Ever since I've been in this racket, it's been my goal to find someone exciting to write about. Always, characters are my favorites.

But I do have a thing about dates, and I'm amazed whenever I am doing an interview and they don't have a blooming clue as to when their parents were born.

Some even draw a blank on when their kids were born.

A week ago Friday, in hopes of covering a Leap Day baby, I was in contact with the Nurses Station at LifeCare. It was Susan I talked to first.

And then, on Saturday, February 29, I spoke with Linda Emery, an old friend who has kept me informed whenever the Ne...