"I am a man of glory, I've got a million stories..."

june 2nd was National Rocky Road day, the 3rd was Repeat Day.  today is Old Maid's Day.

 

birthdays:

Carl Gustaf baron Mannerheim, 1867
Christopher Cockerell, 1910 (he invented the hovercraft)

Nick Kypreos, 1966

 

deaths:

Hendrik of Vianden, 1267

Emily Wilding Davidson, suffragette, trampled to death by a horse, 1913

 

things that happened:

Mob led by Ferrand Martinez surounds & sets fire to Jewish quarter of Seville Spain, surviving Jews sold into slavery, 1391

hurricane hits NYC, 1825

Mexican-US war starts, 1845

Oil City & Titusville Penn, destroyed by oil tank explosion; 130 die, 1892

Automatic washer & dryer introduced, 1907

Massachusetts passes 1st US minimum wage law, 1912

The synthetic rubber tire unveiled, 1940

Oldest animal fossils in US discovered in NC, 1975 (stupid fossils)

"Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan," released in US, 1982

 

 

word of the day:

vigesimation - the putting to death of every twentieth man

 

 

and now some quotes:

 

"Reality is a crutch for people who can't cope with drugs."

        Lily Lebowitz

"When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield."

        Quintilian

"a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.  so, of course, does falling down a flight of stairs"

 

"The journey of a thousand miles sometimes ends very, very badly"

         Dr. E.L. Kersten (the rest are his as well)

"Dreams are like rainbows.  Only idiots chase them"

 

"Some people dream of success, while other people live to crush those dreams."

 

"When the winds of change blow hard enough, even the most trivial of things can turn into deadly projectiles."

 

"Until you have the courage to lose sight of the shore, you will never know the terror of being forever lost at sea."

 

"If you never try anything new, you'll miss out on many of life's great disappointments."

 

"The only consistent feature of all your dissatisfying relationships is you."

 

"That which does not kill me only prolongs the inevitable."

 

"It's always darkest just before it goes pitch black."

 

"The harder you try, the dumber you look."

 

"Success is a journey, not a destination.  So stop running."

 

"The tallest blade of grass is the first to be cut by the lawnmower."

 

"Mistakes: It could be that the purpose of your life is only to serve as a warning to others."

 

"Quitters never win, and winners never quit.  But those who never win AND never quit are idiots."

 

have a terrible day.

brian

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