grimalkin \ gri-MAL-kin, -MAWL- \ , noun;
1. a cat.
2. an old female cat.
3. an ill-tempered old woman.
Origin: Grimalkin is apparently an alteration of the words gray and malkin , which is a diminutive form of the name Maud.
Rebound Job
- A job you take knowing that it isn't long term. Often due to an emergency situation where you know your losing your current job. It provides a paycheck while you take your time looking for a better job.
Starbucks was totally a rebound job, I was minutes from getting fired and needed something fast!
History
- ''Casey at the Bat'': was first published, in the San Francisco Examiner (1888)
- Edward White: Gemini 4 astronaut became the first American to walk in space (1965)
- Tupolev Tu-144: Soviet jet crashed at the Paris Air Show; it was the first crash of a supersonic passenger aircraft (1973)
- The Producers: Broadway musical by Mel Brooks won a record 12 Tony Awards (2001)
Birthdays
- William Hone 1780
- Richard Cobden 1804
- Maurice Evans 1901
- Jan Pierce 1904
- Josephine Baker 1906
- Ellen Corby 1911
- Paulette Goddard 1911
- Leo Gorcey 1915
- Lily St. Cyr 1917
- Tony Curtis 1925 - Actor
- Allen Ginsberg 1926
- Boots Randolph 1927
- Chuck Barris 1929 - Game show host ("The Gong Show")
- Dakota Stanton 1932
- Larry McMurtry 1936 - Author
- Curtis Mayfield 1942
- Billy Cunningham 1943 - Basketball player
- Emmit Thomas 1943 - Football player
- Ian Hunter 1946 - Musician (Mott the Hoople)
- John Paul Jones 1946 - Musician (Led Zeppelin)
- Michael Burton 1947
- Too Slim 1948 - Musician (Riders in the Sky)
- Suzi Quatro 1950 - Singer
- Deniece Williams 1951 - Actress
- Billy Powell 1952 - Musician (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
- Dan Hill 1954
- Charles Hart 1961
Kerry King (1964): guitarist, Slayer - Mike Gordon 1965 - Musician (Phish)
- Anderson Cooper 1967 - Broadcast journalist
- Gabriel Hernandez (No Mercy) 1971
- Ariel Hernandez (No Mercy) 1971
- Rafael Nadal 1986 - Tennis player
Imogen Poots 1989 - Actress
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