John Glenn's anniversaries have followed me all of my life. I was born in 1962, the year he orbited Earth.

I was born in South Bend, and I've been a Hoosier all my life.

I was born in Fayette County, over in Lexington, Kentucky, but I was raised most of my life in Paintsville.

I was born in St. Louis but lived there just for a few minutes in my life.

Swing dance has been a part of my life since I was born.

I was born in a slum, but the slum wasn't born in me.