Days gone by

Thought for today: Neither beg of him who has been a beggar, nor serve him who has been a servant — Anonymous.

Today’s birthdays: Edward Scripps, U.S. newspaper publisher (1854-1926); Anastasia, daughter of Russian czar Nicholas II (1901-1918); Paul McCartney, British singer (1942--); Thabo Mbeki, South African president (1942--); Robert Ebert, film critic (1942--); Isabella Rosselini, Italian-born model-actress (1952--); Tom Bailey, British singer (1957--).

Today is: Thursday, June 18, the 169th day of 2009. There are 196 days left in the year.