Sunday, September 7, 2008

[1860 - Grandma Moses (Anna Mary Robertson), artist, farm wife, born in Greenwich, New York]

[1900 - Taylor Caldwell, author, born in Manchester, England,]

[1908 - Paul Brown, Pro Football Hall of Fame coach, born in Norwalk, Ohio]

[1908 - Dr. Michael DeBakey, heart surgeon, innovator, medical educator, statesman, born in Lake Charles, Louisiana]

[1909 - Elia Kazan (Kazanjoglous), Academy Award-winning director, born in Istanbul, Turkey]

[1913 - (John) Anthony Quayle, actor, born in Ainsdale, Southport, Lancashire, England]

[1923 - Peter (Sidney Ernest Aylen) Lawford, actor, born in London]

[1936 - Buddy Holly (Charles Hardin Holley), singer, born in Lubbock, Texas]

[1963 - Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, is dedicated]

Cats for Breakfast

There They were; facing me, both cats,
Side by side at the breakfast table,
Lapping up their lowfat yogurt,
While I was lapping up mine.

My family thinks it's disgusting.
My family thinks I'm crazy.
My family doesn't understand.
I hate to eat alone.

William's Whimsical Words:

The sound of the lapping was deafening.

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