Saturday, May 22, 2010

suspire \suh-SPAHY-uhr\, verb:

• To utter with long, sighing breaths.

Suspire's origin is in the Latin suspirare, "to draw a long breath."
lost buddy

• A friend who may not be your best friend, but is there for you when you get your weekly suicidal and depressive thoughts because you receive no answers to the questions on the TV show, Lost. He or she may be watching it with you or texting, and receiving equally as much aid to prevent violence to them or their loved ones. On the friend chain, they are most important to you than family or your bff during Lost.

1: Can you be my lost buddy tonight? Jordan isn't going to watch it until tomorrow.
2: As a Good Samaritan, of course I will.
Trivia
What guest artist played lead guitar on the Beatles’ 1968 recording of “While My Guitar Gently Weeps”?

• Eric Clapton. The song is on the record The Beatles, commonly known as The White Album.

History

• War of the Roses: series of civil wars began, pitting York against Lancaster (1455)
• Pact of Steel: Germany and Italy committed to a military alliance (1939)
• Truman Doctrine: became US law; it encouraged aid to countries under communist threat (1947)
• Sri Lanka: became a republic, changing its name from Ceylon (1972)
• Republic of Yemen: was formed by the union of North Yemen and South Yemen (1990)

Birthdays

• Naomi Campbell (40): 1990s supermodel
• Mary Cassatt (1844-1926): painter best known for her images of mother and child
• Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930): creator of Sherlock Holmes
• Ginnifer Goodwin (32): screen actor, Big Love, He's Just Not That Into You; other actors born on this date include Charles Aznavour (86), Michael Constantine (83), Richard Benjamin and Frank Converse (both 72), Paul Winfield (1939-2004), Michael Sarrazin (70) and Anna Belknap and Alison Eastwood (both 37)
• Peter Nero (76): pianist and composer; also, songwriter Bernie Taupin (60) and extra-depressed rocker Morrissey (51)
• Apolo Anton Ohno (28): speed skating champ and Dancing with the Stars winner