve Got a Lovely Daughter by Herman’s Hermits
*I Got You Babe by Sonny & Cher
*Help! by Beatles
*Your age is the equivalent of a dog that is 6.146771037182 years old. (You’re still chasing cats!)
*Your lucky day is Monday. (Ha! Blog day!)
*Your lucky number is 2 & 7.
*Your ruling planet(s) is Moon.
*Your lucky dates are 1st, 10th, 19th, 28th.
*Your opposition sign is Capricorn.
*On your birthday cake you will have 43 candles. Those 43 candles produce 43 BTUs, or 10,836 calories of heat (that’s only 10.8360 food Calories!) You can boil 4.91 US ounces of water with that many candles.
*Your birthstone is Ruby–Ruby is said to open one’s heart to love.
*Your birth tree is Fir Tree, the Mysterious: Extraordinary taste, dignity, cultivated airs, loves anything beautiful, moody, stubborn, tends to egoism but cares for those close to it,rather modest, very ambitious, talented, industrious uncontent lover, many friends, many foes, very reliable.
*On the day you were born, the moon looked like this:
Now we couldn’t have a birthday celebration without a few hunks…these were some of the hot guys of that year. (Isn’t it fabulous how men looked like MEN in those days? Sexy!)
(Anybody know who all these sexy guys are?)
Carly we all love you and hope you have an absolutely wonderful birthday!
Happy Birthday, Carly! I hope you have a great day.
Comment by Margay — July 7, 2008 @ 6:47 am
HAPPY BIRTHDAY CARLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Comment by Alicia Tags — July 7, 2008 @ 7:45 am
OMG! HOW’D YOU FIND MY PARENTS EMAIL???????????????????
LOVE you guys! ALL of you!!!!!
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo
Comment by Carly — July 7, 2008 @ 8:05 am
Happy Birthday Carly!
Comment by Shannon T. — July 7, 2008 @ 8:14 am
HAPPY BIRTHDAY CARLY!!!! You share your special day with my brother.
Comment by Patty L. — July 7, 2008 @ 8:15 am
Comment by Liza — July 7, 2008 @ 8:40 am
And since I’m actually older than dirt, those sexy men all float my boat. Unless I’m sadly mistaken, they are Christopher Plummer; Steve McQueen; Tony Curtis; Warren Beatty; Paul Newman; Sidney Portier; Sean Connery (
); Clint Eastwood; and Richard Burton.
I was born in the Year of the Snake, too, (but way before Carly was). I am 1,746,781,433 seconds old. Ron Howard and I were born on the same day, one year apart and he was born in the small town I grew up in (my folks moved there a couple of years later from the even smaller town 12 miles north).
Have a wonderful day, Carly!
Comment by Silver J. — July 7, 2008 @ 9:09 am
Silver, I am quite impressed!
Comment by Carly — July 7, 2008 @ 9:15 am
Happy Birthday Carly
Didn’t know any of the guys but I wasn’t born for another 11 years after you. lol Hope you have a great day 
Comment by Michele — July 7, 2008 @ 9:20 am
Where there’s a will, there’s a way, Carly! Leslie & I just played detective. I even talked to your mother on the phone. Now I know where you get your sense of humor and caring nature…you’re just like your mom!
Hope you have a fabulous day…and give Jackie a hug…she was in on it, too! We couldn’t have pulled this off without her.
Comment by JulieLeto — July 7, 2008 @ 9:41 am
Carly, I just wish I’d aged as gracefully as some of them!
Connery still makes my womanly bits stand up and say “yes, please!”
Leslie - Yeah. I miss the days of men being men and women being women, instead of vice versa. I will always remember the line Candice Bergman delivered in a “Murphy Brown” episode: I want a man whose thighs are bigger than mine!
I think that’s why women drool over the hunky men in romances - big, brawny, chesty men with muscular thighs! … Uhm … I think it’s time to get back to reading Carly’s book now….
Comment by Silver J. — July 7, 2008 @ 9:43 am
Comment by Julie — July 7, 2008 @ 9:46 am
Carly!!!!
Comment by ev — July 7, 2008 @ 9:52 am
Silver- the only one missing from that line up is Cary Grant!! The days when men were actually hunky and not metro. sigh.
let’s see, I was:
born on a Wednesday
under the astrological sign Aquarius.
