Sunday, August 31, 2008

  
[1870 - Maria Montessori, physician, educator, born in Chiaravalle, Italy]

[1897 - Fredric March (Ernest Frederick McIntyre Bickel), Tony and Academy Award-winning actor, born in Racine, Wisconsin]

[1908 - William Saroyan, novelist, Pulitzer playwright, born in Fresno, California]

[1914 - (John) Richard Basehart, actor, born in Zanesville, Ohio]

[1918 - Alan Jay Lerner, Songwriter, lyricist and librettist, born in New York City]

[1924 - Buddy Hackett (Leonard Hacker), comedian, actor, born in Brooklyn]

[1928 - James Coburn, actor, born in Laurel, Nebraska]

The Cow

The Cow is a bovine of that ilk,
That chews her cud, and gives her very best effort.
When you rub her large, wet nose,
It seems smooth as satin, I suppose.

Forgive me, if right on I do prattle,
About herds of Cows that we call cattle.
We keep them in pens so they will fatten,
But you won't find many in Manchester.

William's Whimsical Words:

Gotcha!

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