Thursday, February 12, 2009

froward \FROH-werd\, adjective:

• not easily managed; contrary

c. 1300, Old English fromweard "turned from or away," from from + -weard. The opposite of toward, it was Latin pervertus in early translations of the Psalms, and also meant "about to depart, departing," and "doomed to die."

retro-cringe

• When you remember, the morning after, something you said, wrote, did, didn't say, etc., the day before..

'I texted undying love to that chick at the party when I got home.. This morning, I'm having retro-cringe, bigtime..'

Trivia
What U.S. city was known as Lancaster before it became a state capital in 1867?

• Lincoln, Nebraska. Its name was changed to honor President Abraham Lincoln on the day Nebraska attained statehood and moved its seat of government from its territorial capital, Omaha.

Today in History:

• Chile: Santiago, the capital city, was founded (1541); country declared independence from Spain (1818)
• NAACP: early civil rights organization was founded (1909)
• the Last Emperor: the Republic of China banished 7-year-old Qing emperor Puyi to the Forbidden City (1912)
• Bill Clinton: impeachment trial ended in Senate acquittal (1999)
• Mattel: announced the breakup of Barbie and Ken after 43 years (2004) wtf?!?!

Today's Birthdays:

• Bill Russell (75): NBA legend; as Celtics' coach in 1967, became the first-ever black NBA head coach; sportscaster Joe Garagiola (83) shares this birth date
• Judy Blume (71): author of fiction for young people, Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret
• Chynna Phillips (41): singer, Wilson Phillips
• Josh Brolin (41): SAG-winner and Oscar nominee for his portrayal of Dan White in Milk; other actors born today include Joe Don Baker (73), Maud Adams (64), Cliff DeYoung (63), Joanna Kerns (56), Arsenio Hall (54), Jesse Spencer (30), and Sarah Lancaster and Christina Ricci (both 29)
• Charles Darwin (1809 - 1882) theory of evolution
• Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865) 16th US Prez, the great emancipator

Quote:

• "I love fools' experiments. I am always making them." — Charles Darwin