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Tuesday, January 19, 2010

January 19, 2010

Quote"You see much more of your children once they leave home." — Lucille Ball

Word of the dayobscurantism(uhb-SKYOOR-uhn-tiz-uhm, ob-skyoo-RAN-tiz-uhm)noun:1. Opposition to the spread of knowledge.2. Being deliberately vague or obscure; also a style in art and literature.
Today's Birthdays
Dolly Parton
James Watt (1736-1819): scientist and inventor of an improved steam engine; inventor Robert E. Lee (1807-1870): Confederate commander in the Civil War
Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849): writer of macabre short stories; plus, authors Paul Cézanne (1839-1906): painter
Jean Stapleton (87): Edith Bunker on All in the Family; also, and Frank Caliendo (36)
Dolly Parton (64): country music writer/ singer; also, Phil Everly (71) and Janis Joplin (1943-1970)
Paula Deen (63): TV chef

2 comments:

Kathy said...

Boring, I know, I know!

Unknown said...

Interesting really. I like the word for the day sort of like cryptic. ha ha