Monday, February 23, 2009

beseech \bi-SEECH\, verb; beseech, besought or beseeched, beseeching:

• to ask earnestly; implore

c 1175, Old English bisecen "to beseech, beg urgently," from be- + Middle English secen "to seek"
spicey edit

• When telling a story to friends, you realize that the story you are telling isn't as cool as you thought it was when you first started, and decide to edit it with exaggerations or lies to make it sound more interesting.

So i heard Lexi told Cassandra that she didn't like her anymore and thats why they aren't talking ... spicey edit ... and also because she slept with her boyfriend.

Trivia
What ski area is the highest in the United States?

• The Arapahoe Basin in Dillon, Colorado, with a summit elevation of 13,050 feet.

Today in History:

• Cato Street Conspiracy: a plot to assassinate the British cabinet and prime minister was uncovered; the conspirators were later executed (1820)
• Guantánamo Bay: Cuba leased the area to the US to use as a naval base in perpetuity; it now serves as an internment camp for suspected Islamic militants (1903)
• Rotary Club: the not-for-profit service organization held its first meeting, in Beverly Hills, led by Paul P. Harris and three friends; it now has 1 million-plus members in about 200 countries (1905)

Today's Birthdays:

• Samuel Pepys (1633-1703): famous for his diaries
• George Frideric Handel (1685-1759): composer, Messiah and Water Music
• W. E. B. Du Bois (1868-1963): a founder of NAACP, wrote The Souls of Black Folk
• Peter Fonda (70): actor/director, Easy Rider, Ulee's Gold, 3:10 to Yuma; other actors born today include Patricia Richardson (58), Kristin Davis (44), Niecy Nash (39) and Dakota Fanning (15)
• Viktor Yushchenko (55): president of Ukraine
• Michael Dell (44): computer entrepreneur

Quote:

• "Some people wonder all their lives if they've made a difference. The Marines don't have that problem." — Ronald Reagan