Your Life path number is 8.
Your fortune cookie reads:
You will witness a special ceremony.
You were born in the Chinese year of the Rat. (I always hated that but found out that it is lucky)
Your Native American Zodiac sign is Otter; your plant is Fern.
Celebrities who share your birthday:
Joseph Gordon-Levitt (1981) Paris Hilton (1981) Jerry O’Connell (1974)
Bryan White (1974) Billie Joe Armstrong (1972) Denise Richards (1972)
Michael Jordan (1963) Rene Russo (1954) Jim Brown (1936)
Alan Bates (1934) Hal Holbrook (1925) Arthur Kennedy (1914)
Red Barber (1908)
(The fact that i have to share my day with Paris Hilton, just sucks)
Today is not one of your lucky days! (THERE’S A SHOCKER!)
Comment by ev — July 7, 2008 @ 10:00 am
Yes, I am back….Disneyland was fun….boys had a great time (even oldest, who was a little tweenager, even though he is eight).
Comment by katie — July 7, 2008 @ 10:16 am
HAPPY, HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CARLY!!!! I HOPE YOU HAVE A FABULOUS DAY!!!
Cher
Comment by Cher — July 7, 2008 @ 10:18 am
ev - OMG! Cary Grant! *swoon* And I’d add John Wayne to the list. He, like Sean Connery, has always made me
Comment by Silver J. — July 7, 2008 @ 10:33 am
Happy, Happy Birthday, Carly! I hope you have a fabulous day and a terrific year! Best wishes!
Comment by Robin — July 7, 2008 @ 10:38 am
Happy Birthday Carly.
Comment by Crystal B. — July 7, 2008 @ 10:57 am
Happy birthday!
God lord, Paul Newman really was sex on a stick.
Comment by Shannon — July 7, 2008 @ 11:19 am
Comment by Kirsten — July 7, 2008 @ 11:41 am
on a side note…uh…I just might be a big dummy here but did anyone win those tapes? because I haven’t seen who the winner was…again it just might be me and not seeing it
Comment by Melissa — July 7, 2008 @ 11:52 am
Happy Birthday!
You have some great songs for your year. I get one by Donny Osmond.
I hope you are having a wonderful day and get to do all of your favorite things.
Comment by ThatBrunette — July 7, 2008 @ 12:03 pm
happy birthday! =)
Comment by Carmen T — July 7, 2008 @ 12:16 pm
Karen, I wish for you a most wonderful day & year! Your caring & loving nature shows through in your posts, &, for me, those are truly wonderful traits. Be happy & healthy.
Patricia
Comment by Patricia — July 7, 2008 @ 12:46 pm
Carly, I hope this birthday is just the beginning of a year filled with happy memories, wonderful moments, and shining dreams.
Comment by Susan — July 7, 2008 @ 1:24 pm
Have a great day.
Comment by RobynL — July 7, 2008 @ 1:26 pm
Have a wonderful day!!!!
Comment by Rane Aria — July 7, 2008 @ 1:56 pm
Happy Birthday To You Carly!!!
Comment by Leslie — July 7, 2008 @ 2:20 pm
Carly, I hope you are having a wonderful birthday. The message from your mom is wonderful as are your Plotmonkey jungle mates/friends.
What a fun connection to the birthday calculator! I’ve known for a long time that Alfred Hitchcock was born on that day (1899) many years before me!! I did not know that Don Ho, Fidel Castro & Pat Harrington Jr., among others, Annie Oakley share the day! How fun to find out all of this. I born in the year of the Dragon.
Silver & Ev I knew all those men with no hesitation. I agree Cary Grant & John Wayne are among them as is Clark Gable, Gary Cooper to name a couple! All men among men!!
Carly, I hope your year is filled with best sellers, good health and the ability to enjoy it all. :pray:
Comment by Donna M — July 7, 2008 @ 2:24 pm
How sweet that your mom wrote today’s blog!
Comment by Tina Martinesi — July 7, 2008 @ 2:46 pm
Happy Birthday Carly!!! I hope your day is filled with everything you want it to be. What a wonderful email from your mom.
