Nick's writes about the many family birthdays in the month of May. Here's what he has to say about George's recent birthday.

• Our son George's birthday is only four days later on May 6th. He is buried in work, so it wasn't possible for us to throw him a party. Also, I was scheduled to deliver the commencement address at the University of Kentucky on the 6th, so Nina and I flew to North Carolina, to his film location, so we could have a scaled-down celebration. This has been one of the longest "shoots" of George's career. He and his crew have been in the Carolinas since the middle of January, and it isn't over yet. He will still be filming for another week or two.  Perhaps some of you have heard about this movie. It is called "Leatherheads" and deals with the earliest days of the National Football League. This latest version was written by George, and he is also the director and the star, which accounts for his 14-hour days. His co-star is Renee Zellweger. It's a great story from the days when college football ruled the roost and savvy promoters stole college stars, like Jim Thorpe and Red Grange, and jump-started the pro game.  You should see George in a 1920s football outfit after experts cake real mud all ever him. Quite a sight. We pulled him away and cleaned him up for a birthday dinner at a nice restaurant in Winston-Salem. Like Ada's gathering, there were many laughs and much fun.

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