Monday, January 12, 2009

hapless \HAP-lis\, adjective:

• unlucky; unfortunate

by 1568, meaning "destitute of hap"

trusticles

• Having the balls to trust someone in a difficult situation, when the failure of that trust would result in injury or financial loss.

I know I got my law degree online, but we're family. Show me you've got some big trusticles and let me defend you in court!

Trivia

What is the only mammal with a true shell?

• The armadillo.

Today in History:

• Hattie Caraway: became the first woman elected to the US Senate, exactly 17 years after the House rejected suffrage for women; she made no speeches in the 14 years she served (1932)
• All in the Family: groundbreaking sitcom premiered on TV, dealing with issues previously considered unacceptable — including racism, homosexuality and impotence (1971)
• Deep Impact: space probe was launched from Cape Canaveral to study the core of comet 9P/Tempel — by crashing into it; the probe reached its target in July (2005)

Today's Birthdays:

• Charles Perrault (1628-1703): poet and writer of fairy tales, Tales of Mother Goose; author Walter Mosley (57) shares this birth date
• Alicia Angel (25): porn actress
• John Hancock (1737-1793): the man who so elegantly signed the Declaration of Independence
• Jack London (1876-1916): writer, The Call of the Wild, White Fang
• Howard Stern (55): "shock jock" radio host
• Jeff Bezos (45): the man behind Amazon.com and Blue Origin
• Rob Zombie (43): muscian, film maker

Quote:

• "Quality is a great business plan. Period." — John Lasseter