Comment by Vicki — July 7, 2008 @ 3:04 pm
Happy Happy Birthday
Comment by flip — July 7, 2008 @ 3:22 pm
Carly I hope you have a happy Birthday!!!!!!!!! Enjoy the day because it is your day and all the other days we are doing for other people.
Comment by Brenda M — July 7, 2008 @ 3:50 pm
Carly,
Happy Birthday!!!!! You are a wonderful person, it shines through in all you do. It was so wonderful that your mom shared so much with us.
BTW…..bought, read, and LOVED Hot Property this weekend. You are so talented.
Hope you enjoy your celebration.
Much Love, Debbie
Comment by Debbie — July 7, 2008 @ 3:59 pm
Comment by Carol R — July 7, 2008 @ 4:04 pm
Happy Birthday, Carly.
Comment by Jane — July 7, 2008 @ 4:13 pm
Carly..Here’s wishing you a very wonderful Birthday.
To Carly’s Mom and Dad..Happy anniversary on the birthday of your daughter.
Comment by Ardie — July 7, 2008 @ 4:25 pm
What a cute entry. Happy Birthday, Carly!!
Comment by nellymom — July 7, 2008 @ 4:26 pm
Melissa, great question! We decided to wait until Thursday and announce the winner then since Janelle was the one who offered it. We should have said when we’d put the winner up! Thanks for the catch.
Comment by JulieLeto — July 7, 2008 @ 4:36 pm
Best wishes for many more.
Comment by Elisa V — July 7, 2008 @ 4:39 pm
Happy Birthday, Carly
Comment by catslady — July 7, 2008 @ 4:48 pm
Comment by Estella — July 7, 2008 @ 4:48 pm
Comment by limecello — July 7, 2008 @ 4:53 pm
Awww you guys are so sweet. And it is a good idea to wait so that she can be here as well! I’m sure that Janelle would like that very much!
Thanks Julie for the answer. I kept looking back on sunday when it was orignally said it would be posted and never saw it. Well now I know!! 
Thanks again!
Comment by Melissa — July 7, 2008 @ 5:12 pm
Aww!!! Hope you’re having a super-duper happy birthday, Carly! What a terrific year! And love those gentlemen there to celebrate!
Comment by Fedora — July 7, 2008 @ 5:26 pm
i can remember the first tine i saw Paul Newman in a movie. His eyes were so blue and mesmerizing. And I remember how handsome Tony Curtis was. I am trying to think of which stars today have that kind of charisma and handsomness and i can’t think of a one. Possibly Pierce Brosnan and Andy Garcia
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Comment by JOYE — July 7, 2008 @ 5:32 pm
Hi everyone…just wanted to make sure I swung by to wish Carly and Happy Birthday…I hope you got lots of
, drank a lot of 
, relaxed and had a ball…
I am happy to be celebrating with you…
Now, I am going to take a stab at the naming these wonderful hunks…I don’t know the last one for sure…
1. Christopher Plummer as Captain von Trapp in Sound of Music
2. Steve MacQueen
3. Tony Curtis (?)
4. Clint Eastwood
5. Paul Newman
6. Sidney Poitier
7. Sean Connery as Bond, James Bond
8. (?) No clue…
Have a wonderful rest of the day Carly…
Peace and love,
Paula R.
Comment by Paula R. — July 7, 2008 @ 5:49 pm
Silver- The Duke is my hero. I have an entire room dedicated to him. I am such a
according to my daughter. Who has Johnny Depp tatoos.
Comment by ev — July 7, 2008 @ 5:53 pm
paula- the last one is Sir Richard Burton.
the only other one I can add to the list of current hollyweird stars would be George Clooney.
Silver & Donna- what about Gene Kelly?? and to go back farther- Bogart.
Comment by ev — July 7, 2008 @ 5:59 pm
I’m a “1965er” too! My birthday is coming up in October.
Comment by Carolyn A. — July 7, 2008 @ 6:03 pm
Comment by Lori Barnes — July 7, 2008 @ 7:06 pm
Happy Birthday, Carly!
