One of the things I had great fun doing in high school was appearing in the school plays. In my senior year, I even had the lead role in an autobiographical Carl Reiner comedy, Enter Laughing, in which I got to kiss a girl on stage(!). There was also a scene in which another student and I appeared in our boxer shorts, which got the big laugh both nights.

But a few years behind me was a kid whose performances greatly eclipsed mine. Today's his birthday -- he's 52. Best wishes and congrats to him.