"Never go to a doctor whose office plants have died." ~ Erma Bombeck

THIS DAY IN HISTORY - 1178 - Frederick I (Barbarossa) Holy Roman Emperor, crowned King of Burgundy. (Later writes a script for a really bad western movie).

"The real glory is being knocked to your knees and then coming back. That's real glory. That's the essence of it. " ~ Vince Lombardi

THIS DAY IN HISTORY - 1829 - William Austin Burt patents America's first "typographer" (typewriter)

"There are many men of principle in both parties in America, but there is no party of principle." ~ Alexis de Tocqueville

THIS DAY IN HISTORY - 1439 - Kissing is banned in England to stop the Black Death from spreading. (Maybe a rat trap would have been more appropriate)