Friday, December 14, 2012
[1799 - George Washington dies at his Mount Vernon home]
[1896 - James Doolittle, U.S. Army Air Force Lt. General, Medal of Honor winner, born in Alameda, California]
[1897 - Margaret Chase Smith, Maine Representative & Senator, born in Skowhegan, Maine]
[1911 - Spike (Lindley Armstrong) Jones, comedian, musician, band leader, born in Long Beach, California]
[1913 - Dan (Daniel James) Dailey, singer, dancer, actor, born in New York City]
[1922 - Donald S. Hewitt, Emmy Award-winning producer, director, born in New York City]
[1932 - Charlie Rich, Grammy Award-winning singer, born in Colt, Arkansas]
[1935 - Lee Remick, actress, born in Quincy, Massachusetts]
Owed to Horace
One frequently sees the phrase, "seize the day." It is a shame that we do not hear more of the poet Horace, who died in 8 B.C. The complete line from one of his Odes is:
Carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero.
[Seize the day, put little trust in the morrow!]
William's Whimsical Words:
And dwell not on yesterday.
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