Pat Cochran
Comment by Pat Cochran — July 7, 2008 @ 7:14 pm
Happy birthday, Carly
Comment by Ann M. — July 7, 2008 @ 7:32 pm
Yep, I’m a 65′r too. 2 or 3 day after Janelle. What a great year that was!!! I’m honored to share that year with all the Plotmonkeys and if I gotta get older at least I’m doing it in great company!
Hope everyone, especially Carly, has had a great day!
Comment by Jodie — July 7, 2008 @ 7:37 pm
Happy Birthday Carly! I absolutely loved the note from your mom. Hope you have a wonderful day! Enjoy!
Comment by Michelle J. — July 7, 2008 @ 9:23 pm
This has been one of the best birthdays, especially because of this blog and all of you!
I’m so lucky ……….. 
Comment by Carly — July 7, 2008 @ 9:29 pm
Comment by Yolanda — July 7, 2008 @ 9:38 pm
Happy Happy Birthday Carly!! I think it’s sweet that your mom made a post on here!!! Enjoy your day and make it special!
Comment by Danielle W — July 7, 2008 @ 10:12 pm
Comment by Pat L. — July 7, 2008 @ 10:44 pm
ev - I have always wished I could have danced with Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire! And I can remember having the hots for the Duke as a teenager. I didn’t care that he was almost as old as my dad. And Johnny Depp? Pah-leese. *chuckles* My daughter plastered her room with baseball players.
Joye, the current crop doesn’t do much for me, I fear. Nicholas Cage, maybe. Anthony LaPaglia. Oooh - Mark Harmon. But none of them really carry the torch.
Comment by Silver J. — July 7, 2008 @ 11:29 pm
Comment by quilt lady — July 7, 2008 @ 11:44 pm
Silver, I’m with you…Gene Kelly.
The man was amazing…sexy, charming, talented and in real life, an alpha man–exacting and proud. Those were the days. I did know all the men posted, though Richard Burton took me a sec. I was a total sucker for Olivier in his early days, too.
I wonder if any of the hot guys today will have this type of lasting power…that 40 years later, people will know who they are. I’m thinking Clooney will. Pierce Brosnan. Colin Firth. Definitely Alan Rickman. Denzel Washington. They have to be great actors as well as swoon-worthy, IMO.
Does anyone other than me think that Benjamin Bratt is delicious? I’m looking forward to his new series.
Comment by JulieLeto — July 7, 2008 @ 11:59 pm
Hope you have a great and wonderful birthday!!!
Comment by acdaisy77 — July 8, 2008 @ 12:51 am
pybd:
to u carly. congrats, enjoy the day
Comment by kim h — July 8, 2008 @ 12:55 am
Happy Birthday, Carly! Loved the mom email.
Julie, Benjamin Bratt is my fave. Masculine perfection.
I knew Beattie, Newman, Connery, and Portier. But what about Marlon Brando?
Comment by Jill Sorenson — July 8, 2008 @ 12:55 am
Happy Birthday, Carly! I hope you had a great day!
Comment by Karin — July 8, 2008 @ 3:17 am
Happy belated Birthday. I hope you had a wonderful day with lots of cake and laughter!
Comment by Ing — July 8, 2008 @ 8:33 am
Carly - THANK YOU so much for taking time to talk with me on your birthday! It was so fun to interview you about your books, writing and your wonderful friendship with the Plotmonkeys!
The podcast interview will be posted on July 24th at http://www.girlfriendology.com (evening, click on podcasts to get to it). I’ll also post more in the Girlfriendology blog.
Thanks again and I hope you had an awesome birthday! Thanks for the honor of interviewing you on it! Thanks, Debba http://www.girlfriendology.com
Comment by Debba — July 8, 2008 @ 9:08 am
Happy B-day to you!!!!!! Your mom is way to sweet. I hope yor day is wonderful and memorable!!!
Comment by Lindsey P — July 8, 2008 @ 9:17 am
Happy Belated Birthday Carly!! I hope that you had a wonderful day filled with all the things you love. Your Mom is very sweet and her letter was very touching.
Again, Happy Belated Birthday.
Comment by Lori T — July 8, 2008 @ 9:43 am
Happy belated birthday, Carly!
Am I the only one who clearly remembers when all those songs were playing on the radio because they’d just been released?
Comment by Bettye Griffin — July 9, 2008 @ 1:58 pm