Wednesday, March 18, 2009

   
[1837 - Grover (Stephen) Cleveland, 22nd & 24th President, born in Caldwell, New Jersey]

[1844 - Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, composer,
born in Tikhvin, near Novgorod, Russia]

[1850 - Henry Wells & William Fargo form American Express in Buffalo, New York]


[1852 - Same Gents, plus other New York investors, form Wells Fargo and Company]

[1886 - Edward Everett Horton, actor, born in Brooklyn]

[1925 - Tri-State Tornado, (worst in U.S. history) hits eastern Missouri, southern Illinois and
Indiana, killing 695, injuring 13,000 people]

[1927 - George Plimpton, author, editor, journalist, actor, born in New York City]

[1932 - John Hoyer Updike, writer, born in Reading, Pennsylvania]

[1937 - Mark Donohue, auto racer,
born in Summit, New Jersey]

[1941 - Wilson Pickett, singer, born in Prattville, Alabama]

[1952 - Mike Webster, Pro Football Hall of Famer, born in Tomahawk, Wisconsin]

True Inspiration

True inspiration is when you sit down to write after getting up in the morning before you pour your first cup of coffee.

William's Whimsical Words:

and true dedication is when you finish your draft and get your coffee, only to find it has gone stone cold while you were revising the piece you had just written.

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